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Trump tariffs conjure specter of Smoot-Hawley Act, a Depression-era blunder

In the spring of 1930, more than 1,000 economists across the United States wrote a letter urging President Herbert Hoover to veto a tariff bill under consideration by the Senate. The bill “would be a mistake,” they said. It would hurt exporters during a severe recession (that would later be known as the Great Depression) and provoke other countries to enact their own tariffs, they wrote.
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Some measles response plans crash to a halt after Trump cuts

Cities and states fighting a historic measles outbreak find themselves undermined by the Trump administration as they struggle to provide crucial vaccinations and overcome disinformation. As of this week, cases were nearing 650 in 22 states, on track to reach a 34-year high.
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Supreme Court halts order to rehire probationary workers fired by Trump

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected challenges to the Trump administration‘s mass firing of new federal workers. By a 7-2 vote, the justices set aside a ruling by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco, who ordered the administration to “immediately” rehire 16,000 probationary employees across six departments of the government.
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At least 1,200 grants canceled as NEH cuts target humanities across U.S.

More than 1,200 grants that support culture and history programs across the country are estimated to have been cut by the National Endowment for the Humanities, according to a coalition that advocates for the agency targeted last week in the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the federal government and reshape American culture.
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National Weather Service halts automated translation for alerts

The National Weather Service has halted its automated language translation services until further notice, potentially hindering the millions of U.S. residents who speak a language other than English from accessing lifesaving information at a time when climate change is exacerbating extreme weather events, experts say.