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President Donald Trump says Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ruthless and violent” criminals.Read More
President Donald Trump’s feed on his Truth Social platform, like his Twitter feed of yore, is a real-time window into the mind of the most powerful man in the world.Read More
Moriarty is facing the truth about race head-on.Read More
The president is apparently making decisions about America’s penitentiary system based on a 46-year-old Clint Eastwood movieRead More
China’s reading for the Caixin Services Purchasing Managers’ Index is expected later in the day.Read More
Thai tourism officials express concern as Vietnam rapidly grows inbound visitor numbers, potentially overtaking Thailand’s leading Southeast Asian destination status due to cost and infrastructure advantages.Read More
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Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it’s unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work – or who it would help.Read More
Sweeping US tariff increases in 2025 are upending global trade. This column draws on new data and simulations to show that, even with partial suspensions, the measures are set to trigger sharp contractions in trade, significant welfare losses (especially for the US), and major disruptions to global supply chains. Direct trade between the US and China may collapse, while indirect exports of Chinese products to the US will be far less affected. The tariff escalation could also distort production patterns and drive a sharp reconfiguration of global value chains, resulting in a less efficient and more opaque trade system.Read More
Gov tech market expert Jeff Cook takes a look at the start of 2025, a solid quarter featuring strong activity and lots of talk about government efficiency at the federal, state and local levels.Read More