Saturday, March 15, 2025

Firings, tariffs and Teslas: How Trump has sown chaos and confusion

Trump has sent financial markets into a tailspin by firing thousands of federal employees and slapping tariffs on imports. What is his end game? ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Sat Mar 15 2025

 
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his visit to the Department of Justice to address its workers, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 14, 2025.

Trump has sent financial markets into a tailspin by firing thousands of federal employees and slapping tariffs on imports. What is his end game?

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day Howard Lutnick is sworn in as U.S. Commerce Secretary by Vice President JD Vance, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 21, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
 

Senate-passed GOP spending bill heads to Trump, no government shutdown

 

President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

A banner reading "Buy Canadian", in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on goods from Canada, is held aloft by a pair of hockey sticks in front of a house in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on March 5, 2025.
 

Fed up with Trump's America, Canadians are staying home, boycotting

 

Relations have gotten so bad Canadians have been booing the American National Anthem during hockey games.

A forecasted tornado outbreak will bring potentially destructive and long spanning tornadoes across the Gulf, Coast States, Deep South and Tennessee Valley.
 

'Tornado outbreak is likely': Here's which states could see tornadoes Saturday

 

Tornadoes could threaten several states on Saturday, forecasters warn. Here's which areas could be impacted.

Elon Musk at the white House on March 9, 2025.
 

Musk's 'Hitler didn't murder millions' repost draws outrage

 

Musk's repost, which now appears to be deleted, drew furious reactions from workers and the Anti- Defamation League.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on the ISS
 

How the Starliner astronauts bodies overcame 10 months in space

 

Here's how astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams physically managed to last 10 month at the International Space Station.

Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Khalif Battle (99) celebrates against St. Mary's Gaels center Harry Wessels (1) during the second half in the final of the West Coast Conference tournament at Orleans Arena on March 11, 2025
 

Bracketology 2025: These are the most polarizing March Madness teams

 

On Selection Sunday, these teams could be the hardest to select and seed based on the metrics used for March Madness and the men's NCAA Tournament.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves the Democratic caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
 

Democrats livid as Schumer, 9 other senators vote to avoid shutdown

 

House Democrats and activists are railing against Senate Democrats as they advance GOP funding bill.

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, waves to senators upon her arrival before she would testify in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington.
 

Here's why Trump can't abolish Education Department single-handedly

 

While Trump has abolished other agencies by executive order, he can't end the Education Department on his own because Congress created it in statute.

A variety of Girl Scout Cookies on display.
 

Girl Scout cookies may have heavy metals. Why is our food like this?

 

Heavy metals and other toxins can probably be found in all manner of foods in our pantries if we were to use sensitive enough tests, experts say.

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