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Customers shop for produce at an H-E-B grocery store on February 12 in Austin, Texas.

Americans are getting fed up with the economy. Does that mean we’re heading into a recession?

Bryan Mena, CNN February 26, 2025

Washington (CNN) — American consumers and businesses are feeling uneasy, fearing higher inflation is lurking around the corner as President Donald Trump talks massive tariffs. That’s raising questions...

An employee checks eggs at Aytekin chicken farm on May 06, 2022 in Bandirma, Turkey.

To help solve its egg price crisis, America is turning to Turkey (the country)

Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN February 25, 2025

New York (CNN) — America’s egg shortage has led US businesses to turn to Turkey. Not the bird, the country. Turkey plans to export 420 million eggs to the United States this year, the most ever,...

Fyre Festival 2 is set to be held on Mexico’s Isla Mujeres between May 30 and June 2. The festival’s founder, William 'Billy' McFarland, is seen here at the U.S. Federal Court in Manhattan in 2017.

Fyre Festival 2 will be held on Mexican island, says embattled founder Billy McFarland

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN February 25, 2025

(CNN) — The notoriously disastrous Fyre Festival is, apparently, still getting a sequel. Fyre Festival 2 is set to be held on Mexico’s Isla Mujeres between May 30 and June 2, according to the...

A person displays a sign as labor union activists rally in support of federal workers during a protest, with the US Capitol in the background on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 11.

‘It’s bedlam’: Federal workers left in limbo as clock ticks down to Musk’s email deadline

(CNN) — Federal workers spent Monday trying to figure out how — or even whether — to respond to Elon Musk’s weekend email blast telling them to explain their work last week or risk losing their...

President Donald Trump said he's going to impose a "25% or higher" tariff on all semiconductors the United States imports. Semiconductors are found in virtually all consumer electronics and appliances.

Trump’s latest tariff threat could make your life a lot more expensive

Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN February 24, 2025

New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump is eyeing a “25% or higher” tariff on all semiconductor chips the United States imports, with rates likely to “go very substantially higher over a course...

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, along with other federal law enforcement agencies, attend a pre-enforcement meeting in Chicago on January 26.

Reuters: Trump administration launches new effort to deport unaccompanied migrant children, according to internal memo

Karina Tsui and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN February 24, 2025

(CNN) — Immigration agents in the United States have been directed to track down and deport thousands of migrant children who entered the country without their parents, according to an internal memo...

Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11.

Trump appointees appear to contradict Musk for first time in pushback to OPM email

(CNN) — A rift appeared to open Sunday between some of President Donald Trump’s agency heads and Elon Musk, the billionaire tasked with reforming the federal government, over Musk’s demand that...

Popular semaglutide injections from drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk are no longer in shortage, according to the FDA.

Ozempic and Wegovy are no longer in shortage, FDA says

Deidre McPhillips, CNN February 21, 2025

(CNN) — Blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer in shortage, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. The update about the popular semaglutide injections...

A Target store is pictured in 2023 in North Miami Beach, Florida. Target was sued February 20 by Florida and America First Legal for allegedly concealing the financial risks of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and its 2023 Pride Month merchandise collection.

Target is getting hit from all sides on DEI

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN February 21, 2025

New York (CNN) — Target was sued Thursday by Florida and America First Legal for allegedly concealing the financial risks of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and its 2023 Pride Month...

U.S. Postal Service trucks are parked at a post office in Glendale, California.

If Trump again moves to privatize Postal Service, here’s what it’ll mean for your deliveries

Chris Isidore, CNN February 21, 2025

New York (CNN) — The Trump administration is considering steps that could give it more control over the independent US Postal Service, according to multiple published reports. It’s a move that could...

Kash Patel, seen here on January 30, has been confirmed as President Donald Trump’s FBI director.

Senate confirms Kash Patel as Trump’s FBI director

Clare Foran and Veronica Stracqualursi February 20, 2025

(CNN) — The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, installing a staunch loyalist of President Donald Trump and conservative firebrand at the head of the nation’s top law enforcement...

Paris Hilton, shown here during a visit to Japan in 2008, has opened the doors to her iconic closet.

Paris Hilton sells Y2K wardrobe in aid of LA wildfires

Leah Dolan, CNN February 20, 2025

(CNN) — On Wednesday, Paris Hilton, “The Simple Life” reality TV star and longtime lover of Juicy Couture tracksuits (having first made them ubiquitous in the early 2000s, a period also known as...

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