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Yahoo News Explains: The cost of Trump’s tariff war
General Motors recently announced its plan to cut more than 14,000 jobs. Earlier this year, the car manufacturer warned the Trump administration about the cost of his tariff war. Trump lashed out at GM after its job reduction announcement and allegedly told its CEO that she “better” reopen plants in the U.S. soon.
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Yahoo News Explains: How Trump has hindered climate change policies
The White House just released a harrowing report on the potentially deadly consequences of climate change. Why does President Trump contradict the report? In the past, Trump has frequently called climate change a hoax and in 2017, he pulled the U.S. out of an environmental action accord signed by 195 nations to help stop climate change.
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Yahoo News Explains: Why do we call it Black Friday?
Does it mean retailers will turn a profit, or get “in the black” for the year, or is the meaning a lot less positive?
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Yahoo News Explains: What’s next for the U.S. in space?
From Space Force to space flights, where will the next generation soar? In 2017, tech giant Elon Musk announced that his company SpaceX would send humans to Mars by 2024. According to the Mars One website, 100 candidates of the 202,000 people who applied remain in the application process. But in a recent interview, Musk said he wasn’t sure whether he’d be aboard or not.
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Yahoo News Explains: The tense history between the U.S. and Iran
Here's a look at the complicated history behind the current U.S.-Iran nuclear standoff.
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Yahoo News Explains: Where America stands on gun control
Gun control has become an unavoidable topic in America. According to the Gun Violence Archive, more than 15,000 people were fatally shot last year. Of those, 344 were killed in mass shootings — including 58 people who died in the deadliest shooting, which occurred in Las Vegas. New York, for example, requires background checks for all firearm purchasers, and all ammunition sales must be recorded and reported. The state also banned assault weapons and gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds
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Yahoo News Explains: What the Trump administration is doing about the opioid crisis
Congress recently passed, and the president has now signed, a major piece of legislation, encompassing prevention, treatment and recovery. But the federal response faces an uphill battle for now.
