jess jiang
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editor at Planet Money, formerly a producer at Rough Translation and Planet Money
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Meanwhile, back at home: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will make the poor poorer and the rich richer. Regressivity is even worse if you layer on Trump's tariffs.
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June 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Meanwhile, back at home: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will make the poor poorer and the rich richer. Regressivity is even worse if you layer on Trump's tariffs.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Have you recently bought something online, and your receipt showed how much more you're paying as a result of tariffs? If so, we'd love to see the receipt.
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Does your online shopping receipt show what you're paying in tariffs? Let us know
Have you recently bought something online, and your receipt showed how much more you're paying as a result of tariffs? If so, please share your receipt with NPR.
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May 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Have you recently bought something online, and your receipt showed how much more you're paying as a result of tariffs? If so, we'd love to see the receipt.
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🗣️ "I'm enjoying my life here, enjoying my football. I had the best years in my career."
Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year Liverpool contract.
Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year Liverpool contract.
Mohamed Salah signs new two-year Liverpool contract
Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year Liverpool contract.
The Athletic reported on Wednesday Salah and team-mate Virgil van Dijk were closing in on new Liverpool deals.
Salah had entered the final m...
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April 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
🗣️ "I'm enjoying my life here, enjoying my football. I had the best years in my career."
Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year Liverpool contract.
Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year Liverpool contract.
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Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says.
Pentagon website removes, then restores, page honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient
Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says.
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March 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says.
It’s Brydie’s birthday today. She’s keeping her eyes on the cake, otherwise the hoomans might take it away.
March 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It’s Brydie’s birthday today. She’s keeping her eyes on the cake, otherwise the hoomans might take it away.
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JUST IN: The Census Bureau has canceled two upcoming meetings of the #2030Census Advisory Committee, including a meeting of its working group focused on the undercount of young children, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms. I've reached out to the bureau's public info office for comment
February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
JUST IN: The Census Bureau has canceled two upcoming meetings of the #2030Census Advisory Committee, including a meeting of its working group focused on the undercount of young children, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms. I've reached out to the bureau's public info office for comment
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Measles alert issued in New Jersey after cases confirmed in Bergen County
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Measles alert issued in New Jersey after cases confirmed in Bergen County
A measles alert was issued by the New Jersey Department of Health amid three cases of the highly-contagious virus in Bergen County.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Measles alert issued in New Jersey after cases confirmed in Bergen County
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President Trump has attempted to dismantle a federal agency, pause billions in grant money for states, and freeze federal funds for medical and public health research. And, he argues that he can do this because the Impoundment Control Act is unconstitutional. What is impoundment?
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Can the president override Congress on spending? : Planet Money
So the president can't spend more money than Congress has agreed and voted to spend. But can the president spend less money than Congress wants?It all comes down to something called "impoundment" and ...
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February 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
President Trump has attempted to dismantle a federal agency, pause billions in grant money for states, and freeze federal funds for medical and public health research. And, he argues that he can do this because the Impoundment Control Act is unconstitutional. What is impoundment?
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The hunt for Caitlin Clark rookie cards has the newest release of WNBA trading cards selling for higher prices than the NBA equivalent for the first time.
Breaking down the numbers: www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
Breaking down the numbers: www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
February 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The hunt for Caitlin Clark rookie cards has the newest release of WNBA trading cards selling for higher prices than the NBA equivalent for the first time.
Breaking down the numbers: www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
Breaking down the numbers: www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
This breakdown. ‘Art can save your life…. But … entertainment will never be your salvation…. Entertainment by and large is escapism. And no one has ever escaped their chains by forgetting that they were there.’
February 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This breakdown. ‘Art can save your life…. But … entertainment will never be your salvation…. Entertainment by and large is escapism. And no one has ever escaped their chains by forgetting that they were there.’
interesting if true…
New YouGov survey: Most Americans believe that cost of tariff costs are primarily borne by American businesses/consumers, and that tariffs generally increase prices
February 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
interesting if true…
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Every ten years, a group of German farmers gather in the communal farm fields of the Osing for the Osingverlosung, a land lottery dating back centuries. All of the communal land is randomly reassigned to farmers, who commit to farming it for the next decade.
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November 16, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Every ten years, a group of German farmers gather in the communal farm fields of the Osing for the Osingverlosung, a land lottery dating back centuries. All of the communal land is randomly reassigned to farmers, who commit to farming it for the next decade.
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