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China fires back at Trump's tariffs with 34% levy on all U.S. imports
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RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes
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Stabbing deaths of 2 women college students spark outrage in Italy
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Stocks continued to tumble Friday in the U.S. after financial markets suffered their biggest one-day drop since 2020.
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Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged in the U.K. with several counts related to rape and sexual assault allegations, London's Metropolitan Police announced. This comes after claims by four women emerged in 2023. CBS News' Holly Williams reports.
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President Trump is slamming China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods matching his 34% rate announcement. This comes as new employment data emerges and as U.S. stocks have another bad start in Wall Street. CBS News contributor JD Durkin has the latest economic news, and Natalie Brand reports from the White House.
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In a unanimous verdict, South Korea's Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. Katy Watson with BBC News, a CBS News partner, reports from Seoul.