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Trump berates Walmart over price hikes: ‘EAT THE TARIFFS’
President Trump on Saturday lambasted Walmart over its decision to raise prices this week due to the high costs associated with the Trump administration’s trade war. “Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far…
Read MoreMaking money on your social media posts: How does it work?
(NewsNation) — Social media has made it easier than ever for content creators to show off their favorite products, and some claim they’re making thousands in “passive” income doing so. It’s called “affiliate marketing,” — an arrangement that allows creators, or “affiliates,” to earn a commission for generating sales, often by convincing viewers to click…
Read MoreMissing hiker survived weeks in California wilderness by foraging and drinking melted snow
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 28-year-old woman described Friday how she survived for weeks outdoors in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada by foraging for food and drinking melted snow after a solo camping trip went awry during harsh winter weather. Tiffany Slaton detailed her ordeal during a news conference with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department, two days after…
Read More'Little shelled friends': Keeping Texas turtles and tortoises safe in the summer
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The weather is warmer, and it is now getting into that time of year where you might see some more turtles or tortoises roaming around. Red-eared sliders, river cooters, three-toed box turtles and the Texas tortoise are native to the Central Texas area, said Brenda Bush with the Central Texas Tortoise Rescue.…
Read MoreReality show will be 'Biggest Loser' for immigration: Producer
A reality show producer says he’s pitched a show to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) based on immigrants competing for expedited legal status. Producer Rob Worsoff told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas that the show will be a “celebration of America in the most positive possible way.” He emphasized that it is not meant to be “’Hunger…
Read MoreTrump must not leave Israel out of his Middle East deals
When the annual Israel Day parade marches up Fifth Avenue Sunday, count on the huge New York crowd to once again be joyful and boisterous. But underneath the celebration, there lurks a growing concern, one that is dominating many conversations in New York, across America and in Israel itself. What is President Trump up to?…
Read MoreLonghorns top seed in SEC baseball tournament
AUSTIN (KXAN) – With an incredible first season in the SEC, the Texas Longhorns won the outright regular season conference championship in baseball. Jim Schlossnagle’s group in turn earns the top seed in the conference tournament. The tournament, which takes place in Hoover, Alabama, starts Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. central with ninth-seeded Alabama battling the…
Read MoreSevere weather leaves several dead in parts of U.S.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Storm systems sweeping across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped over a car on an interstate. In Kentucky, some 18 people were killed by severe weather,…
Read MoreThis 'highly toxic' plant is spreading around US: Here's how to get rid of it
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A highly toxic plant, that can be deadly if ingested, is spreading fast around the U.S. Poison hemlock (or Conium maculatum) is about to flower in Tennessee, according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and can already be seen spreading along roadsides, fields and fence lines. Poison hemlock grows nationwide and…
Read MoreScottie Scheffler grabs lead at PGA Championship thanks to closing tear
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Remember when everyone in the golf world was cranky a couple of days ago? Remember all the moaning about the lackluster leaderboard, crappy course and how this tournament felt more like a regular old PGA Tour event than the PGA Championship? Now, look at the leaderboard. Look at the tournament the curiously…
Read MoreAubrey O’Day Reacts to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Kids Supporting Him
Male Escort Says He Could Hear Sean “Diddy” Combs Assaulting Cassie When Ventura didn’t join Combs right when he called for her on one occasion, Phillip testified May 12 that Combs threw a liquor bottle in her direction, then grabbed her by her hair and dragged her into the bedroom. “She was screaming,” Phillip said, and,…
Read MoreScottie Scheffler storms into a 3-shot lead in the PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A PGA Championship missing star power got the best in golf Saturday when Scottie Scheffler delivered a clinic over the closing stretch at Quail Hollow for a 6-under 65 and a three-shot lead going into the final round. Scheffler started his big run with a 3-wood to just inside 3 feet on…
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