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Trump trade war pushes firms to consider stockpiling
Trump trade war pushes firms to consider stockpiling

Stockpiling is the reflex response by firms to the imposition of tariffs, but with the rapidly-changing position of the Trump administration, companies are finding that it isn't so straightforward this time around.

April 27, 2025

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D'Backs' Suarez becomes 19th MLB player to hit four homers in one game
D'Backs' Suarez becomes 19th MLB player to hit four homers in one game

Arizona slugger Eugenio Suarez became the 19th player in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in one game on Saturday, taking his season total to 10 in the Diamondbacks' 8-7 extra-innings loss to the Atlanta Braves.

April 27, 2025

Continuity or rupture: what direction for the next pope?
Continuity or rupture: what direction for the next pope?

For years, traditionalists raged at Pope Francis's liberal approach. The question now is whether his successor will walk the same path, or take the Catholic Church in a new direction.

April 27, 2025

Surridge scores four as Nashville smash seven past Chicago
Surridge scores four as Nashville smash seven past Chicago

English forward Sam Surridge struck four times as Nashville hammered the Chicago Fire 7-2 in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

April 27, 2025

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Progressive Canadians say social issues blown off election agenda
Progressive Canadians say social issues blown off election agenda

For Canadian Zita Dube-Lockhart, whose 12-year-old child receives gender-affirming care, the campaign ahead of Monday's election has avoided issues that matter to her, including LGBTQ rights.

April 27, 2025

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'What we live for': Kounde after winning Barca Copa del Rey final
'What we live for': Kounde after winning Barca Copa del Rey final

Barcelona's Copa del Rey final hero Jules Kounde hailed his match-winning goal as the best of his career and said he was proud of his team after beating rivals Real Madrid on Saturday.

April 27, 2025