Washington Times - Business

• Career experts urge federal workers to learn AI skills as Trump cuts workforce

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  Workforce experts are urging federal workers to acquire skills in artificial intelligence for private sector jobs as the Trump administration...

• Community, mentors and skill-building: Experts weigh the role of employee resource groups

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  After moving to the United States from South Korea at age 6, Jenny Jang found it challenging to navigate through school and her first jobs.

• Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as labor market continues to show strength

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  The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell modestly last week, remaining within the same range of recent years.

• Bodega cats make New Yorkers' hearts purr, even if they violate state regulations

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  New York City's "bodega cats" are beloved fixtures in the Big Apple - but they're on the wrong side of the law.

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• Markets nosedive as investors digest Trump tariff plan; Dow drops 1,200 points

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  Stocks on Wall Street plummeted Thursday as investors weighed President Trump's aggressive tariff plan and the potential risk of a global trade war.

• Indo-Pacific allies reel from Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

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  Having awoken Thursday to news of a long-awaited and long-feared new U.S. tariff regime, key American allies in East Asia were stunned.

• Trump orders closure of loophole on Chinese shipping on May 2

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  President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday that shuts down a loophole Chinese shippers use to send low-value goods straight to U.S....

• Vance points to Main Street's enthusiasm for risky tariff plan

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  President Trump is raising tariffs to make it harder to ship Americans' jobs overseas, Vice President J.D. Vance said Thursday, arguing the...

• Senate rebukes Trump's tariffs on Canada in bid to roll back presidential emergency powers

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  Four Senate Republicans joined forces with the chamber's Democrats to reject President Trump's emergency justification for implementing tariffs...

• Senate Republicans release budget plan as Trump commits to steep spending cuts

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  Senate Budget Committee Republicans said after a Wednesday meeting with President Trump that they're confident about the path forward for enacting...

• Collapse of China-built Bangkok tower raises concerns about Belt and Road construction practices

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  China's global Belt and Road Initiative is under intense scrutiny here after just one structure in the Thai capital collapsed in last week's...

• Trump imposes a 10% baseline tariff, reciprocal tariffs on 'worst offender' nations

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  President Trump on Wednesday imposed a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports and additional, reciprocal levies on "worst-offender" nations in a...