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Writer @Reuters. Sometimes my name autocorrects as Zeppelin. Send story tips to tim.aeppel@thomsonreuters.com

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Reuters @reuters.com · 21/09/2026
President Trump invoked Joe Biden's name almost 900 times this year — on average three times a day across speeches, comments and Truth Social posts, a Reuters review shows, as Republicans fight to hold their fragile grip on Congress in midterm elections reut.rs/4yLVetH
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Trump's favorite 2026 campaign target is Biden: nearly 900 mentions and counting
Donald Trump has has made Joe Biden his political target on average three times a day across speeches, comments and Truth Social postings, blaming him for problems ranging from inflation and immigrati...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Former Target Vice-Chair Gerry Storch, on CNBC: "In some ways, tariffs have been good for retailers." They raised prices last year when tariffs hit -- and now that they're getting tariff refunds, they're sure not LOWERING prices. @cnbc.com
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
* IRAN CARRIES OUT SURPRISE MISSILE ATTACK ON U.S. FORCES IN MIDDLE EAST THAT WAS THWARTED/INTERCEPTED: U.S. MILITARY @reuters.com
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Patricia Zengerle 🎃 @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Just one in three Americans back Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
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Just one in three Americans back Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
The poll found that 69% of Americans — including four in 10 Republicans - think Trump has not "clearly explained the goals of U.S. military involvement in Iran."
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 29/06/2026
‘For every four tankers leaving the region last week, ⁠only one ​entered, far below pre-war levels, according to LSEG data. Markets appear to be shrugging off concerns about political risks, logistical problems or lasting changes ​in the region.’ www.reuters.com/commentary/r...
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Hormuz oil exodus sets stage for chaotic rebalancing act
Crude prices may be back near levels seen before the Iran war, but the surge in oil exports from the Middle East following the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is creating a chaotic market that could...
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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Trump’s tariffs aren’t saving jobs at Whirlpool’s Iowa refrigerator plant
If any company stood to gain from Trump’s trade war, it was Whirlpool. But at its “Big Blue” refrigerator plant the company has cut more than half its nearly 2,000-strong workforce in the last year.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/05/2026
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Bangladesh’s rare ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo becomes Eid sensation
A rare albino buffalo with flowing blond hair has become an unlikely celebrity in Bangladesh ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, drawing crowds of curious visitors ​who say the animal bears a striking resemblance to U.S. President ‌Donald Trump.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 20/04/2026
Pope Leo decries exploitation by world's 'authoritarians' during Angola trip reut.rs/4dU0t3q
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Pope Leo decries exploitation by world's 'authoritarians' during Angola trip
The first US pope, who has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump with his more ​outspoken comments, told worshippers that ​violence and oppression went against the Christian message.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
"So far, so good." Tariff refund system launches as thousands of companies line up to recover funds. www.reuters.com/business/tar...
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Tariff refund system launches as thousands of companies file claims
The ​refund system set up to allow companies to recover illegally collected tariffs from the U.S. government went ‌live on Monday as thousands of companies rushed to file claims.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Pricier oil hits just about everything. Even the cost of produce bags in grocery stores. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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From falling U.S. wealth to Indian factory closures, oil shock raises global recession risk
Kevin Kelly is in a tough spot. What he says are unprecedented price increases in the weeks since the United States waged war on Iran mean the Californian, who makes plastic bags for groceries, may ha...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 26/03/2026
Fed still set to cut US rates late this year, say economists, rejecting market pricing: Reuters poll reut.rs/4lVycLO
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Fed still set to cut US rates late this year, say economists, rejecting market pricing: Reuters poll
The Federal Reserve will keep U.S. interest rates on hold until September, according to economists in a Reuters poll who are still clinging to expectations for at least one reduction later this year, despite worries ​about inflation from war in the Middle East.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
An Indiana town shows two sides of Trump's factory "boom." www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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An Indiana town shows two sides of Trump's factory "boom"
In industrial communities like South Bend, government policies are lifting some sectors while clouding the outlook for others, leaving many manufacturers navigating a patchwork of incentives, tariffs ...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 27/02/2026
President Donald Trump says the US economy is booming and that he has fixed inflation. But most Americans, including many in his Republican Party, do not see things that way, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll reut.rs/3OEhl3F
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Golden age? Americans doubt Trump's claim of booming economy as midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
President Donald Trump says the U.S. economy is booming and that he has fixed inflation. But most Americans, including many in his Republican Party, do not see things that way, according to a Reuters/...
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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Prices investors will pay for tariff refund claims surge after Supreme Court decision
The prices importers can get from selling rights to potential government refunds have surged in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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White House deletes racist Trump post depicting Obamas as apes
A video shared on Donald Trump's social media account that depicted Democratic former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes was deleted on Friday, following criticism that the U...
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Talking Biz News @talkingbiznews.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
@reuters.com names Echo Wang its M&A deals editor: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'
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Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'
On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. This is backfiring against Republicans. .. Americans don’t want law enforcement shooting people in the street or arresting five-year-old boys.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/time...
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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
apnews.com/article/fede... Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
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AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the centr...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 19/01/2026
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The exchange of messages between Norway's prime minister and President Trump
Here is the full text of the exchange between Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Greenland, trade and the Nobel Peace Prize, as released by Norway's government on Monday under the country's freedom of information act.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
They're always busy.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
“.. Federal agents grab a woman to drag her away from her car, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.” @reuters.com
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Visited an LA area business park to assess how tariffs are hitting smaller businesses. Spoiler: it's mostly not good. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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How Trump's tariffs ricochet through a Southern California business park
America's trade wars forced Robert Luna to hike prices on the rustic wooden Mexican furniture he sells from a crowded warehouse here, while down the street, Eddie Cole scrambled to design new products...
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Importers brace for $150 billion tariff refund fight. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Importers brace for $150 billion tariff refund fight if Trump loses at Supreme Court
Company executives, customs brokers and trade lawyers are bracing for a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs - and a potential fight over obtaining ...
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Some companies are selling their rights to potential tariff refunds. www.reuters.com/business/com...
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Wall Street buying potential Trump tariff refunds for pennies on the dollar
Some U.S. companies are hedging their bets on the Supreme Court case against President Donald Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs by selling their rights to collect potential government refunds of the ...
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
"another carried an American passport to elementary school"
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
New taco place in town.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Reuters/Ipsos poll: Trump's approval rating falls to the lowest of his term over prices and Epstein files. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Trump cuts tariffs in effort to curb inflation: The new exemptions mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that the sweeping import duties he imposed earlier this year are not fueling inflation. www.reuters.com/business/tru...
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
But I was told the tariffs didn’t increase costs
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Democrats more energized for the midterms than Republicans, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll. www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
There's a niche industry that makes backpacks for dogs.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Good read: A MAGA Senator gave hope for a dying paper mill in Ohio. Then reality set in . . . www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
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A MAGA Senator Promised Hope for a Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
POLITICO writes an entire piece today about this chart — and the political vulnerabilities that accompany it.
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Patricia Zengerle 🎃 @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
“As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.” www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
“.. The economy is increasingly dependent on ‘three narrow, interconnected 'A-pillars': 1) affluent consumers 2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment 3) asset price gains” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 10/11/2025
Explainer: When will US air travel be back to normal? Not this week reut.rs/4oxHoX8
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Explainer: When will US air travel be back to normal? Not this week
Despite hopes the federal government shutdown could end this week, air travelers in the United States are still in for a rough few days of cancellations and delays nationwide before taking to the skies gets back to normal.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
"Since the beginning of October, visitors have attested that a rise in illegal camping, unpermitted hiking, and BASE jumping is taking place within the park." www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
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Government Shutdown Brings Waves Of Illegal Activity To Yosemite National Park
Crowded campsites, unpermitted hiking, and illegal sport is running rampant in this national park right now.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
The new guidance issued late on Saturday follows a Supreme Court order on Friday that allowed the Trump administration to continue withholding $4 billion in aid for nearly 42 million recipients. www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
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USDA tells states to undo efforts to issue full food aid benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture directed states to roll back any steps taken to issue full food aid benefits to low-income Americans or risk financial penalties.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 07/11/2025
EV maker Rivian gives CEO a Musk-style pay package worth up to $4.6 billion reut.rs/480rYVw
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EV maker Rivian gives CEO a Musk-style pay package worth up to $4.6 billion
EV maker Rivian on Friday said it was giving its CEO a revised pay package worth as much as $4.6 billion over the next decade, a deal modeled on larger rival Tesla's plan for paying CEO Elon Musk, and linked to new profit targets and reduced share price milestones.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 07/11/2025
Trump says he asked DOJ to investigate meat packing companies for driving up beef prices reut.rs/3WJVh8A
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Trump says he asked DOJ to investigate meat packing companies for driving up beef prices
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has asked the Justice Department to investigate meat packing companies that he says are driving up the price of beef.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Meta is making a fortune off fake ads. Important @Reuters story. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Happy Canada Day to those who celebrate.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
GE Appliances is spending $490 million to move production of a major line of washing machines from China to the U.S. www.reuters.com/en/ge-applia...
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GE Appliances to spend $490 million reshoring production of washing machines from China
Chinese-owned GE Appliances said on Thursday it will spend $490 million to shift production of some washing machines to the U.S. from China as it rebalances its factory footprint amid extreme trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Fed holds rates steady as expected, with no dissents, notes "uncertainty about the economic outlook has diminished but remains elevated."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
(Axios) - President Trump's immigration crackdown is burning through cash so quickly that the agency charged with arresting, detaining and removing unauthorized immigrants could run out of money next month. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/06/16/i...
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ICE is in a deep cash crisis amid the immigration crackdown
The agency is already $1 billion over budget by one estimate, with more than three months left in the fiscal year.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Tariff 'stacking' adds another headache for US importers. www.reuters.com/business/tar...
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Tariff 'stacking' adds another headache for US importers
John Hamer, president of Rodgers Wade Manufacturing in Paris, Texas, makes store fixtures for big retailers like Ross Dress for Less and Ulta Beauty.
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Aeppel @aeppel.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Bessent calls for "a big, beautiful rebalancing of the world's two largest economies." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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US Treasury's Bessent calls on China to be 'reliable partner' in trade negotiations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called on China to uphold its commitments under an initial U.S. trade agreement reached in Geneva last month, hours after he and other U.S. and Chinese officials agreed on a new framework to implement the deal.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Most people think trade is “cars for wine.” But the moment you realize that trade is mostly in intermediate goods—stuff like steel, or aluminum—your whole perspective changes. Tariffs aren’t taxes on “them.” They’re taxes on your own country's production line.
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