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Trump breaks with party on trade as he threatens tariffs

Trump breaks with party on trade as he threatens tariffs

Associated Press

MONESSEN, Pa. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump vowed to tear up the nation's trade deals, threatened new tariffs and called for a new era of economic "Americanism" in a speech that underscored just how far removed he is from typical GOP orthodoxy.

The speech, delivered on a factory floor in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, outlined Trump's promise to restore millions of lost factory jobs by backing away from decades of U.S. trade policy. The approach, which represents a significant break from years of Republican Party advocacy for unencumbered trade between nations, drew immediate condemnation from Democrats as well as GOP business leaders, who questioned the impact on the price of consumer goods, as well as the country's place in the global economy

Boston Latin activists rip #WeAreBLS movement
Massachusetts

Boston Latin activists rip #WeAreBLS movement

Evan Lips

BOSTON — Student activists at Boston Latin School, the embattled prestigious exam school that's already seen two top administrators leave in response to allegations the institution is rife with racism, appear to be at odds with a new movement aimed at creating an atmosphere of unity at the school.

The activists, members of the organization dubbed BLS B.L.A.C.K., (Black Leaders Aspiring for Change and Knowledge), utilized social media platforms this past school year to rally the public and various local news outlets to their cause, which appeared bent on exposing a racial divide between administrators and the student body. Last week's resignations of Headmaster Lynne Mooney Teta and Assistant Headmaster Malcolm Flynn prompted an outcry from faculty members and a swath of parents who alleged that outside groups has unjustly made scapegoats out of Teta and Flynn.

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