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Trump says Canada must pay an extra import tax

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10 percent because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario. The ad used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize ...

East Wing of the White House demolished

WASHINGTON — Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing — the traditional power center for first ladies — is the “heart.” That “heart” beat for more than 100 years as first ladies and their teams worked from ...

Kamala Harris leaves door open for another run

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House. In an interview with the BBC posted Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her. “I am not done,” she said. The former vice ...

2025 Trick-or-Treat

Area communities have set their trick-or-treat times. The schedule includes: • Beech Bottom, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday • Bethany, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday • Brooke County (unincorporated areas) 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday • Chester, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday • ...

Local food banks prepping for SNAP suspension

WHEELING — On a chilly Thursday morning dozens of vehicles began to line up in the parking lot of Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, the drivers patiently waiting for what they were about to receive. They weren’t there to gamble, but instead to get the life-sustaining food ...