World steps toward trade war with China tariffs
The United States and China imposed 100 percent tariffs on $1.08 billion of goods each, escalating a tariff clash after 20 months of talks. U.S. targets include plastics and cellular phones. China targets video games, CDs, cigarettes, and alcohol. Tariffs take effect Feb 26, risking disrupted shipments and intensified trade friction.
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United States
China
U.S
Mickey Kantor
Xinhua
Beijing
Kantor
Firefighting volunteers fuel Craven area rescue effort
Ed Weigl began fighting fires at age 14 and now serves with 45 volunteers in Township 7 Craven County. County leaders credit volunteer squads for crucial rescue work across Craven Jones and Pamlico counties, though full funding remains unavailable despite a fire tax and stipends.
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Robyn L. Davis
Sun Journal
Ed Weigl
Weigl
Township 7
Craven County
Craven, Jones and
Pamlico
Jones County
Reyroldey Mason
State Highway Patrol
Mason
Stanley Kite
Craven County Emergency Services
Jones seeks to solve personnel shortage in Trenton
Jones County faces a shortage of volunteers for daytime emergency calls. County Manager Larry Meadows plans to hire two local EMTs and consider an out of town contractor. A second proposal is due to the commissioners at 9 30 a m Monday, with no vote expected then. Meadows has explored alternate plans after opposition to basing an Onslow County ambulance branch in Trenton. Service delivery is the goal, though no firm proposal details are released. Commissioner Nolan Jones declined to name potential partners or a timeline for a final plan.
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Jones County
Larry Meadows
Meadows
Commis
Sioners
Nolan Jones
Maysville
Onslow County
Trenton
Jones
Republicans pledge bigger cuts than Clinton plan
Republicans, taking charge of Congress, vow to exceed President Clinton's $144 billion in targeted cuts while trimming 271 programs and eliminating 130. They argue for a tougher stance to reduce red ink and shrink government, though White House officials dispute their readiness and plan. The budget outlines $9.6 billion more for next year, with defense cuts, program mergers, and new funding for Border Patrol, AmeriCorps, and education initiatives.
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Congress
Evel Knievel
Snake Canyon
House Budget Committee
John Kasich
Ohio
White House
GOP
Border Patrol
Americorps
Ion
Energy and Housing and Urban Development
The
Services Administration
Office of Personnel
State NC eyes adjusting tax system
North Carolina debates reform while resisting a full overhaul of its tax structure. Economists note stability since colonial times, with intangibles taxes under threat and planned cuts to income, corporate, unemployment, and sales taxes as revenues grow.
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Don Liner
Institute of Government
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
General Assembly
Wall Street
North Carolina
Harlan Boyles
House Finance Committee
America
House
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