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SUPREME COURT SHOWDOWN: Justices Hear Case That Could Let Presidents Fire Regulators

The Supreme Court is weighing a landmark case that would allow presidents to remove leaders of independent agencies at will, potentially overturning nearly a century of administrative law and shifting massive regulatory power to the White House

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1,000,000,000,000 USD - China’s annual trade surplus tops $1 trillion

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"The resistance and its weapons are our honor and glory" — Khaled Mashal

SPX 6,870 ↑ 0.19% Dow 47,955 ↑ 0.22% Nasdaq 23,578 ↑ 0.31% Gold 4,234 ↑ 0.49% BTC 91,510 ↑ 1.20%

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