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Apr 2025
11m 53s

U.S. economy shrinks, deported Cuban mot...

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U.S. President Donald Trump touts his economic policies as he marks 100 days in office. But for the first time in three years the U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter. Polling shows Americans growing more skeptical of his hardline approaches on trade and immigration. We look at the case of a woman deported to Cuba while her one-year-old daughter rema ... Show More
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