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The U.S. collected $195 billion in customs duties, more than double the prior year.

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The plan failed after U.S. carriers argued it would distract flight attendants from safety duties.

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The heads of key health agencies advocated for putting the emphasis on leucovorin, but Kennedy became convinced that he had a moral duty to get the word out about the risk of acetaminophen.

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The administration has been weighing duties on a range of pharmaceutical products and ingredients, using a tariff investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which covers threats to national security.

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His colleagues are given duties at which they either excel or fail appallingly.

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