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The country claims Smith & Wesson and other gunmakers are turning a blind eye to hundreds of thousands of high-powered ...

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China and Canada hit back swiftly after Trump's sweeping trade tariffs took effect at midnight U.S. time Tuesday, escalating ...

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Trump's threats to put tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico have weighed on markets, even though there has been ...