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Steel at heart of new Trump trade war
Steel at heart of new Trump trade war

US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on steel promise to further complicate a strategic industry already destabilised by Chinese overproduction and Europe's stuttering blast furnaces. Steel, so key to the second industrial revolution of the late 19th and early 20th century, remains a strategic industry around the world.

US federal workers weigh Trump buyout as court to step in
US federal workers weigh Trump buyout as court to step in

US federal workers face another deadline Monday to accept a mass buyout from their government jobs as a judge holds a key hearing on whether the offer is legal. Federal Judge George O'Toole last week said he accepted the case and will hold a first hearing in a Boston courtroom at 2:00 pm (1900 GMT) Monday.