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If you walk past the guava in the market, you probably think “tropical snack” and keep rolling your cart toward apples and bananas. But doctors
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Former President Donald Trump has sketched a new economic headline on Truth Social: a $2,000-per-person national dividend, paid for by foreign exporters through higher tariffs.
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