Ian MacDonald

Florida State University
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The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020.
Trump's Nominee to Oversee Jobs, Inflation Data Faces Shower of Criticism
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President Trump at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Aug. 3, 2025, Allentown, Pa.
Trump Nominates Conservative Economist to Head Agency that Compiles Jobs, Inflation Data
August 12, 2025
Visitors give commands to a robot at Nvidia's booth during the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center, in Beijing, China, Friday, July 18, 2025.
U.S. Will Get a 15% Cut of Nvidia, AMD Chip Sales to China Under a New, Unusual Agreement
August 12, 2025
Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 before the second segment of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2).
U.S. at Plastics Treaty Talks Is Rare International Participation Under Trump
August 8, 2025
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BOEM's chart displays lease activity in the Gulf of Mexico OCS region,
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Instead of one damaged wellhead, a mudslide would leave a tangled mess of pipes buried under a giant mass of sediments, and it would be impossible to stop the discharge.
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