Nation and World
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Biden is marking the 15th anniversary of landmark pay equity law with steps to help federal workers
Jan 29, 2024 8:23 am - WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is marking Monday's 15th anniversary of a landmark federal pay equity law with new action to help close gaps in pay for federal empl...
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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
Jan 29, 2024 8:00 am - ANGOLA, La. — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-s...
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There's a wave of new bills to define antisemitism. In these 3 states, they could become law
Jan 29, 2024 7:57 am - Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into...
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Inflation has slowed. Now the Federal Reserve faces expectations for rate cuts
Jan 29, 2024 7:52 am - WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell will enter this week's Federal Reserve meeting in a much more desirable position than he likely ever expected: Inflation is getting close...
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What is UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza that Israel accuses of militant links?
Jan 29, 2024 7:50 am - Israel’s allegations that 12 employees of a United Nations agency were involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack have led the United States and several other countries to cut off ...
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Biden: Three Americans killed, 'many' wounded in drone attack by Iran-backed militia in Jordan
Jan 28, 2024 10:52 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three American service members were killed and “many” were wounded in a drone strike in Jordan, President Joe Biden said in a statement Sunday. He attrib...
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China's top diplomat at meeting with US official urges Washington not to support Taiwan independence
Jan 27, 2024 9:20 am - BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan that Washington should stand by a commitment not to support independence...
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Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing Max 9 jetliners again for the first time Friday
Jan 27, 2024 9:18 am - Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline's p...
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A COVID-era program is awash in fraud. Ending it could help Congress expand the child tax credit
Jan 27, 2024 9:17 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — When IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a star...
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Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case
Jan 26, 2024 9:37 am - NEW YORK — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by ca...