Nation and World
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Federal Reserve says interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further cools
May 01, 2024 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until...
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Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia
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Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson's job if Republicans try to oust himApr 30, 2024 2:54 pm - WASHINGTON — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, ...
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U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
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Judge raises threat of jail as he holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 at hush money trial
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Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring 4 others
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EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancerApr 30, 2024 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint str...
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As Chicago Trader Joe’s votes on unionizing, grocer fights other efforts
Apr 30, 2024 8:17 am - The outcome of a vote on unionizing a Trader Joe’s on Chicago’s North Side is unclear after ballots were tallied late Monday in a closely watched union election at the na...
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At plastics treaty talks in Canada, sharp disagreements on whether to limit plastic production
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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab