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Biden is marking the 15th anniversary of landmark pay equity law with steps to help federal workers

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
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...
There's a wave of new bills to define antisemitism. In these 3 states, they could become law

By GEOFF MULVIHILL
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...
Inflation has slowed. Now the Federal Reserve faces expectations for rate cuts

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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...
What is UNRWA, the main aid provider in Gaza that Israel accuses of militant links?

By JOSEPH KRAUSS
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 ...
Biden: Three Americans killed, 'many' wounded in drone attack by Iran-backed militia in Jordan

BY ZEKE MILLER
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...
Iraq and US begin formal talks to end coalition mission formed to fight the Islamic State group

By ABBY SEWELL
Jan 27, 2024 9:17 am - BEIRUT (AP) — The United States and Iraq held a first session of formal talks Saturday in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition forme...
Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
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...
Airstrikes in central Gaza kill 15 overnight while fighting intensifies in the enclave's south

By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH
Jan 26, 2024 7:22 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes on the Nuseirat urban refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 15 people, including a 5-month-old baby, as ...
An unlikely challenger to Putin brings a rare show of defiance, creating a dilemma for the Kremlin

By EMMA BURROWS
Jan 26, 2024 7:01 am - They have lined up by the thousands across Russia in recent days, standing in the bitter cold for a chance to sign petitions to support an unlikely challenger to Presiden...
Top UN court stops short of ordering cease-fire in Gaza and demands Israel contain deaths

By MIKE CORDER
Jan 26, 2024 6:57 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court stopped short Friday of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza in a case accusing Israel of genocide in the tiny coastal enc...

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