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U.S. plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end

By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security said more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions...
Retail sales drop at start of key holiday shopping season

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Economics Writer
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans cut back sharply on retail spending last month as the holiday shopping season began with high prices and rising interest rates forcing families, p...
EXPLAINER: Will immigration surge as asylum rule ends?

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Since the pandemic began, the United States has been using a public health rule designed to limit the spread of disease to expel asylum-seekers on the ...
German official dedicates legal win against Twitter to Fauci

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - BERLIN - A German official who won a defamation case against Twitter this week dedicated his legal victory to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert t...
White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it releases its contingency plans with coronavirus...
Group casts doubt on Amazon's claims of reducing plastic

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - A report by environmental group Oceana has found that plastic waste from Amazon packages went up by 18% last year, but Amazon says it has reduced its use of s...
Congress OKs bill forcing feds to fix broken prison cameras

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congress has passed legislation requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul failing and outdated security systems in the wake of rampant staff sexua...
How the Federal Reserve's series of rate hikes could affect your finances

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Reserve's move Wednesday to raise its key rate by a half-point brought it to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, the highest level in 14 years. The Fed...
A week into China's easing, uncertainty over virus direction

By DAKE KANG Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - A week after China dramatically eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remained Thursday over the direction of the pand...
Lawmakers announce 'framework' on bill to keep government open

KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal year announced late Tuesday they've reached agreement on ...

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