Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Wellesley is for womenMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - Wellesley College, my alma mater, is one of only 30 women's colleges left in the country. Should it stay that way? This week, students overwhelmingly passed a non-bindin...
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Federal Reserve raises key rate by quarter-point despite bank turmoilMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point despite concerns that ...
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Yellen says bank situation stabilizing, different from 2008Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional rescue arrang...
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Army of lobbyists helped water down banking regulationsMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim reelection prospects would join forces with Republicans to slash bank regulations - ...
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Apaches get new chance to argue mine will harm sacred sitesMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - An Apache group battling a foreign mining firm that wants to build one of the largest copper mines in the United States on what tribal members say is sacred la...
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French protests drag on after Macron's pension plan pushMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - PARIS - French garbage collectors, refinery workers and others were striking again on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force the divisive bill rai...
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House sends 41 bills to Senate as Friday legislative deadline loomsMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois House sent 41 bills to the state Senate on Tuesday ahead of a scheduled Friday deadline. The measures, among others, included a ban on polystyrene food cont...
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African nations consider swapping debt for climate fundingMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - MOMBASA, Kenya - African countries saddled with debt and ravaged by losses and damages from weather events like cyclones, drought and extreme temperatures have agreed to...
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U.S. tells China a Taiwan president stopover is 'nothing new'Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is putting out the word that expected stopovers in the United States by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen would fall in line with recen...
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Japan's PM offers Ukraine support as China's Xi backs RussiaMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the attention from Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, w...