Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings

The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon as part of a Biden administration plan to promote energy conservation and clean energy

The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings
Business

Partial government shutdown would force NTSB to suspend Boeing 737 MAX 9 probe

The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday a partial government shutdown would force the agency to suspend its investigation into the cabin panel blowout on a

Partial government shutdown would force NTSB to suspend Boeing 737 MAX 9 probe
News|Political

Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased

Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced sailors on an aircraft carrier put in the right location

Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased
News

Explainer-How is the 'war on the administrative state' faring at the Supreme Court?

Three cases before the U.S.

Explainer-How is the 'war on the administrative state' faring at the Supreme Court?
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South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases

South Korea’s presidential office says it has approved a request by the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission for a one-year extension after investigators sought more time to examine human rights violations linked to past military governments

South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases
Political

A surprising history of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, once a leader in expanding civil rights and now a leader in limiting government power

A court long known for its landmark decisions expanding civil rights is now known for highly conservative rulings reining in government power.

A surprising history of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, once a leader in expanding civil rights and now a leader in limiting government power
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Liberia’s new president takes office with a promise to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic

Liberia’s new President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has been sworn into office after a narrow win in the November elections to become the country's oldest-ever president

Liberia’s new president takes office with a promise to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic
Business|News

IRS will start simplifying its notices to taxpayers as agency continues modernization push

The IRS wants to rewrite its complicated letters to taxpayers and speak to people in plain English

IRS will start simplifying its notices to taxpayers as agency continues modernization push
Business|Health|News|World

Judge says Canada's use of Emergencies Act to quell truckers' protests over COVID was unreasonable

A Canadian judge has ruled that the government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quell weeks of protests by truckers and others angry over COVID-19 restrictions in 2022 was unreasonable and unconstitutional

Judge says Canada's use of Emergencies Act to quell truckers' protests over COVID was unreasonable
News

US IRS wants to simplify tax notices to reduce anxiety, boost compliance

The U.S.

US IRS wants to simplify tax notices to reduce anxiety, boost compliance
News

Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets

Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents is under way

Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets
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Greece faces growing opposition from the Orthodox Church over plans to legalize same-sex marriage

Greece’s center-right government is speeding up its timetable to legalize same-sex marriage despite growing opposition from the powerful Orthodox Church

Greece faces growing opposition from the Orthodox Church over plans to legalize same-sex marriage
Education|News|Political

Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls for increased investments in education in State of the State address

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will call on lawmakers to pass increased investments in education in an attempt to save residents money in her sixth State of the State address Wednesday night

Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls for increased investments in education in State of the State address
Business|News|Political|World

French farmers edge closer to Paris as protests ratchet up pressure on President Macron

Protests by French farmers are snowballing and creeping closer to Paris, ratcheting up pressure for government measures to protect the influential agricultural sector from foreign competition, red tape, rising costs and poverty-levels of pay

French farmers edge closer to Paris as protests ratchet up pressure on President Macron
Political

White House's first chief diversity and inclusion officer is leaving Biden's administration

The White House’s chief diversity and inclusion officer is departing the White House after three years in the position

White House's first chief diversity and inclusion officer is leaving Biden's administration
Business|Economy|News|World

China doubles down on moves to mend its economy and fend off a financial crisis

China's leaders have launched a barrage of new policies to prop up languishing financial markets and rekindle growth in the world's second-largest economy

China doubles down on moves to mend its economy and fend off a financial crisis
Business|Environment|News|Political|World

A landslide of contaminated soil threatens environmental disaster in Denmark. Who pays to stop it?

Authorities in Denmark are working against the clock to stop a slow-moving landslide of contaminated soil from reaching a nearby water source

A landslide of contaminated soil threatens environmental disaster in Denmark. Who pays to stop it?
Business

U.S. scraps Delta-Aeromexico tie-up, citing Mexico interference at capital airport

The U.S. government said on Friday it would tentatively deny the renewal of a joint venture between Delta Airlines and Aeromexico due to what it called the Mexican government's

U.S. scraps Delta-Aeromexico tie-up, citing Mexico interference at capital airport
Business|News|Political

Most Americans feel they pay too much in taxes, AP-NORC poll finds

A majority of U.S. taxpayers feel they pay too much in taxes, with many saying that they receive a poor value in return

Most Americans feel they pay too much in taxes, AP-NORC poll finds
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Ex-Philippines leader Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand grip on power

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Fernando Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office

Ex-Philippines leader Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand grip on power
News|Political|World

Malaysia charges former minister for not declaring assets, as graft probe targets allies of ex-PM

Malaysia charged a former minister on Monday with failing to declare assets

Malaysia charges former minister for not declaring assets, as graft probe targets allies of ex-PM
Business

US bank regulator to boost transparency of merger reviews, scrap automatic approvals

A top U.S. bank regulator will on Monday propose new regulations for bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in a bid to increase transparency around the process,

US bank regulator to boost transparency of merger reviews, scrap automatic approvals
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France's government prepares new measures to calm farmers' protests, with barricades squeezing Paris

France’s government is preparing more concessions to calm the anger of protesting farmers camped out around Paris

France's government prepares new measures to calm farmers' protests, with barricades squeezing Paris
Business|News|Political|World

Britain's Conservative government warned against tax cuts by IMF economist

The International Monetary Fund’s chief economist has advised the U.K. government to avoid further tax cuts amid expectations Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s battered administration will do just that to win over voters in an election year

Britain's Conservative government warned against tax cuts by IMF economist
News|Political|World

El Salvador VP acknowledges 'mistakes' in war on gangs but says country is 'not a police state'

Félix Ulloa, temporarily on leave as El Salvador’s vice president while he runs for re-election alongside Nayib Bukele, has denied accusations that their administration has made undemocratic moves to consolidate power

El Salvador VP acknowledges 'mistakes' in war on gangs but says country is 'not a police state'

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