Today: September 18, 2024
Today: September 18, 2024

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US House Speaker McCarthy says he will not be ousted - CBS

U.S.

US House Speaker McCarthy says he will not be ousted - CBS
Business|News

Biden is trying again on student loan forgiveness. Here's where the process stands

President Joe Biden is making another attempt at student loan cancellation after the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that his administration couldn’t forgive $400 billion in student loan debt using a 2003 law

Biden is trying again on student loan forgiveness. Here's where the process stands
Health

Parents in Pakistan could face prison time for not vaccinating their kids against polio

Authorities in one province of Pakistan are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison

Parents in Pakistan could face prison time for not vaccinating their kids against polio
News|Political|World

Slovakia's president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election

Slovakia’s president has asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government

Slovakia's president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election
Economy

Marketmind: October market fillip as govt stays open

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Mike Dolan A six-week reprieve for U.S. government funding that keeps public services functioning through mid-November has been enough to give

Marketmind: October market fillip as govt stays open
Environment|News|Political

Montana is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that favored youth plaintiffs

The office of Montana's Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling in which a judge said state agencies aren't doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming

Montana is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that favored youth plaintiffs
News

Republican US Rep. Matt Gaetz moves to oust McCarthy as speaker

Hardline Republican U.S.

Republican US Rep. Matt Gaetz moves to oust McCarthy as speaker
News

Gaetz says he will move this week to oust McCarthy as US House speaker

Hardline Republican U.S.

Gaetz says he will move this week to oust McCarthy as US House speaker
News|Political

The Army is launching a sweeping overhaul of its recruiting to reverse enlistment shortfalls

The Army is launching a sweeping overhaul of its recruiting to focus more on young people who've spent time in college or are job hunting early in their careers

The Army is launching a sweeping overhaul of its recruiting to reverse enlistment shortfalls
Business|News|Political|World

A government shutdown in Nigeria has been averted after unions suspended a labor strike

Nigerian government workers are continuing their work after last-minute efforts by authorities averted a nationwide strike to protest growing hardship which could have shut down government services in Africa’s most populous country

A government shutdown in Nigeria has been averted after unions suspended a labor strike
News

Kevin McCarthy ousted by US House Republicans in historic vote

A handful of Republicans in the U.S.

Kevin McCarthy ousted by US House Republicans in historic vote
News|Political

Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history

Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader
Business

US Treasury's Yellen is 'very optimistic' about outlook for US economy

U.S.

US Treasury's Yellen is 'very optimistic' about outlook for US economy
Education|News|Political|Technology

That blaring noise you heard? It was a test of the federal government's emergency alert system

If your cellphone was on at 2:20 p.m. Eastern time you should have heard a loud noise and seen a message flash across your screen

That blaring noise you heard? It was a test of the federal government's emergency alert system
News|Political

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here's what's next

The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after the success of a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here's what's next
News

US passenger railroad Amtrak high-speed Acela program facing new delays

U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak's $2.3 billion plan to replace its high-speed Acela train cars is more than three years behind schedule and faces more likely

US passenger railroad Amtrak high-speed Acela program facing new delays
Business

Marketmind: Bond steamroller flattens all

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The eye-watering surge in long-term U.S. government borrowing costs continues to pummel world markets everywhere as investors fear 30

Marketmind: Bond steamroller flattens all
News|Political|World

30 years ago, the Kremlin crushed a parliamentary uprising, leading to strong presidential rule

Three decades ago, the world held its breath as tanks blasted the Russian parliament building in central Moscow while the Kremlin moved to flush out rebellious lawmakers in a crisis that shaped the country’s post-Soviet history

30 years ago, the Kremlin crushed a parliamentary uprising, leading to strong presidential rule
Health

Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them

The once-critical white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out

Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them
Business

US government shutdown possible later this year but no impact on rating - Fitch

Credit rating agency Fitch said on Wednesday the ousting of U.S.

US government shutdown possible later this year but no impact on rating - Fitch
Business

US Commerce head hopes to make first chips funding awards this fall

U.S.

US Commerce head hopes to make first chips funding awards this fall
Economy

Canada's grocery chains pledge to help cut food prices, govt says

The Canadian government, under political pressure to tackle high inflation, said on Thursday the country's five major grocery chains had made an initial commitment to help stabilise

Canada's grocery chains pledge to help cut food prices, govt says
Business|News|Political|World

Ivory Coast's president removes the prime minister and dissolves the government in a major reshuffle

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has removed the country’s prime minister and dissolved the government, according to a senior public official

Ivory Coast's president removes the prime minister and dissolves the government in a major reshuffle
News|Political|World

German conservative opposition wins 2 state elections, with far-right making gains

Projections show Germany’s center-right opposition winning two state elections at the halfway mark of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular national government, and a far-right party that has been riding high in national polls making gains

German conservative opposition wins 2 state elections, with far-right making gains
World

Netanyahu coalition partners green-light possible emergency government

All partners in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition approved on Tuesday a proposed expansion of the government to include politicians now in the opposition, a

Netanyahu coalition partners green-light possible emergency government

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