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

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World

Mexico to discuss migrant processing centers with LatAm leaders

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will discuss the possibility of setting up centers to process migrants in an Oct. 22 meeting with other Latin

Mexico to discuss migrant processing centers with LatAm leaders
World

Netanyahu and Gantz agree to form emergency Israel government - statement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence chief and centrist opposition party leader Benny Gantz have agreed to form an emergency government, a joint statement

Netanyahu and Gantz agree to form emergency Israel government - statement
World

Republican Steve Scalise on path to US House speaker in turbulent time

Republicans in the U.S.

Republican Steve Scalise on path to US House speaker in turbulent time
Business|News|Political

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is coming -- but it won't be as big as this year's

Social Security's cost-of-living increase for 2024 will be announced Thursday

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is coming -- but it won't be as big as this year's
Business|News

Planned purchase of old Louisiana shipyard put on hold amid questions from state financing panel

Plans by the Port of South Louisiana to purchase what was once a major shipyard for construction of military vessels have been delayed

Planned purchase of old Louisiana shipyard put on hold amid questions from state financing panel
News

U.S. retirees to see 3.2% rise in annual benefits in 2024

U.S. retirees and government benefits recipients will get a 3.2% increase next year, the federal government said on Thursday, announcing its smallest annual increase in three

U.S. retirees to see 3.2% rise in annual benefits in 2024
News|Political

Sen. Menendez is accused of being an unregistered agent of Egypt's government in updated indictment

Federal prosecutors in New York City have rewritten their indictment against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife to charge them with conspiring to have him act as an agent of Egypt and Egyptian officials

Sen. Menendez is accused of being an unregistered agent of Egypt's government in updated indictment
Economy

Biden to release his supplemental funding plan next week, White House says

U.S.

Biden to release his supplemental funding plan next week, White House says
News

New York governor backs suspension of 'right to shelter' as migrant influx strains city

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is supporting the city’s effort to suspend a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to homeless people, as a large influx of migrants overwhelms the city’s shelter system

New York governor backs suspension of 'right to shelter' as migrant influx strains city
News|Political

Arkansas lawmakers OK plan to audit purchase of $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Arkansas lawmakers are delving into the unusual controversy over the purchase a $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Arkansas lawmakers OK plan to audit purchase of $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Business|News|Political|World

Japan's government asks a court to revoke the legal religious status of the Unification Church

Japan’s government has asked a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after an Education Ministry investigation concluded the group systematically manipulated its followers into donating money, sowing fear and harming their families

Japan's government asks a court to revoke the legal religious status of the Unification Church
World

US Senate majority leader Schumer to visit Israel -spokesperson

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers will travel to Israel this weekend to meet with its new unity government and discuss U.S.

US Senate majority leader Schumer to visit Israel -spokesperson
News

US Senator Menendez to be arraigned on new charges Oct. 18 -filing

U.S.

US Senator Menendez to be arraigned on new charges Oct. 18 -filing
News|Political

Hunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about President Biden, an AP-NORC poll shows

Ethical concerns are casting a shadow over President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection amid investigations into his son Hunter and a presidential impeachment inquiry

Hunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about President Biden, an AP-NORC poll shows
News|Political|World

An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous advocacy committee to Parliament has failed

Australians have resoundingly rejected a referendum proposal to create an advocacy committee to offer advice to Parliament on policies that affect Indigenous people — the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority

An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous advocacy committee to Parliament has failed
News|Political|World

Australia looks for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after referendum loss

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says his government will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee

Australia looks for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after referendum loss
Political

US Senator Menendez's arraignment on new charges moved to Oct. 23 -judge

U.S.

US Senator Menendez's arraignment on new charges moved to Oct. 23 -judge
Business

Automakers blast US plan to hike fuel efficiency rules

A group representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and nearly all other major automakers, sharply criticized the Biden administration proposal to drastically hike

Automakers blast US plan to hike fuel efficiency rules
Business|News|Political

IRS plans limited rollout of free e-file tax return system with invitations to select taxpayers

The IRS plans to invite a select group of taxpayers across 13 states to try out the agency’s pilot electronic free file tax return system, beginning this January

IRS plans limited rollout of free e-file tax return system with invitations to select taxpayers
Business|News|Political|World

Poland's voters reject their right-wing government, but many challenges lie ahead

Poland’s voters delivered a clear verdict

Poland's voters reject their right-wing government, but many challenges lie ahead
News|Political|World

Italy's far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EU

When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy’s post-war history, many in Europe worried about the prospect of the country’s democratic backsliding and resistance to European Union rules

Italy's far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EU
Health|Political

Illinois Gov. Pritzker takes his fight for abortion access national with a new self-funded group

The Illinois governor is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide

Illinois Gov. Pritzker takes his fight for abortion access national with a new self-funded group
Business|News

Thrift store chain case was no bargain for Washington attorney general; legal fees top $4.2 million

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s long-running legal case against the thrift store chain Savers Value Village turned out to be no bargain, as the state has been ordered to pay the company nearly $4.3 million in legal fees

Thrift store chain case was no bargain for Washington attorney general; legal fees top $4.2 million
News

US hydrogen tax credits touch off sparring letters from Senate Democrats

Ten Senate Democrats will ask President Joe Biden's

US hydrogen tax credits touch off sparring letters from Senate Democrats
World

US monitors India's next steps after court declined to legalize same-sex marriage

The United States was "closely monitoring follow up steps" from the Indian government after India's Supreme Court declined to legalise same-sex marriage, the U.S.

US monitors India's next steps after court declined to legalize same-sex marriage

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