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

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Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind with audit underway

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is trying to move past questions over a $19,000 lectern that she doesn't even want to use right now

Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind with audit underway
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Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a legislative website

Misinformation targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio's fall ballot is appearing in an unusual place: the official website of the Republican-controlled state Senate

Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a legislative website
Economy

Italy to raise taxes for flat owners doing multiple short-term rentals

Italy's government plans to hike taxes on short-term rentals by people letting out more than one flat, a draft of the 2024 budget seen by Reuters showed on Saturday.

Italy to raise taxes for flat owners doing multiple short-term rentals
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New Speaker Mike Johnson holds favor with conservatives. Can he unite the GOP where others failed?

New House Speaker Mike Johnson has inherited many of the same problems that bedeviled Republican leaders with far more experience

New Speaker Mike Johnson holds favor with conservatives. Can he unite the GOP where others failed?
World

Israel's Mobileye CEO urges that Netanyahu be replaced immediately

The head of self-driving auto technologies firm Mobileye and one of Israel's leading businessmen, Amnon Shashua, on Sunday urged the immediate ouster of Prime Minister Benjamin

Israel's Mobileye CEO urges that Netanyahu be replaced immediately
Business|Economy|News|World

China holds major financial conference as leaders maneuver to get slowing economy back on track

China’s leaders are expected to search for ways to mend the country's fractured property market, create jobs for millions of unemployed youths and spur faster growth in a meeting that reportedly began Monday in Beijing

China holds major financial conference as leaders maneuver to get slowing economy back on track
Business|News|Political|Technology

Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns

President Joe Biden has signed a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence

Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns
Entertainment|News|Political

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki writes about her years in government in 'Say More'

Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has a two-book deal with Scribner, starting with a book reflecting on her years in government

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki writes about her years in government in 'Say More'
News

White House to share ransomware data with allies -source

The White House is working to finalize as soon as Tuesday a new policy outlining how governments should respond to ransomware attacks,

White House to share ransomware data with allies -source
Economy

South Korea economic growth to exceed potential rate in 2024, Yoon says

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday the economy in 2024 would exceed the potential growth rate after picking up pace in the second half of 2023, and pledged closer

South Korea economic growth to exceed potential rate in 2024, Yoon says
News|Political|World

Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to Israel

The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas

Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to Israel
Business|News|Political

North Carolina's top elevator official says he'll no longer include his portrait in every lift

More elevator riders in North Carolina soon won't see the eyes of the state labor commissioner staring back at them

North Carolina's top elevator official says he'll no longer include his portrait in every lift
News|Political|World

Australia cannot strip citizenship from man over his terrorism convictions, top court says

Australia’s highest court has overturned a government decision to strip citizenship from a man convicted of terrorism

Australia cannot strip citizenship from man over his terrorism convictions, top court says
News|Political

The mayors of five big cities seek a meeting with Biden about how to better manage arriving migrants

The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about the migrants arriving in their cities

The mayors of five big cities seek a meeting with Biden about how to better manage arriving migrants
News|Political|World

Brazil to militarize key airports, ports and borders in a crackdown on organized crime

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some of the country's most important airports, ports and along its international borders to tackle organized crime

Brazil to militarize key airports, ports and borders in a crackdown on organized crime
World

Honduran lawmakers elect interim prosecutor, opposition cries foul

Ruling party lawmakers in Honduras elected an interim attorney general on Wednesday, but opposition legislators accused the allies of leftist President

Honduran lawmakers elect interim prosecutor, opposition cries foul
Business|Environment|News|Political|World

Panama's Assembly looks to revoke contract for Canadian mining company after public outcry

Panama's government has nearly approved a new bill revoking a controversial mining contract

Panama's Assembly looks to revoke contract for Canadian mining company after public outcry
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Maine considers closing loophole that allows foreign government spending on referendums

Maine is the latest state to consider closing an election law loophole to stop foreign government spending on referendums

Maine considers closing loophole that allows foreign government spending on referendums
Business|News|Political

Biden administration awards $653 million in grants for 41 projects to upgrade ports

The Transportation Department is awarding $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States

Biden administration awards $653 million in grants for 41 projects to upgrade ports
Political

AP Election Brief | What to expect in New Jersey's general election

Every seat in the New Jersey Legislature is up for grabs in Tuesday’s general election

AP Election Brief | What to expect in New Jersey's general election
Political

AP Election Brief | What to expect in New York's general election

New York voters will decide of a variety of races and ballot questions in Tuesday's general election

AP Election Brief | What to expect in New York's general election
Business

US Department of Transport approves JetBlue, A4A complaint against Dutch

The U.S. government has approved a complaint brought against the Netherlands and European Union by Jet Blue and industry group A4A over landing slots at Amsterdam's Schiphol

US Department of Transport approves JetBlue, A4A complaint against Dutch
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Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden

New House Speaker Mike Johnson is showing what hardball partisan tactics might come next

Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden
Education|News|Political

Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations

Survivors of government-backed Native American boarding schools and their descendants have shared their experiences as U.S. officials made a final stop in Montana on their yearlong tour to confront the institutions that regularly abused students to assimilate them into white society

Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations
Business|News|Political|World

Singapore's prime minister plans to step down and hand over to his deputy before the 2025 election

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he plans to bow out and hand over power to his deputy Lawrence Wong next year before the 2025 general election

Singapore's prime minister plans to step down and hand over to his deputy before the 2025 election

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