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Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday

WASHINGTON -- Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday after its latest policy meeting ended:Recent indicators suggest that…

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New Jersey voters are set to pick a successor to late congressman in special election

TRENTON, N.J. -- Voters in northern New Jersey are set to settle a special U.S. House election to fill the…

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Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders ordered…

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G20 nations agree to join efforts to fight disinformation and set AI guidelines

SAO PAULO -- SAO PAULO (AP) — Group of 20 leaders agreed Friday to join efforts to fight disinformation and…

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Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’

VENICE, Italy -- Filmmaker Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies and family separation in the…

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Govt plans whitetopping technology to rehabilitate worn out national highways

New Delhi: The ministry of road transport and highways (Morth) is planning to introduce new ‘policy’ to relay national highways…

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China accuses Canada of protectionism over 100% tariffs on electric vehicles

BEIJING -- China on Tuesday accused Canada of protectionism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government imposed a 100% tariff on…

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Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs

WASHINGTON -- The high cost of caring for children and the elderly has forced women out of the workforce, devastated…

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Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concern

MIAMI -- Roberto Garcia crossed the border from Mexico in 2009 looking for a better life. For the past eight…

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Price instability rocks Ethiopia as it reels from foreign exchange rate reforms

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The prices on the menu have been erased at a small hotel in a suburb of…

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Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Bernie Moreno faults rival for distancing himself from Harris

LANCASTER, Ohio -- Republican Bernie Moreno blasted Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown as he followed his campaign bus on its…

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California lawmaker switches party, criticizes Democratic leadership

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A moderate California Democratic state lawmaker announced Thursday that she is switching to the Republican Party while…

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Hunter Biden was hired by Romanian businessman trying to ‘influence’ US agencies, prosecutors say

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was hired by a Romanian businessman accused of corruption who was trying to…

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Govt develops standard operating procedure to speed up organ transport

The Union government has finalized a uniform policy for speeding up organ transplants across that foes away with the need…

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Senior economics aide Gene Sperling is leaving the White House to work on the Harris campaign

WASHINGTON -- White House senior adviser Gene Sperling is leaving his administration position to work with Vice President Kamala Harris'…

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China has ratcheted up its effort to spur growth by cutting a key policy rate and interest on bank deposits

China has ratcheted up its effort to spur growth by cutting a key policy rate and interest on bank deposits

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Estonia’s new government is formally appointed. Its first priority is to improve state finances

HELSINKI -- Estonia’s president formally appointed the Baltic country’s new government on Monday after lawmakers gave the green light to…

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Biden and Trump accuse each other of weakening America’s foreign policy. Here are the facts

WASHINGTON -- In a relative rarity for presidential elections, both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have long…

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Delta Air Lines adopts new rules for flight attendant uniforms after Palestinian pin flap

2024-07-14 06:40:02 ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines is changing its employee uniform policy following a turbulent ride through a social…

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Powell stresses message that US job market is cooling, a possible signal of coming rate cut

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to…

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