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Trump picks Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor Department
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon to lead the Labor Department. She was ...
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For the first time ever, Taliban reps were invited to the big U.N. climate conference
Since the Taliban took power 2021, Afghanistan has not been invited to big climate conferences. And money for projects ...
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Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death has resurfaced in Europe after elaborate plot
Wisconsin authorities say they have not yet issued a warrant for Ryan Borgwardt, who is believed to be somewhere in Eastern ...
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With clock ticking, Trump transition is so far skipping background checks and briefings
FBI background checks and ethics agreements are a standard part of vetting cabinet nominees. But, so far, the Trump ...
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Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary
Scott Bessent, the little-known Wall Street investor who became one of President-elect Donald Trump's top economic advisers, ...
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Missed deadline to spend federal funds means homeless students will lose out on services
States had until the end of September to distribute federal rescue funds to school districts to help students struggling with ...
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University of Texas, MIT and others announce free tuition for some undergraduates
Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose ...
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Jonathan Majors and ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari settle assault and defamation case
In a civil lawsuit this spring, the actor's former girlfriend alleged a "pattern of pervasive domestic abuse" in addition to ...
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6 tourists in Laos have died after drinking tainted alcohol
Tourists from the U.S., Australia, Denmark and the U.K. have died. A tourism police officer said a "number of people" had ...
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E. coli and listeria have forced multiple large food recalls. Here’s what to know
Deli meats, carrots and fast food onions are some of the products that were recently recalled across the U.S. Experts say ...
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'Gladiator II' and 'Wicked' are lavish spectacles — but are they another Barbenheimer?
Wicked offers a gravity-defying origin story for the Wicked Witch of the West, while Gladiator II revisits the violence of ...
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Searching for tiny dung beetles that clean the vast forest floor
The efforts of these insects allow them to break down large amounts of animal waste, return nutrients to the soil, eliminate ...