The median pay package for CEOs rose to $16.3 million, up 12.6%. Meanwhile, wages and benefits netted by private-sector workers rose 4.1% through 2023.
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The first woman elected to lead Mexico faces pressing gender-related issues
Mexico’s presidential election on Sunday was a turning point in a mostly conservative nation that for more than 2 centuries has been exclusively ruled by men.
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A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
The ever-dwindling number of veterans in their late nineties and older who are coming back to remember fallen friends and their history-changing exploits are the last.
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Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex U.S. health care system
Health care delivery experts say patients in the U.S. need more help dealing with a system that is growing increasingly complex.
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California firefighters continue battling wind-driven wildfire
Crews expected to gain ground on the fire that has scorched thousands of acres 60 miles east of San Francisco.
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Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere.
Instead of fostering an agreement, the guidelines sparked a debate about the value of such pledges, particularly those governing fast-evolving technology.
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Rupert Murdoch ties the knot for the 5th time in ceremony at his California vineyard
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who is 93, has married for the fifth time
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Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
The shutdowns were in place in all but three regions of Ukraine following Saturday’s drone and missile attack on energy targets that injured at least 19 people.
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Republicans make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach
Republican allies in the petroleum industry have spent millions on ads that say President Biden’s tax credit for EV buyers will cost Americans their freedom.
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Mexico votes in an election likely to choose country’s first female president
The elections are widely seen as a referendum on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a populist who has expanded social programs but largely failed to reduce cartel violence in Mexico.