United Auto Workers launches a campaign to expand on labor success, with a new website where workers record their interest in joining the union.
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Conservative Supreme Court seems open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange Commission
The case is just one of several this term in which conservative and business interests are urging the court to constrict federal regulators.
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Deutsche Bank was keen to land a ‘whale’ of a client in Trump, documents at his fraud trial show
Prosecutors maintain that Donald Trump’s allegedly inflated financial statements were critical to netting his company the Deutsche Bank loans at favorable rates, saving him many millions of dollars in interest.
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Deutsche Bank was keen to land a ‘whale’ of a client in Trump, fraud trial docs show
Deutsche Bank viewed Donald Trump as a ‘whale’ of a client, wanted to land him and eagerly cultivated a relationship that grew from $13,000 worth of revenue to $6 million in two years.
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U.S. economy grew 5.2% in 3rd quarter, more than first estimated
The government’s other main gauge of economic activity – gross domestic income – rose a more moderate 1.5%.
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Indian government official plotted to kill Sikh separatist leader in New York City, U.S. says
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who is considered a terrorist by the Indian government, has advocated for the establishment of a sovereign state for Sikhs.
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Rosalynn Carter is eulogized before family and friends as husband Jimmy bears silent witness
The former first lady, who died Nov. 19 at the age of 96.
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U.S. Air Force Osprey crashes off Japan during training mission, killing at least 1 of 8 on board
The cause of the crash and the status of the 7 others on the aircraft were not immediately known.
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Last planned release of hostages in Gaza begins, as mediators aim to extend truce
Israel says it will maintain the truce if captives continue to be freed. But it also says it is committed to its other major goal – the annihilation of Hamas.
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World economy to slow next year because of inflation, high rates and war, OECD says
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development expects the world’s two biggest economies, the United States and China, to decelerate next year