A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled post-pandemic summer plans for would-be travelers around the world.
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Pregnancy-associated deaths in U.S. more than doubled over 2 decades
Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers.
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A Texas man who went missing as a teen in 2015 has been found alive, his family and police say
Police say a Texas man who went missing as a teenager in 2015 after last being seen walking his dogs in Houston has been found alive
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Wall Street tacks a bit more to its big run for the first half of the year
Tesla was the strongest force lifting the S&P 500 upward after the market heavyweight climbed 6.9%.
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Businesses brace for attack on diversity initiatives after Supreme Court dismantles affirmative action
While the decision doesn’t detail new rules for employers, businesses are watching carefully to see how and if the legal landscape shifts.
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Israel launches most intense military operation in West Bank in years
The crackdown was reminiscent of Israeli military tactics during the second Palestinian uprising in the early 2000s and came at a time of growing domestic pressure for a tough response to recent attacks on Israeli settlers.
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Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere
Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new curfews on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as a trendsetter.
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Civil rights group, spurred by affirmative action ruling, challenges Harvard over legacy admissions
A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.
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10 states plan to sue EPA over standards for residential wood-burning stoves
State officials say that the EPA’s standards aren’t good enough and that the agency’s testing and certification program is so ineffective that it has failed to ensure even those standards.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making a long-awaited trip to China this week
Yellen, who has called the notion of an economic decoupling from China ‘disastrous,’ has frequently said in the past year that she would like to visit China.