Six days before the midterm elections, President Biden is imploring voters to save American democracy.
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USDA says more than $200 million will help meat processors expand
The Agriculture Department has announced more than $223 million in grants and loans to help small- and mid-sized meat processing plants.
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Trump lawyers who fought election results saw Justice Thomas as key
In emails, one lawyer suggested that an appeal to Clarence Thomas, as the justice who handles emergency appeals from Georgia, could ‘end up being the key here.’
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With Bolsonaro tamed in defeat, Brazil steps back from brink
The military has taken on an ample role under President Jair Bolsonaro, but has remained silent in the month since the first round of the election, a sign it is likely distancing itself from the ex-army captain.
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CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10 billion
The big question now is how their money will be used and whether it will make a difference in fighting an addiction crisis that has only intensified.
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Ethiopian government, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years
The war in Africa’s second-most populous country, which marks two years on Friday, has seen abuses documented on both sides, with millions of people displaced.
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People banned from Twitter won’t be restored for weeks, Musk says
Elon Musk says Twitter will not allow anyone who has been kicked off the site to return until it sets up procedures on how to do that — a process that will take at least a few weeks.
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Fed unleashes another big interest rate hike but hints at a pullback
It is the central bank’s 6th rate hike this year – a streak that has made mortgages and other consumer and business loans increasingly expensive and heightened the risk of a recession.
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Liz Cheney says ‘we have to walk away from politics as usual’ as she stumps for Democrats
Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, a well-known critic of former President Donald Trump, endorsed Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin late last month in her first formal endorsement of a Democrat for office.
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Twenty-one additional graves found in search for Tulsa Massacre victims
The massacre wiped out generational wealth, and victims were never compensated, but a pending lawsuit seeks reparations for the three remaining known survivors.