The election-season bill has dim odds of passage in the House and virtually no hope in the Senate.
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U.S. Census data shows a nation changed by COVID-19
The number of people working from home tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spend more than a third of their income on rent went up.
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London mourners brave 9-hour wait to say goodbye to queen
Thousands of mourners are waiting in line to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state at Westminster Hall.
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Florida’s DeSantis defends sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Critics blast ‘inhumane’ stunt.
The flights were billed as part of a new program to ‘remove’ illegal immigrants from Florida, but a Massachusetts lawmaker said 1 of the flights originated in Texas.
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Jan. 6 rioter who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt gets jail term
Robert Keith Packer ‘attacked the very government that gave him the freedom to express those beliefs, no matter how abhorrent or evil they may be,’ the prosecutor said of the anti-Semitic messages he wore.
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Alabama hasn’t compensated survivor of 1963 church bombing that killed 4 Black girls
Nothing has been done despite the efforts of attorneys representing Rudolph, leaving unresolved the question of payment even though victims of other attacks, including 9/11, were compensated.
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Texas governor sends 2 busloads of migrants near VP Harris’ residence
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants out of Texas to cities with Democratic mayors as part of a political strategy this year.
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Fewer Americans filed for jobless benefits again last week
In Maine, the number of initial unemployment claims last week increased slightly over the previous week’s total.
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Mortgage rates hit 6% for first time since 2008 housing crash
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate rose to 6.02% from 5.89% last week.
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Putin’s options get narrower after Ukraine scores battlefield rout
Humiliated by lightning Ukrainian gains on the battlefield, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces narrowing options as he seeks to turn the tide in his struggling nearly seven-month-old invasion. Criticism in Russia of the sudden retreat in the northeast Kharkiv region over the last week has spread from nationalist bloggers to mainstream political figures. But its […]