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White House: No need for tensions if Pelosi visits Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no reason for China and the U.S. “to come to blows" should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
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Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a slimmed-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change...
Read moreUnder fire, US officials say monkeypox can still be stopped
WASHINGTON (AP) — The country’s monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers...
Read moreIsolation complication? US finds it’s hard to shun Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration likes to say Russia has become isolated internationally because of its invasion of Ukraine. Yet...
Read moreAbortion foes downplay complex post-Roe v. Wade realities
WASHINGTON (AP) — When a 10-year-old Ohio girl traveled to Indiana last month to end a pregnancy forced onto her...
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US not yet in recession and 4 other takeaways from the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerome Powell delivered a tough message at the start of a news conference Wednesday: Inflation is way too high,...
Read moreKim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in...
Read moreFewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but the previous week's number was revised upward significantly,...
Read moreBiden, Xi holding fifth talk of their presidencies Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was speaking Thursday morning with China's Xi Jinping, the fifth conversation of their presidencies,...
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Fed set to impose another big rate hike to fight inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — With inflation at a four-decade high, the job market strong and consumers still spending, the Federal Reserve is under pressure to...
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