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Nation & World

Published
July 6, 2022

Biden in Ohio spotlights effort to rescue union pensions

President Biden has used an Ohio visit to showcase federal action aimed at shoring up pensions for millions of workers.
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July 6, 2022

More flexibility proposed for student debt forgiveness

New rules proposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday would make it easier for borrowers to get their federal student debt forgiven through several existing programs.
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July 6, 2022

Some states, including Maine, move to protect abortion from prosecutions elsewhere

Gov. Janet Mills said she will 'stand in the way of any effort to undermine, rollback, or outright eliminate the right to safe and legal abortion in Maine.'
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July 6, 2022

New report details missed chances to stop Uvalde shooting

A new report on the Uvalde elementary school massacre in Texas says a police officer had a chance to open fire on the gunman but missed it while waiting for permission to shoot.
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July 6, 2022

U.S. job openings slip, but employment landscape remains solid

U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in May as the economy has shown signs of weakening, though the overall demand for workers remained strong

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July 6, 2022

Fed: Sharply higher rates may be needed to quell inflation

Federal Reserve officials were concerned at their meeting last month that consumers were starting to anticipate higher inflation, and they signaled that much higher interest rates could be needed to restrain it.
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July 6, 2022

Granholm, actor Robert Downey Jr. boost clean energy jobs

The Energy Department is teaming with actor Robert Downey Jr. to recruit up to 1,000 new workers focused on climate change and clean energy.
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July 6, 2022

UN report finds 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021

That was before the Ukraine war, which has sparked increases in the cost of grain, fertilizer and energy, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.
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July 6, 2022

The next frontier for drones: Letting them fly out of sight

For years, there’s been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight.
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July 6, 2022

U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer’s COVID pill

The Food and Drug Administration said pharmacists can begin screening patients to see if they are eligible for Paxlovid and then prescribe the medication, which has been shown to curb the worst effects of COVID-19.