United States
U.S. health laws don’t always protect abortion information, but new bills could fill the gaps
A journalist reports near a crowd of abortion-rights activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Court announced a ruling in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization case on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Nathan Howard | Getty Images The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month raised […]
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Blinken raises concerns with China’s Wang Yi over Russia alignment
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about US policy towards China during an event hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute at George Washington University in Washington, DC, on May 26, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in […]
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Railroad bottleneck at nation’s busiest West Coast ports reaches inflection point
A Union Pacific freight train carries goods east near Palm Springs, California, a key link in the roadways and railways that connect the southern California metropolitan areas, as well as the busiest port complex in the nation, with the rest of the U.S. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Rail congestion from […]
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U.S. mulls fresh bid to restrict chipmaking tools for China’s SMIC
The Biden administration is considering new targeted restrictions on shipments of chipmaking tools to China, seeking to hamstring advances by China’s largest chipmaker, SMIC, without slowing the flow of chips into the global economy, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Commerce Department, which oversees export policy, is actively discussing the possibility of […]
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Biden to sign executive order to help safeguard access to abortion, contraception
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks after the the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women’s Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order […]
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How are rising costs impacting your household? Here’s how to calculate your personal inflation rate
Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images It’s likely no surprise to hear that prices have been rising across the U.S. economy, whether at the grocery store or the gas pump. But just how much have your personal household costs increased, and how does that stack up against the average American’s? Calculating your personal inflation rate […]
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Goldman slashes GDP forecast for the second quarter to just barely above water
A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. logo hangs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amid heightened concerns that a recession is looming, Goldman Sachs economists expect that the U.S. economy barely grew in the second quarter. The […]
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Gasoline futures are dropping, which could mean more relief at the pump
Brie Olootu pumps gas at an Exxon Mobil gas station on June 09, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Gas prices are breaching record highs as demand increases and supply fails to keep up. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Prices at the pump have retreated from June’s never-before-seen levels but remain stubbornly high. Some relief could be […]
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WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russian court
US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 7, 2022. Kirill Kudryavtsev | AFP | Getty Images American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Moscow court Thursday, her lawyers said, leaving her facing the prospect of up to 10 years in prison […]
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U.S. House panel asks gunmakers to testify amid mass shootings
Representative Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat from New York and chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, speaks during a hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Oct. 28, 2021. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. House Oversight Committee has asked the chief executives of three gunmakers to testify on July 20 […]
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