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Alabama Lawmakers Approve Ban on Medical Care for Transgender Youth
Alabama lawmakers voted on Thursday to criminalize medical care for transgender young people who are transitioning, adopting some of the nation’s ...
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House Passes Bill to Shore Up Postal Service, Working to Avert Insolvency
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday approved the most significant overhaul of the Postal Service in nearly two decades, seeking to address the ...
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Wealth Inequality Is the Highest Since World War II
Gross domestic product is a useful metric of a nation’s economic success, but what you’d also like to know is who reaps the benefit when it grows ...
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Democrats Renew Push to Pass Industrial Policy Bill to Counter China
WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials and Democrats in Congress are pushing to revive stalled legislation that would pour billions of ...
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Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenges to Biden’s Vaccine Mandates
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday on the legality of two initiatives at the heart of the Biden administration’s efforts to address ...
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Now TV Wants Nielsen to Measure Up
TV executives have been complaining about Nielsen for years, saying their shows have more viewers than they get credit for. They have also ...
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Republicans Block a Second Voting Rights Bill in the Senate
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation to restore parts of the landmark Voting Rights Act weakened by Supreme Court ...
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Desperate for Housing Options, Communities Turn to Ballot Initiatives
LEADVILLE, Colo. — A small-business owner in a town fueled by vacationers is an unconventional proponent for a tax hike on tourists. But Marcee ...
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Democrats Hammer Out Novel Plan to Tax Billionaires and Corporate Giants
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats rushed on Tuesday to nail down the details of a groundbreaking tax on billionaires’ wealth, part of an elaborate ...
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Business
There Is Shadow Inflation Taking Place All Around Us
Inflation has surged in 2021, with various official measurements of consumer prices rising faster than they have in years. But in a crucial ...
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