The president’s attempt to attack corporate profiteering comes in response to consistently poor marks from voters over his handling of the economy.
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An error in the FAFSA could lower financial aid for college students
The Education Department has failed to update critical guidelines used to calculate financial aid – an error that could result in students receiving less scholarship and grant money for college.
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Walmart pulls advertising spending from X amid concerns about hate speech
Walmart is joining the Walt Disney Co., IBM, NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast, and other companies who have decided to stop spending on X.
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Fed’s Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cuts
Powell’s remarks Friday follow comments from a raft of Fed officials this week, with most of them signaling that the Fed can afford to keep its key rate steady in the coming months.
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Maine’s decades-old shrimp fishery, a victim of climate change, to remain closed indefinitely
The industry has been in a moratorium since 2013 in large part because environmental conditions off New England are unfavorable for the cold water-loving shrimp.
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Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit court knocked down Trump’s sweeping claims that presidential immunity shields him from liability.
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Japan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as some crash details emerge
The cause of Wednesday’s crash, which occurred during a training mission, is still under investigation.
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At climate summit, world leaders say they must act on fossil fuels, war
The leaders of the 2 most carbon-polluting nations were glaringly absent.
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House expels Rep. George Santos in bipartisan vote after ethics report
A blistering House Ethics Committee report that accused the Republican of breaking federal law proved decisive.
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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93
O’Connor’s nomination in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and subsequent confirmation by the Senate ended 191 years of male exclusivity on the high court.