Tag: Government and politics

Justice Department to review how best to fight hate crimes

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday ordered a review of how the Justice Department can best deploy its resources to combat hate...

Student loan relief extended to some privately held loans

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The federal government’s pause on student loan payments is being extended to more than 1 million borrowers who have defaulted on student loans that...

Brazil leader names new top diplomat amid Cabinet shake-up

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Amid a slide in his popularity, President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken up the Cabinet, including replacing Brazil's foreign minister who...

AP Sportlight

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March 31 1909 — Baseball’s National Commission rules that players who...

IRS warns of phishing scam targeting colleges, universities

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The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Tuesday about a phishing scam targeting students and staff at educational institutions who have an .edu email...

Stimulus payments headed to Social Security recipients soon

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Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries who don't normally file a tax return should expect their coronavirus relief payments soon. ...

New Mexico lawmakers reconvene to consider legalizing pot

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SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico lawmakers are responding to the call of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to try and forge an agreement...

Michigan fines barber over Capitol protest, other violations

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LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan barber who defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and reopened his shop last spring during the coronavirus pandemic was fined $9,000...

US arrests Bosnian fugitive wanted for 1994 military killing

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A former Bosnian soldier who fled custody while awaiting trial for murder in the 1994 killing of a fellow military...

Bill in Washington state would ban private immigration jail

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SEATTLE — The Washington Legislature has approved a bill aimed at shutting down one of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails. ...