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Biden’s student loan forgiveness program will cost $24 billion a year over next decade -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt will cost the government about $24 billion a year over the next 10 years, Bharat Ramamurti, dir...
Aug 26, 2022
U.S. DOJ in early stages of drafting possible antitrust suit against Apple – Politico
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc, news website Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with di...
Aug 26, 2022
U.S. Justice Department releases redacted document that led to Trump search
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released a redacted version of the affidavit it used to win court approval for the FBI's Aug. 8 search of former President Donald Trump's F...
Aug 26, 2022
U.S. ban on smoking in public housing is upheld
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a ban on smoking in federally subsidized public housing. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Department of Housing and Urba...
Aug 26, 2022
Pandemic’s impact on U.S. productivity may be a wash, research shows
By Howard Schneider JACKSON, Wyo. (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic touched off a scramble among U.S. firms and households to adapt their work lives and business models, with work-from-home arrange...
Aug 26, 2022
Up to Justice Dept to determine if national security harmed at Mar-a-Lago, Biden says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday it was up to the Justice Department to determine if national security was compromised at former president Donald Trump's Florida home, wh...
Aug 26, 2022
Pandemic may have worsened trends towards sluggish U.S. labor supply
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir JACKSON, Wyo. (Reuters) - U.S. labor markets are even more constrained than the current 3.5% unemployment rate indicates, according to new economic research that arg...
Aug 26, 2022
U.S. EPA proposes designating certain ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it will propose designating certain "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances to protect people and communities from he...
Aug 26, 2022
State Dept concludes settlements with ex-U.S. intel operatives who worked for UAE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it had concluded administrative settlements with three former U.S. intelligence operatives who worked as cyber spies for the United Arab...
Aug 26, 2022
U.S. consumer spending misses expectation in July; inflation slows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending barely rose in July, but inflation eased considerably, which could give the Federal Reserve room to scale back its aggressive interest rate increases. Con...
Aug 26, 2022
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