Tag: Government policy
Tennessee shelter for immigrant children opened under Trump
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tennessee licensed a shelter for immigrant children a year before the state's Republican governor and U.S. Senators began expressing outrage over...
SEC says group illegally raised $2B in crypto offering
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have accused a group of people of promoting a securities offering tied to digital currency that raised over $2 billion...
Taiwan struggles with testing backlog amid largest outbreak
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Facing Taiwan’s largest outbreak of the pandemic and looking for rapid virus test kits, the mayor of the island’s capital did...
Kim vows to build N. Korea socialism amid US nuclear impasse
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed an “uncompromising struggle” against anti-socialist elements at home, state media reported Thursday,...
EU eyes Belarus sanctions targeting sectors close to leader
BRUSSELS — European Union nations sketched out plans for new sanctions Thursday against Belarus that will target economic sectors close to its authoritarian president,...
Senate confirms Wormuth as first female Army secretary
WASHINGTON — Christine Wormuth was confirmed unanimously by the Senate on Thursday to be the first female secretary of the Army.
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AP source: Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria
The Biden administration has decided it will not renew a waiver that allowed a politically connected U.S. oil company to operate in northeast Syria...
FirstEnergy fires another executive over consulting contract
CLEVELAND — A FirstEnergy senior vice president was fired Thursday for her “inaction” regarding a 2015 amendment to a “purported” consulting contract with someone...
Many wait uneasily as Biden unwinds key Trump asylum policy
SAN DIEGO — In March of 2020, Estela Lazo appeared before Immigration Judge Lee O’Connor with her two children, her muscles tensed and a...
Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps
NEW DELHI — As the coronavirus tears through India, night watchman Sagar Kumar thinks constantly about getting vaccines for himself and his family of...