Tag: United States government
51 West Points cadets caught cheating must repeat a year
<p>Most of the 73 West Point cadets accused in the biggest cheating scandal in decades at the U.S. Military Academy are being required to...
‘Hillbilly’ to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. Vance has already shown he's got what it takes to be a U.S. senator.
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Senate Democrats urge Biden to deny funds for Brazil Amazon
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful...
GOP leaders diverge on Trump, putting party in limbo
WASHINGTON — One by one, the Republican leaders of Congress have made the trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump.
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LSU reeling amid protracted reviews of sexual assault cases
<p>When LSU's football team emerges from the north end zone tunnel in 102,000-seat Tiger Stadium for its traditional spring scrimmage on Saturday, players will...
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
Safety groups, unions urge US to fix recalled gov’t vehicles
<p>DETROIT — More than a dozen consumer groups and three federal employee unions are asking the U.S. government to stop using vehicles in its...
EXPLAINER: Charmed by Madoff, SEC later tightened its rules
WASHINGTON — Until Bernie Madoff’s scheme came crashing down and the biggest Ponzi scheme in Wall Street’s history came to light, he appeared as...
Equal pay bill nears approval in House, long odds in Senate
<p>WASHINGTON — House Democrats were poised to pass legislation Thursday that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are...
A retiring Castro to bring younger face to Cuba’s communists
HAVANA — This week's Communist Party congress could be the last with a Castro at the helm of Cuba's all-powerful political institution.
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