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Biden urges Senate Dems to rally behind $1.9T virus bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to rally ... Read more
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Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open ... Read more
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In oil-rich Iraq, a few women buck norms, take rig site jobs
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BASRA, Iraq (AP) — It’s nearly dawn and Zainab Amjad has been up ... Read more
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US consumers rebound to boost spending 2.4% as income jumps
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bouncing back from months of retrenchment, America’s consumers stepped ... Read more
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COVID-19 bill must drop minimum wage hike, arbiter decides
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian dealt a potentially lethal blow Thursday to ... Read more
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US jobless claims at 730K, still high but fewest in 3 months
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply ... Read more
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Biden orders a review of US supply chains for vital goods
By JOSH BOAK and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order ... Read more
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The Latest: Tennessee probe finds wasted vaccines
By The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than 2,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Tennessee’s most populous ... Read more
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Fed’s Powell: Recovery incomplete, high inflation unlikely
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored ... Read more