Today: September 21, 2024
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Breakneck US job growth was bound to slow down, Biden adviser says

U.S. job growth had been moving at breakneck speed and it was bound to slow down, White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein said on Friday after U.S. employment figures

Breakneck US job growth was bound to slow down, Biden adviser says
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Sexual harassment accusations down Brazil's human rights minister

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday fired Human Rights Minister Silvio Almeida following accusations that he sexually harassed several

Sexual harassment accusations down Brazil's human rights minister
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Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers set to clash in NFL’s first foray into South America

Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers set to clash in NFL’s first foray into South America

Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers set to clash in NFL’s first foray into South America
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Team USA star Oksana Masters tells CNN she was made to cover up Ukrainian heart sticker on helmet at the Paralympics

Team USA star Oksana Masters tells CNN she was made to cover up Ukrainian heart sticker on helmet at the Paralympics

Team USA star Oksana Masters tells CNN she was made to cover up Ukrainian heart sticker on helmet at the Paralympics
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American swimmer Ali Truwit wins silver medal 16 months after losing her leg in a shark attack

American swimmer Ali Truwit wins silver medal 16 months after losing her leg in a shark attack

American swimmer Ali Truwit wins silver medal 16 months after losing her leg in a shark attack
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Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says

Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico

Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
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Jamaica's female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through women-led cash voucher program

More than two months after Hurricane Beryl, the strongest July Atlantic hurricane on record, some farmers in Jamaica are still unable to restore their crops and repair their homes

Jamaica's female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through women-led cash voucher program
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Italy turns to Vietnam, Mexico for auto part exports to counter German weakness

Italy is looking to Mexico and Vietnam as it seeks alternative export markets for its production of automotive components, in anticipation of weaker demand from Germany

Italy turns to Vietnam, Mexico for auto part exports to counter German weakness
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Colombia reaches deal with truckers to suspend road blockades

Colombia's government on Friday reached a deal with truckers to suspend a protest over a rise in diesel prices after road blockades threatened to cause food and fuel shortages in the

Colombia reaches deal with truckers to suspend road blockades
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What to expect in New Hampshire's state primaries

New Hampshire is among the smallest states in the country, but its state primaries have enough intrigue to fill a much larger state

What to expect in New Hampshire's state primaries
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How to talk with kids about school shootings and other traumatic events

The U.S. is dealing with another school shooting: Two students and two teachers were killed at a school in Georgia

How to talk with kids about school shootings and other traumatic events
Americas|Economy

Argentina analysts cut 2024 inflation forecast to nearly 123%

Argentina's monthly inflation rate stood at 3.9% in August and is expected to close the year at an annualized rate of nearly 123%, according to analysts surveyed by the

Argentina analysts cut 2024 inflation forecast to nearly 123%
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Persistent power outages in Puerto Rico spark outrage as officials demand answers

A growing number of government officials in Puerto Rico are demanding answers from two private electric companies as the U.S. territory struggles with persistent power outages

Persistent power outages in Puerto Rico spark outrage as officials demand answers
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US calls for renewing Haiti security mission mandate

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US calls for renewing Haiti security mission mandate
Americas|Crime|Environment

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon, which is illegal

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation
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Georgia teachers pressed new panic buttons during shooting, alerting police

Teachers at the Georgia high school, where a shooter killed four people on Wednesday, pressed wearable panic buttons -- in use just one week -- to alert law enforcement

Georgia teachers pressed new panic buttons during shooting, alerting police
Americas|Education|News|Opinion

Trump says US colleges could lose accreditation over 'antisemitic propaganda' if he's elected

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Jewish donors on Thursday that U.S. universities would lose accreditation and federal support over what he

Trump says US colleges could lose accreditation over 'antisemitic propaganda' if he's elected
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New Mexico starts building an abortion clinic to serve neighboring states, train medical students

Construction is getting underway on a state-funded reproductive health and abortion clinic in southern New Mexico that will cater to local residents and people who travel from neighboring states such as Texas and Oklahoma with major restrictions on abortion

New Mexico starts building an abortion clinic to serve neighboring states, train medical students
Americas|Election|News

The Navy secretary broke the law by voicing his views on Trump and Biden, a watchdog says

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel says Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro broke the law by publicly endorsing the reelection of President Joe Biden and criticizing former President Donald Trump in several statements he made while on official duty overseas

The Navy secretary broke the law by voicing his views on Trump and Biden, a watchdog says
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Brazil posts lower-than-expected trade surplus in August

Brazil posted a trade surplus of $4.828 billion in August, government data showed on Thursday, down nearly 50% from a year earlier and below market estimates of a $6.1 billion

Brazil posts lower-than-expected trade surplus in August
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Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the government’s commitment to a multinational mission deployed to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for the organization of long-awaited general elections

Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence
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Mexico bank regulator approves details of stock market reform

The board of Mexican bank regulator CNBV on Thursday approved the terms of a stock market reform passed last year, Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio, who spearheaded the

Mexico bank regulator approves details of stock market reform
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Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV

The U.S. government has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds

Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV
Americas|News|Political

Venezuela's Machado calls on the international community to step up the pressure on Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is vowing to keep the pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to leave office in January

Venezuela's Machado calls on the international community to step up the pressure on Maduro
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Melania Trump promotes upcoming memoir in new video: ‘I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts’

Melania Trump promotes upcoming memoir in new video: ‘I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts’

Melania Trump promotes upcoming memoir in new video: ‘I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts’

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