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WASHINGTON — The "fundamentals" of the U.S. economy are solid, the White House asserted, invoking an ill-fated political declaration of ...
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Officials have begun discussing a temporary payroll tax cut as a way to arrest an economic slowdown.
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Facebook is launching a long-promised tool that lets you block the social network from gathering information about you on outside websites and apps.
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A detailed recap of five memorable moments from the Thursday night debate in Miami — leading off with the discussion of busing in America between two top contenders in the field.
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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WITH EYES ...
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The president still says U.S. consumers and businesses won't bear the cost of his trade war with China, but new data suggests otherwise.
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A look at those athletes, coaches and sports personalities we've lost in 2019.
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From immigration to gun control, Democrats covered a lot of ground in the first debate of the 2020 race.
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The event was established to commemorate the 2003 bombing of a UN headquarters in Iraq, which killed 22 people.
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Planned Parenthood said Monday it's pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump ...
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Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren offered a public apology Monday to Native Americans over her past claim to tribal heritage, ...
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With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change, Icelandic officials, activists and others bade goodbye to what once was a glacier.