The surprise popularity of Netflix’s “Squid Game” — a horror series that offers a critique of capitalism — is creating a raft of hot new Halloween outfits. But people who hope to find costumes before October 31 may learn another lesson in capitalism: You may have to pay extra to …
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is offering Democrats a way to raise the debt limit briefly and keep the nation from tipping into default in the short term, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says a deal appears near. Though he’s led Republicans in filibustering or blocking Democrats from passing an …
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Washington — The Justice Department said Tuesday that it is reviewing an earlier decision to decline prosecution against two former FBI agents embroiled in the Larry Nassar sexual abuse cases after new information has emerged. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the newly …
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The Roth IRA was designed more than two decades ago as a way for middle-class workers to set aside money for retirement. People earning less than $95,000 at the time could sock money away, then let it grow tax-free until they retired, when they could make withdrawals without owing taxes. …
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College athletes who make millions for their schools moved one step closer to gaining the rights afforded private sector workers when the top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board said in a memo they should be treated as employees of the school. The memo issued on Wednesday by NLRB …
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Washington — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it may start raising its benchmark interest rate sometime next year, earlier than it envisioned three months ago and a sign that it’s concerned that high inflation pressures may persist. In its latest policy statement, the Fed also said it will likely …
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informed law enforcement partners they are aware of a “small number of recent online threats of violence” connected to the “Justice for J6” rally outside the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, including “online discussions encouraging violence the day before the rally.” The bulletin produced by DHS’ …
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who was once a close adviser to former President Trump, told Republicans gathered at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Thursday evening that the party must “face the realities of the 2020 election,” discredit the “extremists in our midst” and “renounce the conspiracy theories.” While …
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The following is a transcript of an interview with Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards that aired on Sunday, August 29, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” ED O’KEEFE: But we want to go now to Governor John Bel Edwards, who is at the Louisiana governor’s office of Homeland Security and Emergency …
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An R. Kelly accuser on Tuesday testified in the singer’s federal racketeering trial that she wasn’t truthful during a 2019 interview with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King, in which she defended the disgraced R&B singer as he hovered nearby. Although the woman identified herself to King by name during the …
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