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West Bank Town Becomes ‘Big Prison’ as Israel Fences It In

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Trump Says He’s Willing to Let Migrant Farm Laborers Stay in US

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US Electric Vehicle Tax Breaks Will Expire on Sept. 30

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Eyeing Arctic Dominance, Trump Bill Earmarks $8.6 Billion for US Coast Guard Icebreakers

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Trump’s Sweeping Tax-Cut and Spending Bill Wins Congressional Approval

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Americans Celebrate Their Independence With Record-Breaking Travel Numbers

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US Supreme Court to Decide Legality of Transgender School Sports Bans

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Nvidia Set to Become the World’s Most Valuable Company in History

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Poll: 41% in US ‘Extremely Proud’ to Be American, Near Historic Low

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What Does the Economy Need Now? 3 Suggestions for Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Bill

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) By Steven Pressman, Colorado State University; Melanie G. Long, The College of Wooster, and Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury Editor’s note: The Biden administration has made it clear it wants to inject more money into the U.S. economy and...

Walters: California’s Job Numbers Aren’t Good

At first glance, California’s monthly employment numbers, released last Friday, appear to indicate steady recovery from the very severe pandemic-spawned recession. California’s unemployment rate declined from 13.5% in July to 11.4% in August, reflecting a nearly 300,000 gain in employment. A closer look at the data tells another story. Much of...

Fed Sees Rates Near Zero Through 2023, Perhaps Longer

WASHINGTON — With the economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic recession, Federal Reserve policymakers signaled Wednesday that their benchmark short-term interest rate will likely remain at zero at least through 2023 and probably even longer. Fed chair Jerome Powell said at a press conference that while the economy has rebounded...

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