GOP Blocks Bill To Keep Government Going; New Try Ahead
Written by LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Republican senators blocked a bill to keep the government...
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Where Women Took Shelter From Abuse, Taliban Now in Control
Written by KATHY GANNON When the Taliban seized power, the operator of the only women’s shelter in a northern Afghan city ran away. Left abandoned were 20 women who had fled a variety of domestic horrors, some abused by husbands...
Read MoreIn R. Kelly Verdict, Black Women See Long-Overdue Justice
Written by DEEPTI HAJELA For years, decades even, allegations swirled that R&B superstar R. Kelly was abusing young women and girls, with seeming impunity. They were mostly young Black women. And Black girls. And that, say...
Read MoreJan. 6 Trials Slowed by Mounting Evidence in US Capitol Riot
Written by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST In the nearly nine months since Jan. 6, federal agents have tracked down and arrested more than 600 people across the United States believed to have joined in the riot at...
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Fidelity to Hire 1,500 More at Company’s North Carolina Hub
Financial services giant Fidelity announced on Monday that it will create more than 1,500...
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After Close Vote, Germany on Tricky Path to Form Government
Written by GEIR MOULSON The party that narrowly beat outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s...
Read MoreSmall Islands Caught Between Tourism Economy, Climate Change
Written by MALLIKA SEN Come visit the Maldives, its president entreated the world at this year’s United Nations General Assembly, moments before switching to an impassioned plea for help combating climate change. The adjacent...
Read MoreBiden, Congress Face Big Week for Agenda, Government Funding
Written by HOPE YEN and LISA MASCARO It’s a consequential week for President Joe Biden’s agenda, as Democratic leaders delicately trim back his $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” package to win over remaining lawmakers and work...
Read MoreUN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, Figuring Out How To Interact
Written by AYA BATRAWY It’s been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar kameezes descended on the Afghan capital and cemented their...
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NC House Leader: Chamber Committed to Records Bill Agreement
The North Carolina House is committed to trying to work with the Senate to approve legislation...
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