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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation, according to people familiar with the matter, as several agencies work to resolve lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who say the government subjected them to lasting psychological trauma. The […]
Nearby is a plastic bowl, filled with blue dye and a few gloves. Thai officials say migrant laborers had been trying to make the gloves look new again, when Thai health authorities raided the facility in December. There are many more warehouses just like it still in operation today in Thailand — trying to cash […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An endorsement by former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race isn’t backing down rival Republicans, with one putting up millions for her campaign and another getting a seven-figure pledge from a donor. Carla Sands, Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, loaned her campaign $3 million, according to her first […]
Apple may slash the number of iPhone 13s it will make this year by up to 10m because of a shortage of computer chips amid a worldwide supply chain crunch that led the White House to warn that “there will be things that people can’t get” at Christmas. Apple was expected to produce 90m units […]
The Trump International Hotel is seen in Washington, U.S. September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s showcase hotel in Washington – a popular gathering spot for supporters and foreign dignitaries – bled millions of dollars during his time in office even as he concealed payments from foreign […]
U.S. officials have said in confidential government interviews that in Afghanistan “there was so much excess, financed by American taxpayers, that opportunities for bribery and fraud became almost limitless,” The Washington Post previously reported. Ghani’s predecessor, Hamid Karzai, has also admitted the CIA had delivered bags of cash to his office for years, calling it […]
At least 6.5 million people were cut off from federal unemployment benefits in September, but don’t expect most of them to rush back into the U.S. labor force looking for work. The U.S. probably saw somewhat faster hiring in September after a dismal 235,000 increase in new jobs in August, according to a survey of […]
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Aug 11 (Reuters) – On a warm July morning, James Terry stepped out of his home garage, where he manages his Benton Harbor, Michigan-based auto detailing business, and paused work to pick up groceries, with his 7-year-old son in tow. Instead of a grocery store, they headed to a nearby park, where […]
This past decade, Nigeria has seen several companies cater to the development and growth of software engineers and tech talent in general. It’s a space many in the Nigerian ecosystem like to think is budding yet overcrowded. So when Chika Nwobi started Decagon in 2018, the perception was generally “here comes another tech talent accelerator.” […]