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Updated Dec. 27, 2023 11:31 pm ET MEXICO CITY—Top Biden administration officials huddled in urgent talks with Mexico’s president Wednesday on ways to slow the record pace of illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border, just as congressional negotiators raced to reach a deal to tighten America’s immigration laws.
DETROIT (AP) — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to reduce carbon emissions and save on fuel. But so far, while EV sales are growing, their pace is falling well short of the industry’s ambitious timetable for transitioning […]
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This weekly round-up brings you the latest stories from the world of economics and finance. Top economy stories: Banks predict slower growth for global economy in 2024; Japan’s economy contracts more than expected; US unemployment claims at highest level in three months. 1. Global economic growth will slow in 2024, say banks Global economic growth […]
U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and Portugal’s Infrastructure Minister Pedro Nuno Santos (not pictured) visit the Terminal XXI at the port of Sines, Portugal February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
WASHINGTON — Billions of dollars being spent by the federal government to arm Ukraine and replenish U.S. military stockpiles have been slow to translate into a significant number . . .
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses a news conference during a G20 finance ministers’ and Central Bank governors’ meeting at Gandhinagar, India, July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
Health risks due to high lead levels in drinking water in a majority Black and impoverished Michigan city were not taken quickly to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leadership, according to a report released Thursday. The EPA Office of Inspector General said staff monitoring the state’s response to lead levels and compliance in Benton Harbor failed […]
Published Aug. 5, 2023 3:42 p.m. ET Retired coal miner James Bounds, who has pneumoconiosis, more commonly known as “black lung,” poses for a photo at his home in Oak Hill, W.Va., Thursday, July, 13, 2023. Bounds said nothing can be done to reverse the debilitating illness he was diagnosed with at 37 in 1984. […]
Since the nationwide protests over social injustice in 2020, orchestras have accelerated efforts to promote inclusivity. They have programmed more works by women and people of color, trying to broaden their appeal beyond a canon of music traditionally dominated by white, male composers. And they have hired more staff members from underrepresented groups (people of […]