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Top economists call on world leaders to set up an international panel on inequality

Top economists call on world leaders to set up an international panel on inequality

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of top economists and other experts, including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, called on Friday for the world to set up an independent internat...

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Los Angeles City Council opposes Dodger Stadium gondola project

Los Angeles City Council opposes Dodger Stadium gondola project

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal to build a gondola from downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium hit some turbulence this week when the City Council voted overwhelmingly to urge transportation officia...

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Head Start centers face challenges despite end of government shutdown

Head Start centers face challenges despite end of government shutdown

Vital federal funding is on the way for Head Start centers that were thrown into crisis by the government shutdown, but it could take time before some children who rely on the federal program can ...

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South Korean workers return to Georgia after Hyundai immigration raid

South Korean workers return to Georgia after Hyundai immigration raid

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two months after 300 South Korean nationals were detained and left the U.S. following in an immigration raid at Hyundai’s electric vehicle manufacturing site in Georgia, some ...

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Trump pardons British billionaire Joe Lewis

Trump pardons British billionaire Joe Lewis

WASHINGTON (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, was pardoned by President Donald Trump more than a year after he was fined $5 million af...

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Luigi Mangione still waiting for laptop in jail as hearing nears

Luigi Mangione still waiting for laptop in jail as hearing nears

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione is still waiting to log in. Months after a judge said he could have a laptop in jail to review evidence, lawyers for the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO ...

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