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The Washington Post: Biden warns U.S. faces powerful threat from anti-democratic forces
PHILADELPHIA — President Biden delivered a forceful address Thursday on what he called a dangerous assault on American democracy, warning that “too much of what’s happening in our country today is not normal” as “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.” Biden’s speech, outside Philadelphia’s […]
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The Washington Post: Labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, a bright spot in the economy
Twenty consecutive months of sustained job growth more than recovered the millions of jobs lost during the pandemic, although hiring slowed in August. The U.S. labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, hitting a 20-month streak in strong job growth that’s powering an economy through ominously high inflation. The unemployment rate ticked up […]
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The Washington Post: Democrat Mary Peltola wins special election in Alaska, defeating Palin
Democrat Mary Peltola has won a special election for the U.S. House in Alaska, defeating Republican Sarah Palin and becoming the first Alaska Native to win a seat in Congress as well as the first woman to clinch the state’s at-large district. Peltola’s win flips a seat that had long been in Republican hands. […]
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Chicago Tribune: Chicago becomes latest stop for migrants bused from Texas by Gov. Abbott.
Seventy-five migrants who arrived in Texas were dropped off at Chicago’s Union Station on Wednesday night, officials said. Ryan Johnson, a representative for Mayor Lori Lightfoot, confirmed the information. “Chicago is a welcoming city and as such has collaborated across various departments and agencies to ensure we greeted them with dignity and respect,” […]
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