EU, China Approve Investment Deal, But Concerns About Uighur Forced Labor Persist
European politicians raised concerns that the new investment deal between the European Union and China doesn’t go far enough in…
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Girl Scout Cookies Tied To Child Labor In Indonesia, Malaysia: Report
Girl Scout cookies are made with palm oil that can be traced back to child labor in Malaysia and Indonesia,…
Read More » New York State Passes Sweeping Eviction Ban
The state of New York passed a sweeping eviction ban Monday that prohibits landlords from evicting tenants for at least…
Read More »Pandemic Delays Democrats’ Plans To Expand Health Care
Democratic state leaders around the country who planned on introducing expanded health care measures such as a public option have…
Read More »Mass Vaccination Campaign Begins In Europe, Millions Of Doses To Be Distributed In First Week
European countries began administering coronavirus vaccinations Sunday as a new, more contagious strain of the virus continued to spread throughout…
Read More »Trump To Sign Order Requiring Negative Coronavirus Test For UK Travelers, CDC Says
The U.S. will require airline travelers coming from the U.K. to test negative for coronavirus before their flight, the Centers…
Read More »UK, EU Leaders Reach Historic Brexit Deal After Months Of Negotiations
The U.K. and the European Union agreed to a historic Brexit trade deal Thursday after months of tense negotiations and…
Read More »GOP Blocks Standalone $2,000 Stimulus Payments Bill, House To Vote On Proposal Monday
House Republicans blocked legislation Thursday that would have sent $2,000 in direct payments to Americans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.…
Read More »Walmart Fueled Opioid Epidemic By Filling Illegitimate Prescriptions Regularly, DOJ Lawsuit Alleges
The Department of Justice sued Walmart Tuesday alleging that the big-box retailer fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic by knowingly filling…
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Here’s Everything We Know About The New Coronavirus Strain In The UK
The U.K. informed the World Health Organization that the mutant strain of coronavirus could spread more quickly than previous strains,…
Read More » New Jobless Claims Come in Lower Than Expected
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 803,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer the…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Project Titan: Apple Developing Self-Driving Cars, Aims For Production By 2024
Apple is secretly developing a self-driving car, which the company hopes to begin production on by 2024, that could involve…
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New COVID-19 ‘Mutation’ In UK Prompts Several Countries to Ban Travel
Several European countries announced travel bans from the U.K. to combat the spread of a new, more contagious strain of…
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Boris Johnson Cancels Christmas: No Gathering, Shopping As Coronavirus Cases Rise
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new set of coronavirus-related restrictions Saturday affecting Christmas travel, gathering and shopping as…
Read More » Atlantic City Seeks To Raise $1 Million Auctioning Off Rights To Blow Up Trump Casino
The mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey said he hoped to raise $1 million auctioning off the right to “push…
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