The U.S. and other global powers hit Russians with tougher sanctions and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals for a cease-fire while refusing American help to evacuate.
Julia McCue
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Key inflation gauge hit 6.1% in January, highest since 1982
Robust consumer spending has combined with widespread product and worker shortages to create the highest inflation in four decades.
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Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
He delivers on a campaign promise to appoint a Black woman and to further diversify the justices.
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The Latest: U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of the rich
Updates from the crisis in Ukraine as Russia invades.
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Big interest in auction of wind energy sites off New York and New Jersey
The largest auction of offshore wind sites in the nation’s history has drawn more than $1.95 billion worth of bids for 6 tracts.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
As ‘stealth omicron’ advances, scientists are learning more
The coronavirus mutant widely known as stealth omicron is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world.
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Wall Street reels, recovers in wake of Ukraine invasion
Beyond its tragic human toll, the conflict looked set to send prices even higher at gasoline pumps and grocery stores around the world.
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Fewest Americans collecting unemployment aid since 1970
Earlier this month, the Labor Department reported a surprising burst of hiring in January, with employers adding 467,000 jobs.
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Subaru buyers caught up in right-to-repair fight over autos
To stymie independent repair shops, Massachusetts Subaru dealers are selling 2022 vehicles without in-car wireless technology.
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NATO chief: Peace ‘shattered’ in Europe after Russia attack
The secretary-general of NATO spoke after emergency talks to further beef up its land, sea and air forces on its eastern flank near Ukraine and Russia.