The legislation is part of a major final burst of legislation that’s passing Congress this week despite partisan divisions and Wednesday’s likely impeachment of President Trump.
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France on strike: Power cuts, schools shuttered, Eiffel Tower closed
Thousands of workers walk off the job Tuesday to protest the government’s plan to raise the retirement age to 64.
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Marathon climate talks end with slim compromise
The final declaration stops short of explicitly demanding countries submit bolder emissions proposals.
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Egypt’s president says militias hold Libyan government ‘hostage’
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord is being attacked by the Libyan National Army.
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Comey: ‘Real sloppiness’ in Russia probe but no misconduct
The former FBI director says he was wrong to have been ‘overconfident in the procedures that the FBI and Justice had built over 20 years.’
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Shooting shows New Jersey’s gun laws not stopping imports
Two of the weapons used in Tuesday’s Jewish market attack were bought in Ohio last year.
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U.N. climate talks in limbo as Chile plans to propose compromise
Among the main issues at stake are rules for international carbon markets and a system for channeling money to help poor countries.
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U.S. finally giving boot to official foot measurement
Land surveyors use the survey foot, which subtracts about an eighth of an inch when measuring a mile, while the broader world recognizes the international foot.
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North Korea conducts another test at long-range rocket site
The country doesn’t specify what exactly was tested, only that it was ‘crucial.’
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U.S. opens first round of resurrected peace talks with Taliban
The U.S. wants the insurgent group to promise to reduce violence, with a permanent cease-fire being the ultimate goal, according to a press statement.