The Senate on Thursday approved Robert Santos, a third-generation Mexican American statistician from Texas, to lead the nation’s largest statistical agency.
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Witness says shooting victim threatened to kill him and Rittenhouse
Kyle Rittenhouse, now 18, is charged with killing two men in the summer of 2020 during violent protests that broke out over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
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Despite a mixed finish, S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch records
More companies in the S&P 500 fell than rose, but gains by several big technology companies helped outweigh losses elsewhere in the market.
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Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?
Millions are sitting out the job market recovery while caring for relatives, searching for affordable child care, reassessing their careers or shifting their work-life priorities.
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Royal jewels, Kobe Bryant’s sneakers set for Geneva auction
Among the items going under the hammer in the lakeside Swiss city will be a diamond bracelet that once belonged to France’s Marie Antoinette.
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Globe bounces back to nearly 2019 carbon pollution levels
At the height of the pandemic last year, emissions were down to 34.8 billion metric tons, but they’re forecast to reach 36.4 billion metric tons this year.
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Watchdog finds no misconduct in mistaken Afghan airstrike by U.S.
The Aug. 29 drone attack on a white Toyota Corolla sedan in Kabul killed Zemerai Ahmadi and nine family members, including seven children.
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Paid family leave, immigration, tax changes added to Biden bill
The flurry of last-minute additions comes as Democrats are desperate to deliver on the president’s signature domestic proposals after grim election results for the party in Virginia.
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Roll up your sleeves: Kids’ turn arrives for COVID-19 shots
Schoolchildren take the spotlight this week as the U.S. enters a new phase in coronavirus vaccination aimed at curbing deaths, hospitalizations and more than a year of disrupted education.
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Murphy ekes out win in N.J.; GOP’s Youngkin upsets in Virginia
Elsewhere Tuesday, some of the nation’s largest cities held mayoral contests, and Minneapolis voters rejected a ballot initiative that sought to overhaul policing in their city.