The Census Bureau estimates that a woman working full time would earn about 82 cents for each dollar paid to a man.
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Late slide led by Big Tech leaves U.S. stock indexes lower
Stocks gave up an early gain and wound up broadly lower on Wall Street, led by declines in tech heavyweights like Facebook and Apple.
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Facebook finds Chinese hacking operation targeting Uyghur Muslims
The company says the sophisticated, covert operation targeted Uyghur activists, journalists and dissidents from China’s Xinjiang region.
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No turning back: Facebook reckons with a post-2020 world
Many of its election-year tweaks to its rules and stepped-up enforcement imposed to crack down on political misinformation were supposed to be temporary.
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Repairman dies while working on massive sculpture in Denmark
Danish media said it wasn’t the first time a person had died in connection with the artwork, part of the collection of the Herning Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Bono, Penélope Cruz among stars in animated series on global vaccine access
The ONE Campaign announces a new 7-episode series called ‘Pandemica,’ which will launch Thursday.
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Two hikers found dead after apparent fall in Acadia National Park
Officials say a man and woman from Massachusetts appear to have fallen about 100 feet along ice-covered cliff bands on Dorr Mountain.
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U.S. economy gaining, but recovery ‘far from complete,’ Fed chairman says
Jerome Powell says the nation’s recovery from the pandemic recession needs continued support from the central bank.
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North Korea rejects U.S. offer for talks, citing American hostility
The statement by the North’s first vice foreign minister came hours before the U.S. and South Korean foreign and defense chiefs met in Seoul for their first joint talks in five years.
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Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for U.S., experts say
American health authorities say what’s happening on the Continent should serve as a warning against ignoring social distancing or dropping other safeguards too early.