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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Senate passed a…
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A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul on May 31, 2023.Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty ImagesNorth Korea's first attempt at…
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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday that the United States will likely have enough reserves to push off a potential debt default until June 5."We now estimate that Treasury will have insufficient resources to satisfy…
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U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters with U.S. Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at his side following debt limit talks at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2023. Kevin Lamarque |…
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Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, pauses while speaking during an Economic Club of New York event in Midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2019 in New York City.Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesDisney has…
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A New York federal judge warned JPMorgan Chase that he might find the bank in contempt of court if it does not speed up in producing evidence related to late sexual offender and money manager Jeffrey Epstein for lawsuits by an Epstein…
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Demonstrators rally in support of abortion rights at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, April 15, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Friday ordered the abortion pill mifepristone to remain…
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Containers of Johnson's baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson are displayed on a shelf on July 13, 2018 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesJohnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it will pay $8.9 billion over the…
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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services March 22, 2023 in Washington, DC.Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Federal bank regulators are not considering any plans to…
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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure markets and lawmakers on Thursday that the federal government is committed to protecting U.S. bank deposits following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank…
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