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Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he's sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but Republican lawmakers have deep-seated doubts about the scope of his proposed package, i...
Apr 12, 2021
Top Chinese official admits vaccines have low effectiveness
BEIJING - China's top disease control official, in a rare acknowledgement, said current vaccines offer low protection against the coronavirus and mixing them is among strategies being considered to bo...
Apr 10, 2021
Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout 'nuclear terrorism'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of "nuclear terrorism," raising regional tensions as world powers and Tehran continue...
Apr 10, 2021
After Amazon: Labor tries to regroup in wake of Alabama loss
WASHINGTON - Despite the strongest public support and the most sympathetic president in years, the American labour movement just suffered a stinging defeat -- again. Amazon warehouse workers in Bessem...
Apr 10, 2021
Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined t...
Apr 09, 2021
Airlines pull Boeing Max jets to inspect electrical systems
Airlines pulled dozens of Boeing Max 737s out of service for inspections after the aircraft maker told them about a possible electrical problem, the latest setback for the plane. Boeing said Friday th...
Apr 09, 2021
Boeing sues subcontractor over work on Air Force One planes
FORT WORTH, Texas - Boeing is suing a subcontractor it hired for work on new Air Force One planes used to carry the president, saying the company ran into financial problems and missed deadlines. The ...
Apr 09, 2021
Wholesale prices up 1% in March, energy leads the way again
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Wholesale prices jumped again in March pushed by another big increase in energy prices, the government reported Friday. The Labor Department's producer price index, which measures...
Apr 09, 2021
Economy adds 303,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate falls, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Canada's economy added more than 300,000 jobs in March, once again outpacing expectations and putting the labour market on track to recoup all that was lost one year ago even before a federal...
Apr 09, 2021
Iran frees South Korean ship it held amid dispute over funds
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A South Korean oil tanker held for months by Iran amid a dispute over billions of dollars seized by Seoul was freed and sailed away early Friday, just hours ahead of furt...
Apr 08, 2021
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