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WASHINGTON: US job gains surged unexpectedly last month as unemployment slipped to its lowest rate in more than five decades, government data showed on Friday, despite efforts to cool economic activity.

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Inside the quietest room in the world - and no one can stay inside for more than an hour

An echo chamber at Microsoft's headquarters in Washington, has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the quietest room in the world - and you'll even be able to hear your heartbeat

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Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that's still shaping American politics

For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. As a scholar of American voting rights, I believe their long game is finally bearing fruit.

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Daron Payne is one of ESPN’s top five free agents in 2023

Daron Payne will be in demand if he hits the open market.

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FBI denies claim agents ‘lost’ Bryan Kohberger before Idaho college murders arrest

Sources told Air Mail that the accused mass killer ‘vanished’ for several hours as he drove from Washington to his home state of Pennsylvania

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Russia Rejects Reports that US Offered Moscow Secret Ukraine Peace Plan

The Kremlin on Friday rejected as a "hoax" media reports that US CIA Director William Burns had travelled to Moscow with a secret peace proposal that involved Ukraine ceding a fifth of its territory to Russia. The Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung's report, which said Burns had made a secret…

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Pentagon is tracking a Chinese spy balloon lingering over the western US

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is tracking a Chinese surveillance balloon that’s lingering at high altitude over the western U.S., home to sensitive sites including nuclear-missile silos, Defense Department officials said Thursday.

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After Tyre Nichols death, Black Caucus will press Biden on police reform

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he hoped the death of Tyre Nichols “spurs some action” as he sought to reassure allies in the Congressional Black Caucus of a commitment to work with them to advance police reform.

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China warns the US is 'using' Asian countries as Washington seals crucial military deal with the Philippines

China warns countries in Asia to be vigilant about the US "using" them, after American forces secured access to a further four military bases in the Philippines.

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Pentagon is tracking a Chinese spy balloon hovering over Montana

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is tracking a Chinese surveillance balloon that’s hovering over U.S. territory and believes it poses no military threat, Defense Department officials said Thursday.

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Bill Clinton returns to White House to mark family leave law

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Bill Clinton returns to White House to mark family leave law

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted former President Bill Clinton at an event Thursday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, saying the landmark law had made a “gigantic difference” for American families.

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Feds’ child porn sweep on Telegram app leads to arrest of Chicago man, more than a dozen others

The work of Homeland Security Investigations in Arizona, dubbed Operation Swipe Left, led to Norris “Nick” Stauffer. It also resulted in criminal charges against more than a dozen people elsewhere — including at least two with political ties — amid allegations of livestreamed abuse, kidnapping…

Chicago Sun-Times

Blinken postpones China trip over 'unacceptable' Chinese spy balloon

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the United States in what Washington called a "clear violation" of U.S. sovereignty.

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House GOP is investigating Biden climate envoy John Kerry

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are launching an investigation into the activities of President Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry, including any dealings with the Chinese Communist Party and left-wing environmental groups.

Foreign Policy

China’s Tech Money Is Now Radioactive

Washington is increasingly concerned about China poaching U.S. technology.

Los Angeles Times

House Republicans vote Rep. Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly voted Thursday to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee, a move that follows Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s removal of Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee last month.

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Modernization panel finds a new home under House Administration Committee

WASHINGTON — The “fix Congress” panel that officially disbanded last session will return in the 118th Congress in a different form.

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US must back Ukraine joining NATO in 2023, say European delegates

WASHINGTON — Concerned about the potential for a change in U.S. leadership after the next presidential election, a visiting delegation of Eastern European lawmakers this week called on the Biden administration and Congress to move this year to bring Ukraine into NATO.

Reuters

Explainer-Why U.S. seeks closer security cooperation with the Philippines

The Philippines this week granted the United States greater access to its military bases, amid mounting concern over China's intentions toward self-ruled Taiwan and Beijing's extensive claims in the disputed South China Sea.

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to deliver GOP State of the Union response

WASHINGTON — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will give the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week.

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US House votes to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans voted Thursday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, following through on a GOP promise to oust the Minnesota Democrat from a prized position.

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Washington, D.C., Banned Bird E-Scooters: 'Arbitrary and Capricious,' Says Company

The company scored 445 points on the city's checklist—one fewer point than a company that did receive a permit.

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End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s plan to unwind the public health emergency tied to the COVID-19 pandemic will spur a whirlwind of changes related to telehealth, Medicaid, pharmaceuticals and other priorities.

Los Angeles Times

Is Arizona really becoming more purple? What the 2024 Senate race could tell us

WASHINGTON — In 2018, when she was still a member of the Democratic Party, Kyrsten Sinema ran her Senate campaign as a self-described "Arizona Independent," a distinction that helped her become the first Democrat to win the seat in three decades.

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