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Senators urge FDIC to give fair consideration to industrial banks

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is supporting “industrial loan company” charters, a move that puts them at odds with House legislation over a controversial pathway for financial technology companies to access the traditional banking system.

Tribune News Service

Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty, pioneering gay country musician, dies aged 78

The Washington musician and queer rights activist recorded some of the first openly gay country songs

The Guardian - UK

Kirk Cousins and the Vikings open as favorites over the Commanders in Week 9

This will be Kirk Cousins' first trip to Washington with the Vikings.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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US to exempt Russia oil loaded before December 5 from price cap plan

WASHINGTON: The US plan to cap the price of Russian oil sales, part of the broader international response to the invasion of Ukraine, will temporarily exempt shipments loaded before the December 5 implementation date, offering some clarity to oil shippers, traders and investors.

The Times of India

Rights Group Accuses Syrian Forces of Burning Corpses to Hide Victims' Identities

A rights group accused Syrian government forces on Monday of burning bodies inside pits in an effort to make the corpses unidentifiable. “This may reflect a broader practice of the Syrian government to destroy evidence of their crimes and deny the families of their victims their right to know the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Congress looks to states for Highway Trust Fund revenue solution

WASHINGTON — As electric vehicles appear more and more to be the future of transportation in America, the decades-old method of funding the nation’s roads and bridges with gasoline taxes will soon be a relic of its past. Yet, the last time Congress addressed declining revenues in the federal Highway…

Tribune News Service

Afternoon Update: More rate pain for borrowers; Gold Trip wins Melbourne Cup; and China unhappy with B-52 plan

The Reserve Bank makes its inevitable inflation response. And most Australians don’t care about the cup

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Tyrese Maxey’s 28 points leads Sixers to 118-111 victory at Washington Wizards

WASHINGTON — The ball slipped out of De’Antony Melton’s hands while he was free under the basket but flew right into 76ers teammate P.J. Tucker’s grasp for the open layup.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Randy Schmid, AP science writer with a whimsical touch, dies

Randy Schmid, a retired Associated Press science writer who seldom missed a chance to add a whimsical touch to his authoritative stories, has died

The Independent UK

Biden accuses oil companies of ‘war profiteering’ as he warns of excess profit penalties

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday urged major oil companies to stop “war profiteering” and use record profits to boost domestic production as the White House looks to curb rising fuel prices ahead of the midterm election.

Los Angeles Times

LeBron James' son speaks out after being rushed off court due to gun scare at high school

LeBron James' son Bronny was representing Sierra Canyon in a high school match in Washington DC when a gun scare led to the sudden panicked evacuation of the gym

Daily Mirror

Biden to call on Congress to consider windfall tax on excessive oil profits

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will urge Congress to consider new tax penalties on oil and gas companies if they refuse to boost domestic production as the White House looks to curb rising fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections.

Los Angeles Times

Iran letter urges states to skip U.S. meeting on protests at U.N.

Iran on Monday urged countries not to attend a U.S.-organized meeting at the United Nations on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody, according to a letter seen by Reuters that accused Washington of politicizing human rights.

Reuters

Supreme Court's conservatives appear ready to end college affirmative action

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservative majority sounded skeptical of affirmative action during arguments Monday, questioning why universities should be able to continue using race as a factor in deciding who they admit.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to block disclosure of his tax returns

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a congressional committee from getting years of his tax returns.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Millions of early votes have been cast. How do the numbers compare to past elections?

WASHINGTON — With less than two weeks to go before the midterm elections, millions of voters across the country have already cast their ballots.

Los Angeles Times

Ripples for years to come: What the Jan. 6 cases mean for the judicial system

WASHINGTON — The nearly 900 Capitol insurrection-related arrests moving their way through the court system make up an average of 40% of all appearances on the District of Columbia District Court calendar each week.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rejects Turkey's bid to stop US lawsuits

The Supreme Court has rejected Turkey’s bid to shut down lawsuits in U.S. courts stemming from a brawl outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington that left anti-government protesters badly beaten

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Reuters

U.S. Supreme Court spurns Turkey's bid to avoid suits over 2017 Washington protest

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Turkey's bid to dismiss two lawsuits filed by demonstrators seeking monetary damages after accusing Turkish security forces of injuring them in a 2017 protest in Washington during a visit by President Tayyip Erdogan.

Reuters

Senior Chinese diplomat urges U.S. to end ideological bias - Chinese state media

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said Washington should not let itself be blinded by ideological bias when dealing with China, the Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Breakout rockers Enumclaw are ready to be everyone's new favorite band

SEATTLE — By now, the sweat has dried. So have the signatures on the stacks of records the guys from Washington's buzziest band, Enumclaw, sold during what frontman Aramis Johnson deems the young indie rockers' top local show to date — a Friday night album-release bash recently at a packed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Efforts to Impose Sanctions on Algeria Stir Debate

US Ambassador to Algeria Elizabeth Moore Aubin commented Sunday on a request presented last month by several US Congressmen demanding that Washington sanction Algiers for extensively trading arms with Russia, saying that part of her diplomatic job is to explain US law to Algerian officials. “Algeria’s officials will then make…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Should Stop Trying to Suppress China, Says Wang Yi

The United States should stop trying to contain and suppress China and avoid creating obstacles to the relationship, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his US counterpart on Monday. Wang also said in a Monday phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that export controls that Washington imposed…

Tribune News Service

Coalition gears up for lame-duck push to shield online sellers

WASHINGTON — Lobbyists for online merchants and payment platforms and their congressional allies are pressing to raise the threshold that triggers tax reporting for certain sales and services before IRS forms go out to more gig workers and freelancers operating online early next year.

Reuters

Analysis-U.S. and allies turn to deterring war with North Korea as options for preventing nuclear tests dwindle

The prospect of a new North Korean nuclear test underscores the limited options for Washington and its allies, who have embraced "deterring" Pyongyang through major military drills that some current and former officials say may exacerbate tensions.

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