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Tillis, Sinema work toward immigration overhaul to help border crisis, Dreamers

WASHINGTON — Sens. Thom Tillis and Kyrsten Sinema saw the writing on the wall.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 14, 2022

Biden pushes US as a crucial ally to African leaders

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will present his vision to African leaders gathered in Washington that the United States can be a critical catalyst for their growing continent

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

China, Russia are 'destabilizing' Africa, warns United States

The United States warned Tuesday that China and Russia were destabilizing Africa with their growing inroads as it rolled out the red carpet to the continent's leaders and pledged billions of dollars in support.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 14, 2022

Julie Donaldson: Leading an NFL Radio Broadcast Team

Part two of our interview with Commanders senior VP of content and media Julie Donaldson.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 14, 2022

Lawmakers will face familiar technology issues next Congress

WASHINGTON — The 118th Congress will face some long-standing policy challenges as well as a few new ones but may not get to the finish line on any of them — even the federal data privacy bill that has bipartisan backing in both chambers.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

World Bank: Iraq Must Pursue Greener Growth Model

Iraq, a top oil exporter battered by climate change impact, must diversify its economy and pursue a “greener growth model,” the World Bank said Tuesday. In a new report presented to authorities in Baghdad, the Washington-based institution said $233 billion must be invested by 2040 to allow Iraq to embark…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

Julianna Goldman: The business lobby doesn’t need Kevin McCarthy

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest and most influential business lobby in Washington, can’t even get a meeting with the Republican expected to be the next speaker of the House. That’s certainly unusual, but the more immediate question is how this strained relationship will affect prospects for legislation in…

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Washington Defends ‘Lawfulness’ of Flying Lockerbie Bombing Accused from Tripoli

More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the explosive appeared Monday in federal court, charged with an act of international terrorism. The extradition of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

US to add more than 30 Chinese companies to trade blacklist

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration plans to put Yangtze Memory Technologies and more than 30 other Chinese companies on a trade blacklist that would prevent them from buying certain American components, deepening tensions between the world’s two economic superpowers.

The Times of India · Dec 14, 2022

Biden says U.S. is 'all in' on Africa's future

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an agreement aimed at bolstering trade ties between the United States and Africa after years in which the continent took a back seat to other U.S. priorities as China made inroads with investments and trade.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022