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The president restored restrictions on Americans' travel to Cuba and prohibited transactions with its military. Here's…
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The Federal Reserve lifted rates for the second time this year and expects to do so once more, suggesting it's fairly…
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More than 200 mayors have committed their cities to stick with the Paris climate deal no matter what the US does. Electric…
Thwarted efforts to organize at Yale and a New York nursing home show how a changing of the guard at the National Labor…
UK voters delivered a devastating blow to the prime minister, who combined a populist message with her party's traditional…
A growing number of animal advocates want Americans to do more to aid animals raised in farms for food, rather than supporting…
While security concerns have punctuated the campaign's closing days, Brexit remains the most important issue on voters'…
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The best way to assess a program's effectiveness is see how well it meets the goals for which it was created. Maybe…
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Recent incidents reveal more than just men behaving badly. They show the consequences when corporate cultures are driven…
Social welfare groups have become more common – and more controversial – in recent years. Fixing gaps in the oversight…
The Trump administration's cuts to social programs like career and technical education would deal a blow to its efforts…