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After raising hope, Biden still lacks climate migration plan

After raising hope, Biden still lacks climate migration plan

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Shortly after taking office, President Joe Biden issued what was widely hailed as a landmark executive order calling for the U.S. government to study and plan for the impact of climate change on migration.
IRS ups standard deductions, tax brackets due to inflation

IRS ups standard deductions, tax brackets due to inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers will get fatter standard deductions for 2023 and all seven federal income tax bracket levels will be revised upward as the government allows people to shield more of their money from taxation because of persistently high i
Biden to release 15M barrels from oil reserve, more possible

Biden to release 15M barrels from oil reserve, more possible

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S.
Migrant survivors of West Texas shooting detained by ICE

Migrant survivors of West Texas shooting detained by ICE

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One migrant is dead, another is wounded and at least seven others are languishing in detention three weeks after twin brothers allegedly opened fire on them in the Texas desert, claiming they mistook them for wild hogs during a h
Many remain critical of state of US democracy: AP-NORC poll

Many remain critical of state of US democracy: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans remain pessimistic about the state of U.S.

Detainees testify in rights abuse trial of Georgia sheriff

ATLANTA (AP) — Two former jail detainees testified that deputies of a Georgia sheriff charged with violating their civil rights kept them in restraint chairs for hours, causing them to urinate on themselves while they were bound.
Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces say Russia attacked several regions of Ukraine with missiles on Wednesday afternoon, again targeting the country’s battered power grid as winter weather approaches.
UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise

UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise

LONDON (AP) — British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without gutting help for the nation’s poorest residents.

India stops journalist from flying to receive Pulitzer Prize

NEW DELHI (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning Kashmiri photojournalist said Wednesday that Indian immigration authorities prevented her from flying to the United States to receive the award even though she had a valid visa and ticket.
Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar's Insein Prison

Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar's Insein Prison

BANGKOK (AP) — A bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel, local media and the government said.
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