Tag: Government business and finance
Top Senate Dem sets infrastructure vote, pressures lawmakers
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pressured lawmakers Thursday to reach agreement by next week on a pair of massive domestic spending measures,...
Stocks edge lower, easing indexes below recent record highs
Stocks edged lower Thursday, pulling major indexes a bit further below the record highs they marked at the beginning of the week. Investors continue...
Biden ends large-scale logging on huge Alaska rainforest
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday it is ending large-scale, old-growth timber sales on the nation's largest national forest — the Tongass National...
Cuba’s president says government has some blame for protests
HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in his government's handling of shortages and of neglecting certain sectors, but he urged...
Money in the bank: Child tax credit dollars head to parents
WASHINGTON — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture to millions of parents like Tamika Daniel.
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Cuba’s leader lays some blame for protests on his government
HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel for the first time is offering some self-criticism while saying that government shortcomings in handling shortages and other...
How the expanded child tax credit payments work
The Biden administration is beginning to distribute expanded child tax credit payments, giving parents on average $423 this month, with payments continuing through the...
Biden pitches huge budget, says Dems will ‘get a lot done’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden made a quick foray to the U.S. Capitol hunting support for his multitrillion-dollar agenda of infrastructure, health care and...
Stocks edge lower, easing indexes below recent record highs
Stocks edged lower Thursday, pulling major indexes a bit further below the record highs they marked at the beginning of the week. Investors continue...
What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tasty
LONDON — Tiziana Di Costanzo makes pizza dough from scratch, mixing together flour, yeast, a pinch of salt, a dash of olive oil and...
