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Google Agrees To Pay $270 Million Fine In Antitrust Case, Share Data With Competitors

Thomas Catenacci  Google settled an antitrust case with the French competition authority, agreeing to pay a nearly $270 million fine and accept regulators’ demands including sharing data with competitors. Google agreed to the fine, which was levied due to the tech company’s “abuse” of its…

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Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris Tells Guatemalans Not To Come To The US

Kaylee Greenlee  Vice President Kamala Harris told Guatemalans considering journeying to the U.S. not to come during a press conference with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Monday. Harris asked Guatemalans to discourage their friends and family members from making the trip because only coyotes benefit…

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

Yellen Admits Inflation Is About To Surge But Says It Will Be ‘Plus For Society’s Point Of View’

Thomas Catenacci  Increased inflation could ultimately be a net positive for the U.S. economy and large government spending won’t overheat the economy, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Bloomberg. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who previously chaired the Federal Reserve, said the central bank has been more…

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Senator Rand Paul

Senate Sergeant-At-Arms: Political Rhetoric A ‘Key Driver’ Behind Increased Threats Against Lawmakers

Andrew Trunsky Senate Sergeant Karen Gibson said Sunday that political rhetoric is a “key driver” behind the “anger” towards political figures and the increase in threats toward lawmakers in the past year. In an interview with CNN, Gibson said that threats against lawmakers had increased throughout 2020…

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Amazon, Microsoft Join Initiative Pushing Increased Black Representation In US Boardrooms

Thomas Catenacci Amazon and Microsoft have joined an initiative that seeks to increase the African American representation in U.S. companies’ boardrooms. The Black Boardroom Initiative was started to increase the number of black corporate board members on S&P 500 boards to one in eight by 2028, law…

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University of Oklahoma volleyball player Kylee McLaughlin

Oklahoma Governor Weighs In On Former OU Volleyball Player Suing For Exclusion Over Conservative Views

Mary Margaret Olohan  A spokeswoman for Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt expressed support Friday for former University of Oklahoma volleyball player Kylee McLaughlin, who has accused the university of violating her First Amendment rights by excluding her from her volleyball team over her conservative views. …

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Sending More Aid To Central America Won’t Necessarily Stop Migrants From Coming To The US

Kaylee Greenlee The Biden administration requested $861 million in federal aid to curb migration from Central America to the U.S. There’s no direct correlation between increased aid and decreased migration, Migration Policy Institute Senior Policy Analyst Susan Fratzke told the DCNF. Some migrants decide to…

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Nation’s Largest Bank Bans Unvaccinated Employees From The Office

REPORT: JPMorgan Will Withhold Donations From Republicans Who Tried To Overturn Biden’s Victory

Andrew Trunsky  JPMorgan Chase said Friday that it will refrain from donating to Republicans who voted to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory even as it prepares to resume its political contributions overall. The bank was one of many that paused its political donations in the wake of the Jan.…

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Biden Admin Chooses Six Humanitarian Groups To Decide Which Migrants Will Be Allowed Into The US

Kaylee Greenlee The Biden administration picked six humanitarian groups to decide which migrants will be allowed to remain in the U.S. instead of being expelled and denied a chance to seek asylum, the Associated Press first reported Friday. The groups will decide which migrants are…

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