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Trump’s property company in talks to buy back his Washington DC hotel

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Trump International hotel, currently a Waldorf Astoria, was, opponents say, a venue for influence peddling Donald Trump’s property company is in negotiations to re-purchase his Washington hotel, which opponents say was a venue for illicit influence peddling during his first presidency. The Trump International hotel, housed in the city’s old post office building a short … Read more

Biden extends temporary protections for more than 800,000 immigrants

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US president moves to shield roughly 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans against Trump administration The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary humanitarian protections for about 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans living in the US, in an effort to shield those groups from an incoming Trump administration that has promised to deport them. The decision in … Read more

Dems eerily silent on Trump sentencing as they prepare for Republican trifecta in Washington

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Democratic lawmakers were noticeably silent following the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump despite previously commenting on the cases against him, as Washington prepares for a Republican trifecta in Congress. Trump was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty on 34 charges related to falsifying business records in May. The incoming president was sentenced to unconditional … Read more

Meta terminates its DEI programs days before Trump inauguration

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Meta, fresh off announcement to end factchecking, follows McDonald’s and Walmart in rolling back diversity initiatives Following a week in which Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta was getting rid of factchecking, as of Friday the company is also terminating its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program effective immediately, according to a memo obtained by Axios … Read more

NY lawmakers demand subway chief’s ouster after comment dismissive of crime issue: ‘In people’s heads’

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New York lawmakers called for the governor-appointed chairman of the New York City transit system to be fired amid accusations he downplayed a rash of subway crime to praise new Manhattan tolls that are aimed at driving commuters underground. In comments on a Bloomberg podcast, MTA Chairman Janno Lieber argued that crime on the MTA … Read more

Fears over UK borrowing costs as US jobs figures prompt bond market volatility

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Pound falls against the dollar and bond yields rise amid concerns over high UK inflation and interest rates Reeves faces another week of second-guessing the City Concerns over the UK government’s borrowing costs were revived on Friday after stronger than expected US jobs figures triggered volatile conditions in global financial markets. In an accelerating global … Read more