A Nissan Leaf charges at a station in Pasadena, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2024.
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The issue isn’t just the number of chargers – it’s also the quality of drivers’ experiences with them.
Port Everglades dockworkers walk a picket line while on strike on Oct. 3, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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The agreement labor leaders and management reached will suspend the strike until at least Jan. 15, 2025. There will be more time for additional collective bargaining and negotiations.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 25, 2024.
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Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel part of the problem?
A pediment on the U.S. Supreme Court promising that justice is the guardian of liberty.
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A leading expert in the selection of federal judges analyzes the Trump and Harris records regarding judicial nominations. There’s a big difference in their approaches.
Negotiations to reduce drug prices can sometimes shift costs onto consumers.
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Both Trump and Harris seek to lower drug costs for patients. What headway have they made on realizing this goal?
Both candidates are reaching out to union leaders and rank-and-file members.
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Union voters are particularly significant in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada, three swing states where the share of voters who belong to unions is above average.
Pro-Palestinian protesters prepare to march in Union Park in Chicago before the start of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024.
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The US has given military aid to Israel since the 1960s, backed by both domestic and regional strategic interests, including containing Iran.
A warrant is out for a diver – but Vladimir Putin can breathe easy, it isn’t for him.
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Since saboteurs blew up the Russia-Germany gas pipelines in September 2022, theories have swirled about who was responsible. German prosecutors recently issued a warrant for a Ukrainian.
Prescription drug costs have been spiraling up for years.
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People ages 65 and up will likely reap significant out-of-pocket savings on prescription drugs when the negotiated prices take effect. But other benefits could pay bigger dividends in the long run.
Trash litters the banks of Ballona Creek in Culver City, Calif., after a storm.
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Better measuring standards, more responsibility for producers and an end to single-use products are all positive steps. But the US has not yet endorsed a cap on plastic production.
A U.S. military vehicle drives past a poster showing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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The US maintains close to 1,000 troops in Syria and supports Kurdish groups in the northeast and some opposition groups in the southeast.
Evacuees from Afghanistan wait to fly to the U.S. at a German air base on Sept. 1, 2021.
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Attempts to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act have faltered, leaving tens of thousands of Afghans who fled chaos during the fall of Kabul in limbo.
Then-Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, left, and slain Hamas negotiator Ismail Haniyehin 2012.
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Successor to slain Palestinian negotiator is a hardliner who resides in Gaza’s tunnels and has no realistic chance of being in Doha for talks.
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Leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party died on July 19, 2024. Among those who paid tribute was US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Sir Keir Starmer will follow up election win with trip to Washington D.C.
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Keir Starmer is ideologically more aligned with the Democrats. But history shows that isn’t the only key to good US-UK political relations.
Members of the far-right group Nordic Resistance Movement march in Helsinki on Dec. 6, 2017, during centennial festivities of Finnish independence.
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Listing a violent extremist group as ‘terrorist’ makes it illegal for any American to offer the organization financial support.
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The ordeal should prompt deep reflection on the values that underpin Australia’s relationship with its most important security ally, the US.
A lot of lead from gasoline, house paint and industrial emissions has ended up in soil, and it poses serious health risks.
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The new level won’t trigger automatic cleanups, but it sets a lower threshold for taking precautions to reduce lead exposure.
Donald Trump appointed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. If returned to the White House, he may seek to replace him.
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Monetary policy can be wielded as a tool to boost an economy around election time, which explains why politicians want to have a say on it.
Undocumented migrants in Jacumba, Calif., are detained by U.S. Border Patrol officers on June 4, 2024.
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Biden’s executive order won’t apply to undocumented minors who enter the US alone. And the order will require the help of Mexico and other countries.