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The White House plan to sell Bidenomics: Hit the road, ignore the polls

President Joe Biden on Thursday toured a revitalized shipyard in Philadelphia, where he made the argument that is increasingly dominating…

New York woman sentenced in ‘catfish’ extortion bid of CEO

A New York woman was sentenced to time already served in jail for cyberstalking in a case where she was…

Junk fees, medical debt and artificial intelligence: CFPB chief lays out regulatory agenda

Rohit Chopra has lofty plans for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to tackle artificial intelligence threats, medical-debt reporting, exorbitant credit…

‘Old friend’: Henry Kissinger meets China’s Xi Jinping in second surprise Beijing talks

Veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday during a surprise visit to Beijing, according…

Convicted Ponzi schemer granted clemency by Trump charged with new Ponzi scheme

WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man who had his prison sentence for running a massive Ponzi scheme commuted by Donald…

Trump loses bid to move New York hush money criminal case to federal court

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to transfer to federal court his New York state court case…

Trump criminal target letter in election probe cites laws on conspiracy, witness tampering

The target letter that special counsel Jack Smith recently sent lawyers for former President Donald Trump mentions three federal criminal…

Trump loses bid for new trial on damages in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse, defamation case

A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied former President Donald Trump’s request for a new trial on monetary damages…

Ukraine seeks to lure global firms from Moscow as Danone and Carlsberg assets seized

Ukraine is urging global companies to divest from Russia and relocate to its war-stricken neighbor, as Moscow continues to seize…

Singapore’s ‘squeaky clean’ image takes a beating as scandals rock the government

SINGAPORE — Political scandals are rare in Singapore. The city-state has long touted its clean government and incorruptible image to…