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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years. The numbers issued Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration…
WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) – U.S. job openings fell for a third straight month in March and layoffs increased to the highest level in more than two years, suggesting some softening in the labor market that could aid the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation. Still, the labor market remains tight, with the monthly Job Openings…
Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament amid an impeachment trial. He had been accused of turning a blind eye to alleged embezzlement and was facing an imminent vote that could have ousted him from office. Mr Lasso, a conservative, said the charges were politically motivated. He will now have up to six…
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday released new images of what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine, a massive vessel equal in size to some of the United States Navy’s attack subs. The pictures released by state media showed leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the guided-missile submarine at an indoor construction facility, indicating…
LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – Germany is funding 50,000 attack drones for Ukraine, a source familiar with the matter said, in an order that marks one of the biggest known purchases of drones for Kyiv by a Western government. Ukraine has relied heavily on a range of unmanned vehicles during the more than four-year-old war…
President Herzog called on the government to freeze the legislation on Monday morning • Smotrich and Ben-Gvir expected to attend counter protests. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday evening that he was temporarily freezing the bill that would alter the makeup of the Judicial Appointments Committee and was willing to give a “real opportunity…