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Posted inin Energy
Government

Treasury Expands Burma-Related Sanctions and Designates Additional Jet Fuel Suppliers in Burma

Posted byby Lester Hernandez
September 5, 2023
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4 min

Today, taking note of the Burmese military regime’s violent airstrikes against the people of Burma, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign...

Posted inin Canada
Government

Canada to Seek Judicial Review of Latest U.S. Decision on Softwood Lumber Duties

Posted byby Marc Malone
September 5, 2023
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2 min

U.S. argues Canada’s ‘stumpage fee’ system amounts to unfair subsidies on Canadian lumber. The federal government is pushing back against the latest U.S. decision to...

Posted inin Energy
Government

U.S. Officials Draft Proposal to Ease Venezuela Oil Sanctions

Posted byby Darren Jensen
September 4, 2023
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2 min

The proposal would allow more companies and countries to import Venezuela’s crude oil if the South American nation Barbara Maier Gustern moves toward a...

Posted inin Education
Government

Critics Alarmed as Sask. Government Scales Back Sexual Health Education

Posted byby Spencer Hunt
September 1, 2023
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4 min

Experts say policy changes misguided as province grapples with high STI, teen pregnancy and abuse rates. Experts and other critics say the Saskatchewan government’s decision...

Posted inin Government
Military

US Expands Sanctions on Military-Run Myanmar

Posted byby Rex Arnold
August 31, 2023
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2 min

Sanctions this year cover 10 people and 15 entities, all tied to the forces that seized power from the elected government of civilian leader...

Posted inin Government
Immigrant

Biden Immigration Policy Giving Temporary Legal Status to Thousands Faces Court Challenge

Posted byby Ray Douglas
August 30, 2023
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3 min

The humanitarian parole program has allowed thousands of people from Latin America and the Caribbean to temporarily live and work in the United States....

Posted inin News
Policy

Ramaswamy Breaks From GOP Orthodoxy on Foreign Policy, Sparks Pushback Ahead of First Debate

Posted byby Omar Cannon
August 30, 2023
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5 min

Ramaswamy shared his thoughts on Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine. Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has seen a boost in the polls, surpassing established politicians on...

Posted inin Economy
Government

Strong US Data Makes ‘Reacceleration Scenario’ Possible, Fed’s Barkin Says

Posted byby Omar Cannon
August 29, 2023
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2 min

The Federal Reserve must be open to the possibility that the economy will begin to reaccelerate rather than slow, with potential implications for the...

Posted inin Education
News

US Supreme Court Asked to Decide if High School Admissions Policy Discriminates Against Asian Americans

Posted byby Milton Carroll
August 28, 2023
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2 min

Parents filed a petition on Monday asking the US Supreme Court to decide whether an elite public high school, known as the Thomas Jefferson High School...

Posted inin Government
News

Fort Worth City Council Votes Yes to Updating Banner Policy

Posted byby Morris Barnett
August 28, 2023
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2 min

Fort Worth nonprofits who are longtime or new users of the city’s downtown banner program will need to review its policy before applying in...