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Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools
BOSTON — Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to defend independent institutions while accepting an award Sunday honoring his efforts to preserve the central bank’s independence. Speaking at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library overlooking Boston Harbor, Powell called universities, courts, Congress and the…
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Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms show off head start in Georgia as Republicans battle in runoff
ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia blasted his potential general election rivals on Sunday, casting Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley as unqualified lackeys for President Donald Trump. “It doesn’t matter which one wins,” Ossoff told an exuberant crowd at The Tabernacle, a downtown Atlanta concert venue. “They’re both Trump…
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Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 19-24-47-59-65, Mega Ball: 7, Megaplier: The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 19-24-47-59-65, Mega Ball: 7 (nineteen, twenty-four, forty-seven, fifty-nine, sixty-five, Mega Ball: seven Popular Reads Estimated jackpot: $331 million For more lottery results, go to…
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Trump’s DOJ sues 4 Democratic-run states over denying undercover license plates for federal agents
President Donald Trump’s administration is suing four states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents, the latest front in the wider struggle between the White House and Democratic-led states over the Republican president’s immigration crackdown. The Department of Justice alleges in separate lawsuits filed Wednesday that Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington…
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Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as US claims progress
CAIRO — The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, with the details and timelines to be worked out later, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Iran has not…