US Department of Labor announces joint strategy targeting forced labor in China to protect American workers

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act strategy adds 5 priority sectors, informs enforcementWASHINGTON – The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with interagency partners including the U.S. Department of Labor,…

What to know about US Treasury bonds and the bond market

President Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress have implemented several major policy changes in the first seven months of 2025. Those changes include raising tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners, extending Trump’s first-term tax…

Key facts about the U.S. national debt

The National Debt Clock, a real-time tracker of the U.S. national debt and share per American family, on July 1, 2025, in New York City. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) Even before Congress passed President…

Trump’s Tariffs, ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Viewed Negatively as His Approval Slips

President Donald Trump signs the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” at the White House on July 4, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand…

Denver’s experiment in providing a soft landing for newly arrived migrants and asylum-seekers isn’t cheap – but doing nothing might cost more

The burden of supporting asylum-seekers with food and housing often falls to cities, creating severe budget crunches. But Denver is piloting a new approach designed to integrate immigrants into the workforce faster. The Denver Asylum Seekers Program offers six months of rent-free housing along with…

John Lewis is using AI to renew its famous price pledge, which might just improve sales

It was always a brave promise. But John Lewis’s pledge to be “never knowingly undersold” – that it wouldn’t be beaten on prices – lasted for almost a century until it was dropped by the British department store in 2022. Now it’s back. And the…

UK: Some pensioners are pretty well off. But how many can afford to lose the winter fuel payment?

The government’s plan to restrict pensioners’ winter fuel payment to households getting pension credit has been easily if grudgingly passed by parliament. This was despite a strong case for delaying the move to explore better ways to target the money and to improve take-up of…

China’s investments in Africa aren’t working as well as they should for cities: this needs to change

Over the past two decades African leaders have become increasingly drawn to Chinese financing and investment. These investments are made rapidly and with reportedly less stringent conditions than traditional financing sources. Some also suggest that China’s approach aligns more closely with African priorities. This sentiment…

Without Bradley Beal, Wizards run out of answers in loss to the Bulls

CHICAGO — Two-time all-star Zach LaVine was having a relatively quiet game before sending the United Center crowd into a frenzy midway through the final quarter Wednesday night. Three straight trips he shook free beyond the three-point arc and each time he threw a dagger…

U-Va. football players in final year granted extra year of eligibility

Members of the Virginia football team in their final year of eligibility were granted an extra year by the NCAA, a spokesman for the Cavaliers confirmed Wednesday.As first reported by the Daily Progress, school officials made a request for the special dispensation from the NCAA…

Nationals take Red Sox pitching prospect Thad Ward in Rule 5 draft

SAN DIEGO — The Washington Nationals added to their young talent pool Wednesday, selecting right-handed pitcher Thad Ward with the first pick of the Rule 5 draft. Ward, 25, had a breakout season with Boston’s low and high Class A affiliates in 2019, then had…

Aaron Judge’s return to Yankees highlights final day of winter meetings

SAN DIEGO — Brian Cashman’s sentences wound and ran on, doubled back and petered out. The New York Yankees general manager had spent a sleepless Tuesday night at baseball’s winter meetings texting Aaron Judge, checking in with owner Hal Steinbrenner (who was calling Aaron Judge)…

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