Meanwhile, President Biden vows to be ‘the most pro-union president’ in American history.
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Ukraine lays out $750 billion recovery plan for postwar future
The premier insists a key source of funding ‘should be the confiscated assets of Russia and Russian oligarchs.’
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Flight cancellations ease slightly as weekend ends
More than 9 million flyers flocked to U.S. airports between Thursday and Sunday.
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Rent adds to rising costs bedeviling small businesses
Most aid programs have ended, while inflation has pushed up the cost of supplies, shipping and labor.
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Supreme Court ruling could hurt government efforts to rein in Big Tech
The court says when it comes to policy changes that can transform sectors of the economy, Congress has to make those choices, not agencies.
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Around growing Portland, a race is on to save large landscapes
Conservation interests are scrambling to preserve the region’s last big undeveloped spaces for the residents of tomorrow.
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No fare: The taxi business sees the end of the road
There used to be hundreds of taxicabs in the region. Just one company and a few dozen drivers remain.
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Google to delete user data on trips to abortion clinics, other location info
Google also cited counseling centers, fertility centers, addiction treatment facilities, weight loss clinics and cosmetic surgery clinics as other destinations that will be erased from users’ location histories.
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Holiday travelers face thousands of flight delays, cancellations
More than 2,800 flights within, into or out of the U.S. were delayed and over 600 canceled by Saturday afternoon.
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U.S. testing new wildfire retardant
Critics say more fire-line digging crews should be hired instead.