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The Feasibility Of Biden's Global Vaccination Goal

4:40pm September 23, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

President Biden has unveiled a plan to vaccinate 70% of the world's population over the next year. But what will it take to get other rich countries on board? And is the goal ambitious enough?

Daniel Foote, here during a 2016 congressional hearing, has resigned as the U.S. special envoy for Haiti.

U.S. Special Envoy To Haiti Quits Over Deportations Of Haitian Migrants

3:20pm September 23, 2021

Career diplomat Daniel Foote called the Biden administration's approach "inhumane" and "counterproductive" in his resignation letter.

Haitian migrants cross the Rio Grande on Wednesday to get food and water in Mexico, as seen from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. The U.S. is allowing some migrants to enter the country and sending others back to Haiti.

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How Haitian Migrants Are Getting To The U.S., And Where They May Go Next

1:14pm September 23, 2021

U.S. border agents are allowing some Haitian migrants into the country on a temporary basis, while others are being deported or heading back over the border to Mexico.

The Willis Tower rises above the downtown skyline on May 20, 2020 in Chicago. The Willis Tower, constructed as the Sears Tower, was once the world's tallest building.

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Opposed To The New Abortion Ban In Texas? Chicago Says Move On Up To The North

12:52pm September 23, 2021

by David Schaper

For years Texas tried to lure businesses to locate there from other states. Now, Chicago is using a new Texas abortion ban and other social issues to recruit businesses from the Lone Star state.

Amazon workers move containers to delivery trucks at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, Ariz., in December 2019.

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A New Law In California Aims To Protect Workers At Retail Warehouses Like Amazon's

11:10am September 23, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 701 on Wednesday. It aims to address the impact of speed quotas on warehouse worker injuries and health.

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Monument Marking End Of Slavery Unveiled In Virginia, Weeks After Lee Statue Removed

10:49am September 23, 2021

by Patrick Larsen

Just weeks after officials in Richmond, Va., took down the nation's largest statue of Robert E. Lee, a new monument is going up — the Emancipation and Freedom Monument to mark the end of slavery.

Migrants, many from Haiti, are seen at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge near the Rio Grande on Tuesday.

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Biden Administration Seeks A Contractor For A Migrant Facility At Guantanamo

7:00am September 23, 2021

by Joel Rose

The Department of Homeland Security insists there are no plans to transfer Haitian migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Guantanamo. But the base has been used to house Haitian refugees before.

A "For Sale by Owner" sign is posted in front of property in Monterey Park, Calif., in April 2020.

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Black And Latino Homeowners Are About Twice As Likely As Whites To Get Low Appraisals

6:00am September 23, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

A new analysis by Freddie Mac has found that only 7.4% of appraisals in majority-white census tracts came in below contract price, compared with 12.5% for Black areas and 15.4% for Latino ones.

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Betty Soskin, The Oldest Active U.S. Park Ranger, Is Still Going Strong

5:51am September 23, 2021

Soskin, who turned 100 years old on Wednesday, currently works as a ranger at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif.

U.S. Businesses In China Confident Despite Pandemic And Stagnant Bilateral Relations

1:46am September 23, 2021

by Emily Feng

U.S. firms are confident about prospects in China despite a global coronavirus pandemic and stagnant bilateral relations, according to a new survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.