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March 24, 2022 11:35 AM

Unemployment rate falls, labor market tightens

Wages are climbing as unemployment drops and labor force participation rises. But inflation persists and employers are competing for increasingly hard to find workers.

by Brian Bakst

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March 24, 2022 8:36 AM

The U.S. will take in up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war

The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and other displaced people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, a senior administration official told reporters traveling with President Joe Biden.

by Tamara Keith

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March 24, 2022 5:55 AM

Ukrainian president to press Biden, NATO for more support

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy has called on people worldwide to gather in public to show support for his embattled country as he prepared to address U.S. President Joe Biden and other NATO leaders gathered in Brussels on the one-month anniversary of the Russian invasion.

by The Associated Press

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March 24, 2022 5:31 AM

Takeaways: Civil rights, Trump close out Jackson hearing

The fourth and final day of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings wrapped up with outside experts testifying. The American Bar Association’s standing committee on the federal judiciary has afforded Jackson its highest rating, “well qualified.” Skeptics say Jackson's views on crime and policing are “outside the mainstream.”

by The Associated Press

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March 24, 2022 4:00 AM

Russia's invasion of Ukraine transforms Europe's political and military landscape

As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds through its fourth week, President Vladimir Putin's greatest accomplishment so far may be one he never intended: a unified Europe.

by Frank Langfitt

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March 24, 2022 2:31 AM

Ex-prosecutor says Donald Trump is 'guilty of numerous felony violations'

The letter came from Mark Pomerantz, who along with his co-leader in the Trump probe, resigned in February over the future of the case.

by The Associated Press

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March 23, 2022 5:20 PM

A conversation with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Politics editor Mike Mulcahy talked with Gov. Tim Walz about the budget surplus, replenishing the unemployment fund and why he thinks one-time checks to Minnesotans are a better bet than tax cuts. Plus, a primer on inflation from a Minnesota economist.

by Mike Mulcahy and Maja Beckstrom

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March 23, 2022 4:33 PM

Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps

The Supreme Court has thrown out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state’s Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin’s top court.

by The Associated Press