As more women fill America’s jails, medical tragedies mount
As the number of women in U.S. jails has risen, so have deaths and medical errors in facilities ill-equipped to handle this growing population.
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Fed vows to buy bonds until it sees 'substantial progress' in economic recovery
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Instant View: FOMC - Rates unchanged, cash to keep coming
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U.S. Congress closes in on $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill as Friday deadline looms
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Amazon asks U.S. to include warehouse, grocery staff in vaccine rollout
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Twitter bans harmful false claims about COVID-19 vaccinations
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Google faces third antitrust lawsuit as 30 U.S. states plan action -source
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Texas and nine other U.S. states sue Google for abusing market power
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German ambassador to U.S. urges quick resolution of aircraft subsidy dispute
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Factbox: The Biden Cabinet - President-elect fills out his team
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Nasdaq ends at record high as investors await stimulus
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U.S. dollar zigzags on Fed bond buying policy, Bitcoin smashes $20,000 barrier
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U.S. lawmakers press prison authorities on inmate COVID-19 vaccination plans
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Antarctica rocked by 30,000 tremors in 3 months, Chilean scientists say
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Stocks mixed as COVID-19 concerns overshadow stimulus hopes
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MSCI says investors do not expect Biden to change China share restrictions quickly
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U.S. calls Switzerland, Vietnam manipulators in Trump trade shot
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Massachusetts regulator accuses Robinhood of failing to protect investors
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U.S. SEC relaxes rules on company 'resource extraction' disclosures
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Brazil Senate clears hurdle for foreign ownership of rural land
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COVID-19 surge, depleted fiscal stimulus thump U.S. retail sales
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MLB gives 1920-1948 Negro Leagues 'Major League' status
(Reuters) -Major League Baseball (MLB) is elevating the Negro Leagues of 1920 through 1948 to "Major League" status, MLB said on Wednesday, calling the move a correction of "a longtime oversight".
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Nasdaq ends at record high as investors await stimulus
(Reuters) -Wall Street rose on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq closing at record highs as investors awaited a potential fiscal economic stimulus package and after the Federal Reserve repeated a pledge to keep its benchmark interest rate near zero.
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