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  • Toyota accepts union demands for biggest wage hike in two decades

    Toyota accepts union demands for biggest wage hike in two decades

     

    Toyota Motor, the world’s biggest automaker, said on Wednesday it would accept a union demand for the biggest base salary increase in 20 years and a rise in bonus payments, as Japan steps up calls for businesses to hike pay.

    ​Toyota Motor, the world’s biggest automaker, said on Wednesday it would accept a union demand for the biggest base salary increase in 20 years and a rise in bonus payments, as Japan steps up calls for businesses to hike pay. 

  • FDA releases draft guidance on how plant-based milk items should be labeled

    FDA releases draft guidance on how plant-based milk items should be labeled

     

    • Study: Laxatives may be linked to dementia

    ​• Study: Laxatives may be linked to dementia 

  • Supreme Court sides with Arizona death row inmate seeking to challenge sentence in federal court

    Supreme Court sides with Arizona death row inmate seeking to challenge sentence in federal court

     

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of an Arizona death row inmate who argued he should be able to challenge his sentence in federal court but was stopped from doing so by a state procedural rule.

    ​The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of an Arizona death row inmate who argued he should be able to challenge his sentence in federal court but was stopped from doing so by a state procedural rule. 

  • Twin sisters named valedictorian and salutatorian of their high school

    Twin sisters named valedictorian and salutatorian of their high school

     

    The two best students at one New York high school aren’t just related — they’re twins, and they’re bringing sibling rivalry to a whole new level.

    ​The two best students at one New York high school aren’t just related — they’re twins, and they’re bringing sibling rivalry to a whole new level. 

  • Capitol rioter who tweeted threat to Rep. Ocasio-Cortez sentenced to 38 months in prison

    Capitol rioter who tweeted threat to Rep. Ocasio-Cortez sentenced to 38 months in prison

     

    A Texas man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for assaulting police officers during the US Capitol riot and threatening Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter shortly after the attack.

    ​A Texas man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for assaulting police officers during the US Capitol riot and threatening Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter shortly after the attack. 

  • Pentagon releases selfie taken by US pilot showing the Chinese spy balloon in air

    Pentagon releases selfie taken by US pilot showing the Chinese spy balloon in air

     

    • Video: Inside a Chinese factory that made high-tech balloons in 2015

    ​• Video: Inside a Chinese factory that made high-tech balloons in 2015 

  • Lawyers for Proud Boys member take steps to subpoena Trump in seditious conspiracy trial

     

    Lawyers for a Proud Boys member on trial for seditious conspiracy related to his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are taking steps to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify as a witness for the defense.

    ​Lawyers for a Proud Boys member on trial for seditious conspiracy related to his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are taking steps to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify as a witness for the defense. 

  • FDA fines e-cigarette makers for selling products illegally in ‘wakeup call’ to tobacco manufacturers

     

    The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it has filed complaints against four makers of e-cigarette products, as the companies did not get authorization from the FDA to sell their products in the US market. This is the first time that the agency has filed what it calls a civil money penalty, or CMP, against e-cigarette makers who have not complied with the federal process.

    ​The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it has filed complaints against four makers of e-cigarette products, as the companies did not get authorization from the FDA to sell their products in the US market. This is the first time that the agency has filed what it calls a civil money penalty, or CMP, against e-cigarette makers who have not complied with the federal process. 

  • East Palestine derailment spurs rare signs of bipartisan agreement on rail safety. Will Washington act?

    East Palestine derailment spurs rare signs of bipartisan agreement on rail safety. Will Washington act?

     

    A fiery train wreck that released toxic materials in an Ohio town is raising new questions in the halls of the nation’s capital over the regulation of the rail industry and if stricter measures could have prevented the disaster.

    ​A fiery train wreck that released toxic materials in an Ohio town is raising new questions in the halls of the nation’s capital over the regulation of the rail industry and if stricter measures could have prevented the disaster. 

  • Biden admin cuts some mortgage fees amid housing affordability crisis

    Biden admin cuts some mortgage fees amid housing affordability crisis

     

    The Biden administration announced Wednesday a change that will save an estimated 850,000 home buyers — primarily low- and middle-income and first-time buyers — an average of $800 on home financing costs this year.

    ​The Biden administration announced Wednesday a change that will save an estimated 850,000 home buyers — primarily low- and middle-income and first-time buyers — an average of $800 on home financing costs this year.