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  • Tim Cook agrees to a massive pay cut

    Tim Cook agrees to a massive pay cut

     

    Apple CEO Tim Cook has agreed to cut his pay this year after shareholders rebelled.

    ​Apple CEO Tim Cook has agreed to cut his pay this year after shareholders rebelled. 

  • Afghanistan withdrawal investigation launched by House Foreign Affairs Committee

    Afghanistan withdrawal investigation launched by House Foreign Affairs Committee

     

    The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday requested from the State Department a vast number of documents related to the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking the official launch of the newly Republican-led panel’s investigation into the chaotic exit.

    ​The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday requested from the State Department a vast number of documents related to the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking the official launch of the newly Republican-led panel’s investigation into the chaotic exit. 

  • NYC mayor cites slower economic growth spurred by high office vacancy, cost of migrant crisis and health care

    NYC mayor cites slower economic growth spurred by high office vacancy, cost of migrant crisis and health care

     

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the state of the city’s economic outlook as part of a $102.7 billion budget proposal for 2024 on Thursday, highlighting slow economic growth despite spikes in tourism and jobs.

    ​New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the state of the city’s economic outlook as part of a $102.7 billion budget proposal for 2024 on Thursday, highlighting slow economic growth despite spikes in tourism and jobs. 

  • New York City man pleads guilty to hate crime in death of Asian man, district attorney says

    New York City man pleads guilty to hate crime in death of Asian man, district attorney says

     

    More than a year after an Asian man died after being assaulted in New York City, Jarrod Powell pleaded guilty in his death and will serve 22 years in prison, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.

    ​More than a year after an Asian man died after being assaulted in New York City, Jarrod Powell pleaded guilty in his death and will serve 22 years in prison, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. 

  • US rolls out tool for Afghans in US to reunify with family members

    US rolls out tool for Afghans in US to reunify with family members

     

    The US State Department rolled out a tool for Afghans in the US under parolee status to begin the process of reunifying with their family members on Thursday, a State Department spokesperson told CNN.

    ​The US State Department rolled out a tool for Afghans in the US under parolee status to begin the process of reunifying with their family members on Thursday, a State Department spokesperson told CNN. 

  • Alabama attorney general says people who take abortion pills could be prosecuted

    Alabama attorney general says people who take abortion pills could be prosecuted

     

    Alabama’s Republican attorney general said this week that women in the state who use prescription medication to terminate their pregnancies could be prosecuted under a chemical-endangerment law, even though Alabama’s anti-abortion law does not intend to punish women who receive abortions.

    ​Alabama’s Republican attorney general said this week that women in the state who use prescription medication to terminate their pregnancies could be prosecuted under a chemical-endangerment law, even though Alabama’s anti-abortion law does not intend to punish women who receive abortions. 

  • GOP strategist alleges powerful conservative sexually assaulted him

    GOP strategist alleges powerful conservative sexually assaulted him

     

    A Republican strategist alleges that Matt Schlapp, the influential chairman of the American Conservative Union, groped and fondled his groin as he drove Schlapp back to an Atlanta hotel several weeks before the November midterm election.

    ​A Republican strategist alleges that Matt Schlapp, the influential chairman of the American Conservative Union, groped and fondled his groin as he drove Schlapp back to an Atlanta hotel several weeks before the November midterm election. 

  • House passes ‘born alive’ abortion bill

     

    House Republicans are spotlighting the issue of abortion as they roll out their legislative agenda in the new Congress — a move that comes after the Supreme Court’s highly consequential decision last summer to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

    ​House Republicans are spotlighting the issue of abortion as they roll out their legislative agenda in the new Congress — a move that comes after the Supreme Court’s highly consequential decision last summer to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. 

  • Mattel launches new Barbie doll for preschoolers

    Mattel launches new Barbie doll for preschoolers

     

    Mattel is giving preschoolers a new age-appropriate Barbie doll that it says is better suited for their needs.

    ​Mattel is giving preschoolers a new age-appropriate Barbie doll that it says is better suited for their needs. 

  • Zach Johnson isn’t discounting Tiger Woods for the Ryder Cup

    Zach Johnson isn’t discounting Tiger Woods for the Ryder Cup

     

    Tiger Woods could form part of the US Ryder Cup team — or at least, Zach Johnson isn’t ruling it out.

    ​Tiger Woods could form part of the US Ryder Cup team — or at least, Zach Johnson isn’t ruling it out.