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Trump pulls nominee to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Trump pulls nominee to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to an AP source who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss ...

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Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discrimination

Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discrimination

The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm ce...

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FTC sues Zillow and Redfin over deal it accuses of supressing competition in rental ads

FTC sues Zillow and Redfin over deal it accuses of supressing competition in rental ads

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing Zillow and Redfin, accusing the real estate companies of entering what the regulator says is an illegal deal to suppress competition in o...

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Police in Northern California stop driverless Waymo taxi after illegal U-turn

Police in Northern California stop driverless Waymo taxi after illegal U-turn

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and the...

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Air traffic controllers’ distraction led to near-miss on San Diego runway, NTSB says

Air traffic controllers’ distraction led to near-miss on San Diego runway, NTSB says

Investigators say that a private jet came within 100 feet of crashing into a Southwest Airlines plane on a runway in San Diego two years ago because the air traffic controllers in the tower got di...

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FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity

FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity

The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who ...

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