Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan fell short on Tuesday in a vote to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to follow that could wear down his opponents. CBC | World News
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U.S. President Biden will leave today for Israel and Jordan
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Read More »Republican Steve Scalise drops out of U.S. Speaker race, leaving House in deeper chaos
Representative Steve Scalise, whom Republicans nominated to be the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, dropped out of the race on Thursday as the party failed to resolve its divisions, prolonging the leadership crisis in the chamber. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S., Israel reinforce ties, with further talk of ground offensive in Gaza
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Read More »Canada’s Spin Master toys buying U.S. rival Melissa & Doug for $950M
Spin Master Corp. announced a deal on Wednesday to buy U.S.-based toy company Melissa & Doug for $ 950 million US. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. civil rights leader Joseph Lowery dies at 98
U.S. civil rights leader Joseph Lowery, who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr, has died at age 98. CBC | World News
Read More »‘We’ve kept the whole damn country running’: Pandemic deepens divide between haves and have-nots in U.S.
It’s becoming clear that poorer Americans will shoulder an unequal share of the suffering in the COVID-19 pandemic. They are less likely to get tested early, to have health coverage, to be allowed to work from home and to get paid leave. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. House scrambles to get massive coronavirus relief bill to Trump’s desk
The U.S. House of Representatives began considering a sweeping, $ 2.2-trillion US coronavirus aid bill on Friday, with the speaker hopeful a vote will take place later in the day. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. stops enforcing many environmental laws, citing pandemic
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday abruptly waived enforcement on a range of legally mandated public-health and environmental protections, saying industries could have trouble complying with them during the coronavirus pandemic. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. jobless claims soared to record 3.2M last week as COVID-19 crisis took hold
The number of Americans applying for government jobless benefits shattered the previous record level last week, as more than three million workers suddenly found themselves out of work. CBC | World News
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