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CBC, State AGs and Consumer Advocates Stand Up to CFPB Foes
As a new Congress and White House begin their respective governmental roles, a still-growing cadre of supporters and opponents are focusing on the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
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Trump is hitting Amazon where it hurts
President Trump is using the bully pulpit to break investors' faith in Jeff Bezos and Amazon. With a series of broadsides against Amazon on Twitter and reports that he is raising the threat of antitrust lawsuits and tighter regulation, Trump has accomplished what Walmart, Target and rivals have failed to do: slow down one of the most successful companies in American history.
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The UK has a major gender pay gap problem. New data proves it
Women in the United Kingdom are learning for the first time exactly how much more their male counterparts are paid.
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What impact will US sanctions on Iran actually have?
Even before his shock win in 2016, US President Donald Trump was vocal in his criticism of the nuclear deal that the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China signed with Iran in 2015.
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Just 4% of companies boosted hiring because of tax cuts
The expensive 2017 tax law failed to encourage Corporate America to embark on a boom in hiring or job-creating investment.
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Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Program graduates 24
The most recent Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership graduates are set to tackle some of the most challenging agricultural issues affecting Texas and the nation after completing a two-year program aimed at preparing them for local, state and national service.
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NAREB Pushes for Measures to Increase Black Homeownership
Organization Will Hold Elected Officials Accountable
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) called on the White House and Congress to enact legislation aimed at increasing Black homeownership after provisions approved by the House were excluded from the Inflation Reduction Act, which Congress passed and was signed into law by President Biden.
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Revel saw a loophole as an opportunity for a new ridehail service. New York City is absolutely livid
Back in 2018, New York City regulators, tired of vehicles from Uber and Lyft making some streets so clogged that cars had to drive slower than streetcars and buggies once had, cracked down and said they would temporarily block new for-hire licenses. But in a fit of environmental-minded well-meaning, they left a loophole for electric cars. Now an upstart company is trying to use that loophole to bring new cars into Manhattan.
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Changing fonts can make reading easier for some, even in State Department memos
On Monday, the US State Department's domestic offices, bureaus and posts overseas will begin communicating in a style that's unlike any other they've ever used before: The agency will ditch Times New Roman, a font it has been using since February 2004, and switch to the plainer Calibri.
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US/Iraqi governments to start talks on future of US military presence in Iraqi
The US and Iraq are expected to soon begin talks on the future of the US military presence in the country, according to sources familiar with the matter, amid public calls from the Iraqi government for the US to withdraw its troops.
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Five ways technology is changing how you get your online shopping and takeout deliveries
In recent years, we’ve grown accustomed to the sight of Amazon vans and courier cars bringing packages to our doors. But according to consultancy firm McKinsey, the growth of e-commerce since the Covid pandemic has “put huge pressure on the last-mile delivery system” – the final stage of the delivery process, where parcels are transported from warehouse to customers.
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UBS will cut 3,000 jobs in Switzerland as it absorbs Credit Suisse
UBS expects to shed around 3,000 jobs in Switzerland to help it cut $10 billion in costs as it undertakes a sweeping overhaul following its emergency rescue of Credit Suisse earlier this year.
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2023: A Year of Strikes - What's on the Horizon for 2024?
The number of major strikes jumped 43% to 33 in 2023, according to the official Labor Department count released Wednesday, the biggest number of large work stoppages in America in more than 20 years.
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Houston ISD Students Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. at Annual Oratory Competition
Crespo Elementary fourth grader Nhedrick Jabier beat out eleven other fourth- and fifth-grade HISD students to win first place at the 21st Annual Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition
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City of Houston PIO Joint Information Center Returns to Normal Operations
The City of Houston Joint Information Center (JIC), which has been activated since Thursday, August 24, 2017 in response to Hurricane Harvey, will formally stand down and all City of Houston Public Information operations will return to normal at 5 p.m. TODAY (Thursday, September 7).
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Houston Police Chief Debates SB4 At Latino Town Hall
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and political party leaders clashed over Texas’s anti-sanctuary city law at a town hall assembled by Houston Public Media partnering with Univision. Panelists debated current state and federal policies that affect the Houston Latino community, including SB4, also known as the “sanctuary cities” bill, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
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Texas Children’s Hospital Ranked Among Best in US
Our own Texas Children's Hospital is being recognized as one of the top children's hospitals in the country, according to a new list from U.S. News and World Report. TCH is number four, behind hospitals in Boston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
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J.D. Power Names Fort Wayne Assembly Highest Quality in the Americas
General Motors Fort Wayne Truck Assembly plant today earned the prestigious J.D. Power Gold Plant Quality Award and was recognized as delivering the highest-ranked automotive manufacturing quality in the Americas in 2017.
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Rockets Sign James Harden to Four-Year Contract Extension
Houston Rockets Owner Leslie Alexander announced today that the team has signed guard James Harden to a four-year contract extension, which will run through the 2022-23 season. The Rockets have made the playoffs in all five of Harden’s seasons with the team, while posting a winning percentage of .612.
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Chris Ayer Shares Video For "Stay Another Night"
Out Now On [PIAS]
Today singer Chris Ayer is pleased to share the video for his track "Stay Another Night", his first release with [PIAS] that is out now.
