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San Francisco Fed's Daly says jobs report complicates interest rate call
Daly told CNBC on Friday that the weak February jobs report adds to a difficult policymaking environment.
What people get wrong about women’s rights
Elites should stop assuming that the barriers to progress are the same from Brazil to Bangladesh, writes Alice Evans
Teamsters boss praises Mullin DHS nomination despite past heated hearings
Teamsters boss Sean O'Brien endorses Sen. Markwayne Mullin for DHS chief, two years after their viral Senate hearing nearly turned into a physical fight.
Six books to understand the Gilded Age
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Hungary seizes millions of euros in cash and gold from Ukrainian convoy
Seven Ukrainians arrested and money-laundering investigation launched in latest spat between Kyiv and BudapestAn increasingly acrimonious spat between Hungary and Ukraine has escalated further, as Budapest impounded two Ukrainian armoured...
Trump says defense giants will quadruple production of 'exquisite class' weapons after White House meeting
Trump met defense executives to accelerate weapons production as officials say U.S. has sufficient stockpiles for ongoing Iran military operations.
Iranian mathematician missing in Canada may have been targeted by Tehran, activists say
Police say Masood Masjoody was most likely murdered; Iranian expats suspect he was killed for his criticism of the theocratic regimePolice in Canada have concluded that a missing Iranian activist...
Does America have a strategy in Iran?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we consider what would be a good outcome to the war
53 Dems vote against declaring Iran a state sponsor of terror
A total of 53 House Democrats voted against a resolution this week that called the Islamic Republic of Iran "the largest state sponsor of terrorism."
Trump Remarks on U.S.S. Cole and Iran Raise Questions in Guantánamo Case
Prosecutors have offered up no evidence supporting a link that the president claimed between Iran and the attack in Yemen in 2000, defense lawyers say.
What to watch this week
Beavers, bestselling authors and Peaky Blinders make our list of recommendations this week
US economy unexpectedly sheds 92,000 jobs in February
The contraction came as a surprise with payrolls down in nearly every sector.