PARIS – French lawmakers are drafting a bill to shore-up household buying power by raising some forms of government assistance by 4%, at a cost of 8 billion euros ($8.44 …
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MADRID – Spain announced a 9 billion euro ($9.50 billion) package of measures on Saturday to help its most vulnerable households cope with soaring energy prices and inflation, including subsidies …
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By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO – Aid that helped schools feed millions of U.S. children over the last two years will be extended, pending congressional approval, after senators reached a deal …
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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will distribute a total of 1.74 billion ringgit ($395.19 million) in cash aid to low-income households from this month to help them cope with rising living …
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BEAR, DE – The Rite Aid on Governors Place in Bear was robbed at knifepoint Thursday morning, according to a report by the Delaware State Police. At around 8:30 am, …
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WASHINGTON – The White House does not believe it currently needs an additional Ukraine aid package from Congress after just tapping a recently approved $40 billion measure. “I don’t think …
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POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ – Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra, a rising star in the New Jersey Republican party, personally traveled to New York City and the United Nations …
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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Canada and Germany have already pledged over $2 billion to a new administered account set up by the International Monetary Fund to help war-torn Ukraine, …
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – A store manager at the Rite Aid on Dauphin Street in Philadelphia was held up at gunpoint and forced into a back room of the store to …
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BERLIN – The German government is planning to support energy-intensive companies with a 5 billion-euro aid package, a German Economy Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. Details would be released later …
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‘I Don’t Understand’: Parents Of Slain US Veteran Call Out Biden For Reportedly Giving Aid To The Palestinian Authority Jennie Taer on May 18, 2022 The parents of a U.S. …
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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) riverine agents conduct two rescues saving four lives and an off-duty agent assist in vehicle accident. An off-duty Rio Grande City Border …
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EVESHAM, NJ – The Evesham Police Department arrested 70-year-old Michael Swift of Burlington City today for a robbery he committed in November. According to police, on November 15, at 4:58 …
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BERLIN -The finance ministers of the Group of Seven economic powers want to put together a 15 billion euro ($15.8 billion) aid package for Ukraine at their meeting in Bonn …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to advance $40 billion more aid for Ukraine in its war against Russia, setting the stage for a vote …
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McALLEN, Texas – A 43-year-old McAllen resident has been ordered to federal prison for receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Ramiro Vasquez pleaded guilty March 3, …
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By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea is facing its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak with no known vaccine programme, sparking new calls for the government to accept …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that the Senate needs to pass a new aid package for Ukraine today, after the House of Representatives this …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he was willing to accept Congress passing separate bills to aid Ukraine and to provide funding for the nation’s COVID-19 response. …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday told CBS that Congress needs to pass by the end of the month a bill that would give Ukraine …
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BEIJING – China’s central bank said on Friday it launch a 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) relending facility to support the transport, logistics and storage sectors which have been hit …
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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS – Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air on Wednesday lost its court challenge against 36.66 million euros ($38.60 million) of rescue aid Romanian carrier TAROM received during …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the best way for Washington to speed aid to Ukraine was to pass a funding bill devoid of …
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WASHINGTON – New aid for Ukraine requested by President Joe Biden is likely to be part of a longer-term package that will require approval from Congress, the White House said …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Athens-based businessman has been charged with health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., …