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WATCH LIVE: Senate panel holds hearing on recent bank failures and the federal response

The Senate Banking Committee will hold the first formal congressional hearing Tuesday on the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and New York-based Signature Bank and the shortcomings of supervision and regulation, by the Fed and other agencies, that preceded them.

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WATCH LIVE: Austin and Milley testify on Defense budget in Senate hearing

“This is a strategy-driven budget — and one driven by the seriousness of our strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China,” Austin said in testimony before the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense on March 23.

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How a US aircraft carrier is part of a high-stakes stand-off in the South China Sea

There are few greater displays of US military might than its aircraft carriers – when they move, the world pays attention. They are huge floating cities of sorts.

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Cheryl Strayed Will Always Be Here for You

On the edge of Wallace Park in Portland, Ore., there is an unremarkable house with a camellia shrub out front. The house is painted a bluish gray now, but it might have been another color before. Cheryl Strayed is standing

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Nashville school shooting: What to know about the 6 victims – ABC News

Nashville school shooting: What to know about the 6 victims  ABC News Rep. Andy Ogles, whose district includes Nashville, criticized over gun-filled Christmas photo  NBC News Body camera footage shows moment police confront, fire at Nashville shooter  NBC News Metro Police release body

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Macron’s ratings near record low amid French protests

French President Emmanuel Macron’s personal ratings are approaching their lowest recorded level over his handling of pension reform and protests, a poll indicated Tuesday. The survey by the Odoxa polling group said only 30 percent of respondents thought he was

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Ukraine Can Only Win if the U.S. Delivers More Weapons Faster

Winter is almost over and the war in Ukraine remains at a standstill. The two armies continue to grind one another down in bloody battles in the east, but the war is no closer to a conclusion. That has to

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How Biden Can Fight Abuses of Power to Save Democracy

The 2023 Summit for Democracy, beginning on March 28, is a genuine personal commitment from President Biden. And rightly so—for democracy is under assault around the world. Only 20% of the world’s population live in countries that non-profit group Freedom

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‘Hago Música Como Si Fuera la Única Persona en el Mundo.’ Bad Bunny sobre Coachella, Hollywood y Superándose a sí Mismo

A inicios de marzo, TIME se sentó con la sensación musical mundial Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, también conocido como Bad Bunny, mientras se preparaba para actuar en Coachella, el primer artista latino en encabezar el destacado festival de música. Durante

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Several killed in fire at Mexico-U.S. border migrant center: local media

Several people at an immigration detention center in a Mexican city on the U.S. border died in a fire that broke out at the facility overnight, local media reported on Tuesday. An AFP journalist saw firemen and rescuers placing several

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