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CVS, Apple, GM join White House initiative to address gender pay...

WASHINGTON - CVS Health Corp., Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and General Motors Co., the first U.S. automaker to have a female CEO, are among...

Obama says ‘special relationship’ with U.K. survives Brexit

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Friday that the U.S. respects the decision of U.K. voters to leave the European Union, and that the...

Obama targets income gap in address that shapes 2016 election

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama targeted the gap between the well-off and the wanting as he sought to reach beyond his time in...

Obama moves to end Cuba’s isolation in major shift for U.S.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will end the U.S. isolation of Cuba that has persisted for more than a half century, initiating talks to...
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA today will try to rally female voters in Providence, four days ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Obama will speak at Rhode Island College about women and the economy after holding a roundtable discussion on the topic with a smaller group. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Obama looks to boost women’s vote in Rhode Island economy speech

PROVIDENCE - Trying to capitalize on yesterday’s news that the U.S. economy expanded more than forecast in the third quarter, President Barack Obama today...
A NEW REPORT issued by the White House Tuesday emphasized the potential impact of climate change, including an increased risk from hurricanes linked to higher sea levels. Above, a machine clears sand off Atlantic Ave. in Misquamicut in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Report: Half U.S. population at risk of more severe weather

WASHINGTON – More than half the U.S. population lives in coastal areas that are “increasingly vulnerable” to the effects of climate change, which will...

Overtime pay said to apply to more workers under Obama order

WASHINGTON – Some U.S. workers who are deemed ineligible for overtime compensation under what’s known as the “white-collar exemption” would be able to collect...
A Tesla Motors Inc. Model S Roadster vehicle is charged at company's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif., where the state is considering a change in its tradable credits system that would stop favoring plug-ins like this one over hydrogen-powered cars. California leads 10 states including Rhode Island and Massachusetts that require automakers to sell zero-emission vehicles. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/PATRICK T. FALLON

Diesels to fuel cells join spotlight dimming on plug-ins

WASHINGTON – With U.S. sales of plug-in electric vehicles on pace to reach half of President Barack Obama’s goal, regulators are following customers and...
AN AMTRAK regional passenger train leaves Union Station in Washington.The Connecticut train crash points towards years of deferred maintenance throughout the Washington-Boston rail network. / BLOOMBERG/ANDREW HARRER

Passenger trains bump along with fixes exceeding U.S. funds

WASHINGTON – U.S. investigators looking into the May 17 Connecticut commuter-rail crash haven’t yet found a clear cause. The fact a broken rail became the...
THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE must stop its plan to end Saturday mail service after its board said that the mail delivery service doesn't have the legal authority to do so without approval from Congress. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Postal Service must halt Saturday delivery cut, board says

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t have the legal authority to end Saturday mail delivery without authorization from Congress and must halt plans...
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