Tag: Joe Biden
Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence
When President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, it started the clock on a nine-month window...
U.S. employers scaled back hiring in April but still added 175K...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's employers pulled back on their hiring in April, adding a modest 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high...
U.S. growth slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6% pace
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but consumers...
Airlines will now be required to give automatic cash refunds for...
The Biden administration issued final rules Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights and to better disclose...
Biden administration finalizes rule to grant overtime for millions more salaried...
NEW YORK (AP) – The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay...
The Biden administration recruits R.I., 14 states to help enforce airline...
The Biden administration is enlisting the help of officials in Rhode Island and 14 other states to enforce consumer-protection laws covering airline travelers, a...
Higher gas and rents keep U.S. inflation elevated, likely delaying Fed...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday in...
$16M in federal funding secured for Newport Cliff Walk repairs
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is getting more than $16 million in federal funding to repair the iconic Cliff Walk in Newport.
The money for the...
Department of Veterans Affairs sees boost in health care enrollment
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced it has enrolled 1,092 Rhode Island veterans in VA health care over the last year,...
U.S. employers added a surprisingly robust 303K jobs in March in...
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that...
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