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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration's effort to immediately remove her from the central bank.
In a brief unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over Republican President Donald Tru ... (full story)
Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz,' where detainees' uniform color is based on criminal history
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Detainees arriving at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as " Alligator Alcatraz " are given color-coded uniforms and wrist-bands, then segregated based on their criminal history and whether they're considered a flight risk, according to a handbook given to detainees.
The handbook presents ... (full story)
Kentucky has kicked people off food benefits using data that doesn't tell the full story
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A single mother who relied on federal food assistance lost her benefits in 2020 after Kentucky investigators concluded she'd committed fraud.
The state alleged she had made multiple same-day purchases, tried to overdraw her account a few times, entered a few invalid PINs and sometimes made "whol ... (full story)
Can empathy lead to sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice.
For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to ... (full story)
Marines say they hit recruiting goals and point to 'unapologetic' standards
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QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — The Army, Navy and Air Force, with encouragement from the Trump administration, all announced this summer that they had met their recruiting goals months ahead of schedule.
That is a major shift from the past several years when the military has failed to meet its recruiting goals because of complicatio ... (full story)