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      FBI search warrant reveals former president was holding highly classified documents at Mar-a-Lago estate

    • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
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    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
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      Former US president’s political action committees receive fewer contributions in second quarter

    • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
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      Research shows denying access worsens inequality and creates financial hardships for women and their families

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    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
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      Non-farm payrolls defied expectations for sharper slowdown while the jobless rate held steady at 3.6%

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      Remote providers report a leap in requests as conservative US states roll out a number of restrictions

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      Providers of the procedure scramble as Republican-led states enact pre-planned bans while others consider their own moves

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      Citadel’s Ken Griffin faces off against a Republican megadonor and an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
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      Officials accelerate tightening by largest degree in decades in sign of more aggressive approach

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