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Democrats’ Plan to Overhaul Legal Immigration Focuses on Green Card Backlog
WASHINGTON — As Democrats scramble to ensure that protections for millions of undocumented immigrants are included in a sprawling social-safety…
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Florida Bars State Professors From Testifying in Voting Rights Case
Three University of Florida professors said in a federal court filing on Friday that they had been barred from assisting…
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Oklahoma to Continue Lethal Injections After Man Vomits During Execution
The director of Oklahoma’s prison system said on Friday that he did not plan to make any changes to the…
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F.D.A. Clears First Coronavirus Vaccine for Young Children
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children 5 to…
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How Venture Capitalists Think Crypto Will Reshape Commerce
Venture capitalists are betting billions of dollars to create what in effect is an alternative world of finance, commerce, communications…
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Why a Changing Richmond and Its Suburbs Are Key to Virginia’s Vote
RICHMOND — Schuyler VanValkenburg, a Democrat in the Virginia House of Delegates, drove the oak-shaded streets of his suburban district,…
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Supreme Court Lets Two Oklahoma Executions Proceed
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a stay of execution that a federal appeals court had granted to…
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How Biden’s $2 Trillion in Tax Increases Target Companies and the Rich
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s new plan to pay for his climate change and social policy package includes nearly $2 trillion…
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Michelle Wu Makes Her Play for Power in Boston
BOSTON — Michelle Wu was weeks away from her first City Council election when she lost her voice. Her supporters…
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You Have Election Questions. We Have Answers.
It may not be a presidential or congressional election year, but there are still plenty of races on the ballot…