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The Supreme Court rules in favor of Cornell employees in a retirement contribution management case

The Supreme Court rules in favor of Cornell employees in a retirement contribution management case

by Atmika Iyer | Apr 17, 2025 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON–The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Cornell University employees in Cunningham v. Cornell Thursday, determining that Cornell university mismanaged their retirement contributions by violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. ...
Consumers can expect to pay more for Easter chocolates this year

Consumers can expect to pay more for Easter chocolates this year

by Athan Yanos | Apr 17, 2025 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – As Easter Sunday approaches, chocolate businesses around the country have been preparing for what is typically one of the highest chocolate consumption periods of the year. Last year alone, Americans spent an estimated $3.1 billion on Easter chocolate.   ...
Health chief RFK Jr.: Autism caused by environmental exposures; contradicts new CDC report

Health chief RFK Jr.: Autism caused by environmental exposures; contradicts new CDC report

by Ismael M. Belkoura | Apr 17, 2025 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday labeled the increasing rates of autism in children an epidemic and said federal research dollars will be dedicated to identify the cause. Kennedy’s statements at a news conference...
Undocumented, Unprotected, and Still Paying Taxes: Tax season raises fear in the immigration community as IRS and ICE agree to work with each other

Undocumented, Unprotected, and Still Paying Taxes: Tax season raises fear in the immigration community as IRS and ICE agree to work with each other

by Angeles Ponpa | Apr 16, 2025 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – As millions of Americans raced to meet the April 15th tax deadline, undocumented immigrants faced a different kind of pressure. They fear filing taxes could lead to their deportation. The anxiety was heightened this year as a newly disclosed agreement...
House committee advances GOP-backed bills on gender identity in K–12 schools

House committee advances GOP-backed bills on gender identity in K–12 schools

by Jordan Owens | Apr 15, 2025 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, the House Committee on Education and Workforce passed two Republican bills examining gender and sexuality in public K-12 schools.  Committee members debated and voted on the Say No to Indoctrination Act, sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens,...
Senate Armed Services Committee weighs defense priorities amid growing global threats

Senate Armed Services Committee weighs defense priorities amid growing global threats

by Bridget Craig | Apr 15, 2025 | Featured, Military

WASHINGTON – After the Trump administration promised the largest Pentagon budget ever focused exclusively on “lethality and readiness,” Republicans and Democrats on the Hill and top military brass underscored in hearings Wednesday and Thursday that much of the budget...
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