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California Ballot Measure to Raise Minimum Wage to $18 an Hour Fails
Voters rejected a plan to boost the lowest hourly wage rate by $2, which critics said would raise prices and lead to job cuts.Business - Inc. - November 20 -
House ethics panel fails to reach agreement on releasing Gaetz report
The House Ethics Committee finished its meeting Wednesday without reaching an agreement on releasing a report on the panel's investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who denies all wrongdoing. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 20 -
House committee fails to reach agreement on whether to release Matt Gaetz report
The House Ethics Committee will keep its report of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz sealed for the time being after it was unable to reach a ...Top stories - CBS News - November 20 -
The Memo: Gaetz seen as Trump pick most in danger of failing
President-elect Trump has sparked a Washington guessing game by selecting several controversial nominees for high-level posts. The question is whether one or more of his picks will be denied ...Politics - The Hill - November 21 -
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Trump encounters Senate GOP limits with failed Gaetz AG push
President-elect Trump's ill-fated nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to run the Justice Department marked an early sign of his potential limits in moving his nominees and dealing with ...Politics - The Hill - November 22 -
I am going to be proud one day, says teen after struggle with mental health system
Teenager Mia has struggled to get the support she needs and feels the help she now has "came far too late".Top stories - BBC News - November 23 -
The Observer view: ICC’s Israel arrest warrants are a test the world must not fail
International criminal court’s intervention must be supported if global rules-based order is to have a meaningful future. The decision by the international criminal court (ICC) to issue arrest ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
‘It’s about political will’: is the Foreign Office failing Britons detained abroad?
Relatives and campaigners hope Labour will usher in a step-change in the handling of hostage cases. Lammy urged to keep promise of envoy to help free Britons held abroad Gurpreet Singh Johal ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Canadian Postal Workers Strike Drags On as Talks Fail to Break Deadlock
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have met several times with a federal mediator in the last week in an effort to break a deadlock.World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago -
Cop29 deal fails to consider inflation so is not tripling of target, economists say
Experts say financial movements mean poor nations will in effect get billions less in value from £300bn pledge. A failure to factor in inflation means the $300bn (£240bn) climate finance deal ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Posey shares ‘lesson' Giants take from failed superstar pursuits
First-year Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey shared the lessons San Francisco will take from past failed superstar pursuits.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago -
The Papers: 'Tories failed on migration' and 'cops target Al Fayed network'
Kemi Badenoch's first major speech as Conservative leader and more Al Fayed claims lead the papers.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday