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Month: January 2024

Hutchinson suspends presidential campaign

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday he’s ending his presidential campaign following a dismal showing in Monday night’s Iowa caucuses, which were dominated by former President Donald Trump. Hutchinson finished sixth in the caucuses, according to the Iowa GOP, capturing only 191 votes. Since launching his campaign

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Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that was a throwback to an earlier era of the GOP but ultimately failed to resonate in a party now dominated by Donald Trump. Hutchinson’s exit

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Apple risks a hit to its sales after Supreme Court declines to review Epic’s app store case

By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Apple will have to comply with a sweeping injunction reshaping its relationship with mobile app developers and potentially billions dollars in app-related sales, after the US Supreme Court declined to review the lower court’s order on Tuesday. Apple estimated in 2022 that developers generated $1.1 trillion in the App

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Advocacy groups are petitioning for the end of SNAP interview requirements

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Student and legal advocacy groups are petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift the interview requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants to receive food aid. The groups argue the interview requirement is burdensome and prevents those who qualify for food aid from receiving it.

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The Supreme Court declines to step into the fight over bathrooms for transgender students

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has passed up a chance to intervene in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students, rejecting an appeal from an Indiana public school district. Federal appeals courts are divided over whether school policies enforcing restrictions on which bathrooms transgender students can use violate federal law or the Constitution. In

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Gobierno de Biden dice a la Corte Suprema que Texas hizo “imposible” que los federales ayudaran potencialmente a 3 inmigrantes mexicanos que se ahogaron en el río Grande

Sol Amaya (CNN) — El Gobierno de Joe Biden dijo a la Corte Suprema el lunes por la noche que Texas hizo “imposible” que los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza pudieran brindar ayuda a tres inmigrantes mexicanos que se ahogaron en el río Grande la semana pasada. En una nueva presentación ante el tribunal superior,

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New poll reveals a generational divide among Black Americans on overturning affirmative action in higher education

By Nicole Chavez and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — While a majority of Americans of all races see the end of affirmative action as “mostly a good thing,” there is a generational split among Black adults over the impact on higher education and their racial group, according to a new Gallup Center on Black Voices report. Black adults’ views on last year’s Supreme Court ruling

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While the bipartisan and bicameral support is notable

Lawmakers unveil longshot $78 billion deal to expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks

By Tami Luhby and Melanie Zanona, CNN A bipartisan group of lawmakers released a roughly $78 billion tax package Tuesday that would enhance the child tax credit and restore several business tax breaks, as well as boost funding for affordable housing and disaster relief. However, the deal faces many hurdles to passage. Some congressional Democrats

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