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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The United States men are returning to the World Cup after the trauma of missing the 2018 tournament, clinching a berth for this year’s championship in Qatar on Wednesday despite a 2-0 loss to Costa Rica on the final night of qualifying. Juan Pablo Vargas got behind Walker Zimmerman and…Continue Reading

President Biden on Wednesday met with the parents of Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2019, the White House said. “During their meeting, the President reiterated his commitment to continue to work to secure the release of Trevor, Paul Whelan, and other Americans wrongfully held in Russia and…Continue Reading

Russian forces resumed their bombardment near Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities Wednesday despite pledges just a day earlier to scale back violent military operations in what world leaders hoped was a sign of a possible breakthrough in talks aimed at persuading the Kremlin to call off its 5-week-old invasion. With such hope diminishing by the…Continue Reading

House Republicans introduced Wednesday a resolution to recognize Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant as the “rightful winner” of a title won earlier this month at the NCAA Division I swimming championships by Lia Thomas. The 20-year-old Weyant, a University of Virginia freshman, placed second in the 500-yard freestyle to Thomas, a male-born University of Pennsylvania…Continue Reading

Stocks edged lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday and oil prices fell as President Joe Biden ordered the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserveBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business WriterMarch 31, 2022, 5:31 PM• 3 min readNEW YORK — Stocks edged lower…Continue Reading

An independent group formed by former and current Amazon workers is trying to unionize a company warehouse in New York CityBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business WriterMarch 31, 2022, 5:56 PM• 6 min readNEW YORK — Vote counting has begun in a union election, in which an independent group formed by former and current Amazon workers…Continue Reading

President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy pricesBy ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated PressMarch 31, 2022, 4:25 PM• 6 min readWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1…Continue Reading

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose again this week as the key 30-year loan rate breached 4.5% and attained its highest level since the end of 2018ByThe Associated PressMarch 31, 2022, 4:19 PM• 2 min readWASHINGTON — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose again this week as the key 30-year loan rate vaulted over 4.5%…Continue Reading

Federal officials have revoked the license of a Nevada-based gun manufacturer that was accused of illegally selling guns and went bankrupt but then rebranded itselfBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated PressMarch 31, 2022, 3:21 PM• 3 min readWASHINGTON — Federal officials have revoked the license of a Nevada-based gun manufacturer that was accused of illegally selling guns…Continue Reading