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Democratic Senator Manchin says won't vote for Biden's social spending bill
US Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said that he will not vote for President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate bill
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Senate not to pass Biden's social spending bill, climate bill this year
US Senate Democrats are abandoning efforts to pass President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate bill this year, delivering a political blow to the White House
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US Congress passes bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang
US Congress on Thursday passed a bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour of the Uyghur Muslims.This is likely to worsen tensions between Washington and Beijing. The Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act was passed in the Senate on Thursday by unanimous consent after being approved by the House of Representatives earlier this week, Kyodo News reported.It needs to be signed into law by President Joe Biden, which the White House said he will.It requires U.S. customs authorities to presume goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labour and that they should be banned from import, except for items from importers that can provide clear evidence to the contrary."This Senate will not stay silent in the face of genocide against the Uyghur people," Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted. "America will not stand for it, and the global community shouldn't either."China has been rebuked globally for the crackdown on Uyghur Muslims by sending ..
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United Airlines CEO defends Covid vaccine mandate at Senate hearing
United Airlines EO Scott Kirby defended a decision to mandate Covid vaccines for workers amid criticism from some Republican senators
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US Congress passes roughly $770 bn defense spending bill for FY2022
The US Senate voted to pass a roughly $770 billion defense spending bill for fiscal year 2022.
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Meta-owned Instagram hits 2 bn users but won't disclose it to the world
Meta-owned Instagram has reportedly hit two billion monthly active users, but the photo-sharing platform may not officially disclose these figures.
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US Senate approves boosting debt limit to $31.4 trn, sends to House
The US Senate approved raising the federal government's debt limit by $2.5 trillion, to about $31.4 trillion, and sent it to the House of Representatives to pass
US Senators announce bipartisan social media data transparency bill
A bipartisan group of US Senators has announced a new bill that would require social media companies to share platform data with independent researchers.
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US Senate passes, sends Biden bill paving way for debt limit hike
The Democratic-led House of Representatives approved the legislation on Wednesday night by 222-212, with only one Republican backing it
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Instagram wasn't designed for kids: CEO Adam Mosseri at Senate hearing
Facing intense scrutiny over harming young kids' mental health, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said Instagram "quite frankly wasn't designed" for people between the ages of 13 and 17
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Senate narrowly rejects Biden's bid for vaccine mandate for businesses
The Senate narrowly approved a resolution to nullify the Biden administration's requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be Covid vaccinated
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US House passes bill to fast-track passage of debt limit increase
The Senate is expected to take up the measure, which prevents the use of stalling tactics, on Thursday
US House passes $768 bn defence spending bill, sends to Senate for vote
The US House of Representatives passed an updated version of the $768 billion defence spending bill for 2022
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US Senate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650 mn arms sale to Saudi Arabia
The Senate rejected a bid to stop President Joe Biden's administration from selling more than $650 million worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia
US Senate leader, presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98
Dole announced in February 2021 that he'd been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer
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US Senate passes bill to avert govt shutdown, sends it to President Biden
The Democratic-controlled US Senate passed a bill to fund the government through mid-February
US House passes government funding bill through Feb 18 to avoid shutdown
The US House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government through February 18 and avoid a government shutdown
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Senate approves Congressional gold medals for troops killed in Kabul in Aug
The US Senate has unanimously approved to award Congressional Gold medals for troops killed in Kabul airport attack
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Democrats' billionaire tax plan puts about 700 people in sights
The levy would apply to taxpayers who for three consecutive years have had assets worth at least $1 billion or have earned at least $100 million three years in a row
TikTok tells US lawmakers it does not give information to China's govt
Senators at the hearing also voiced concerns that TikTok and rivals YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc , and Snapchat have algorithms that can be harmful to young people
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