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Happy Korean American Day!

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The White House) — President Joe Biden issued the following statement on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024: “I send my warmest greetings to everyone across the country celebrating Korean American Day. “On this day 121 years ago, the first group of Korean immigrants landed on our shores. Sin…
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Microsoft overtakes Apple as most valuable stock in the world

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Microsoft Corp. overtook Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company for the first time in more than two years, as worries over smartphone demand have weighed on the iPhone-maker’s stock in recent weeks. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant …
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Kerry to step down as Biden administration’s climate envoy

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — John Kerry, the top U.S. climate diplomat, intends to step down after more than three years relentlessly pressing countries to get more aggressive in the fight against global warming, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The former U.S. secretary of state, senato…
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New stopgap plan would extend funding deadlines to early March

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — House and Senate leaders have agreed to extend temporary government funding in two batches, through March 1 and March 8, according to a source familiar with the plan. The decision comes as lawmakers face a Jan. 19 deadline to clear a temporary spending bill for four of the do…
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Trump leads with 48% in Iowa poll two days before caucus

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump heads into the Iowa caucuses Monday with a commanding 48% support in a closely watched poll that showed Nikki Haley moving into second place with 20%. The results of the NBC News/Des Moines Register poll suggest further troubl…
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Biden: US does not support Taiwan independence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term. Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (D…
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