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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…

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 …

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — As details emerge about the incident that blew a hole in an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 midflight last week, the region’s aviation legal experts are raising questions about quick, $1,500 cash payments the airline provided passengers aboard the near-catastrophic pla…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — A bill making its way through the Massachusetts legislature would block efforts to ban books from school and public libraries. Lawmakers of the Joint Committee on Education heard testimony from advocates and opponents of “An Act regarding free expression,” which would prevent…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — A lobbying blitz is expected this month from advocates for the untold thousands of Americans harmed by radiation from government nuclear projects dating back to World War II, starting with development and testing of the first atomic bomb. Senators pushing to expand aid for ra…

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…

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…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — As light snow flurries taper off Saturday night, “bitterly cold” temperatures are expected to hit Chicago through Tuesday night, with wind chills as low as minus 30 degrees, the National Weather Service predicts. Temperatures hovered around 22 degrees at noon at O’Hare Intern…

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…

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…