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Month: August 2023

Nordstrom’s results reflect cautious consumer spending, echoing department store sector blues

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom on Thursday reported that its sales and profits fell in its fiscal second quarter, joining itsdepartment store peers coping with shoppers’ cautious spending. But its results still topped Wall Street expectations. The Seattle-based upscale department store reaffirmed its financial annual outlook that calls for

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La CIDH otorga medidas de protección a binomio presidencial de Movimiento Semilla en Guatemala

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), otorgó medidas cautelares de protección a favor de Bernardo Arévalo y Karin Herrera, binomio presidencial del partido Movimiento Semilla, que este domingo ganó el balotaje en Guatemala, de acuerdo con el escrutinio preliminar del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE). La medida, según un comunicado,

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US sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and others

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people granted asylum. The complaint, filed in an administrative court within the department, asserts that SpaceX wrongly claimed that federal export control laws barred it from hiring

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US sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and others

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people granted asylum. The complaint, filed in an administrative court within the department, asserts that SpaceX wrongly claimed that federal export control laws barred it from hiring

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Backers blast approved ballot language for Ohio’s fall abortion amendment as misleading

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Ballot Board has approved language for a fall abortion measure that Democrats and the issue’s backers are criticizing as inaccurate. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights is considering litigation. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, an abortion opponent, developed the language. It changes the

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Kansas City, Missouri, says US investigating alleged racism at fire department

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department is under a federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination. A Kansas City spokesperson confirmed the U.S. Department of Justice investigation to The Kansas City Star Thursday. Associated Press phone calls requesting comment from the federal agency were not immediately returned Thursday. Three Black firefighters

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Fact check: Contrary to Trump’s claims, Atlanta murder is down sharply this year and nowhere near a record

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump continues to make false and misleading claims about crime in Atlanta. Trump has posted the inaccurate statements on his social media platform while attacking Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who is prosecuting him over his efforts to overturn his defeat in Georgia in

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Judge OKs updated Great Lakes fishing agreement between native tribes, state and federal agencies

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has approved an updated Great Lakes fishing agreement between four Native American tribes and government agencies. The deal extends for 24 years a system overseeing commercial and sport fishing in parts of lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior. The affected areas were

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OAS human rights body demands protection for apparent Guatemalan election winner amid plot rumors

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Organization of American States’ human rights commission is asking Guatemala to provide protection for Bernardo Arévalo, the winner of the country’s Aug. 20 elections, after reports emerged of a possible plot to kill him. The commission said in a statement Thursday that there were reports of “at least one” plan

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