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Several People Dead After Boats Crash Near US Coast: Officials

March 12, 2023
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Authorities in San Diego, California, confirmed that eight people died after two suspected smuggling boats carrying what may be illegal immigrants crashed off the coast on Sunday. A woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Blacks Beach, according to U.S….

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8 Dead After Boats Crash Near US Coast: Officials

March 12, 2023
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Authorities in San Diego, California, confirmed that eight people died after two suspected smuggling boats carrying what may be illegal immigrants crashed off the coast on Sunday. A woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Blacks Beach, according to U.S….

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8 Dead After Suspected Migrant Boats Crash Near US Coast: Officials

March 12, 2023
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Authorities in San Diego, California, confirmed that eight people died after two suspected smuggling boats carrying what may be illegal immigrants crashed off the coast on Sunday. A woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Blacks Beach, according to U.S….

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Biden May Give European Automakers US Tax Credit for Battery, Critical Mineral Production

March 11, 2023
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The United States and the European Union will negotiate a revised trade agreement that could allow European manufacturers to receive U.S. tax credits for producing critical minerals such as lithium and nickel for electric car batteries. Following a March 10 meeting at the White House between President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von…

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Manchin Calls Out Podesta’s Remarks About China Being ‘Big Players’ in US EV Battery Production

March 11, 2023
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), the centrist Democrat who has been highly critical of Biden administration energy policy, released a statement on March 10 in which he called “beyond irresponsible” clean energy czar John Podesta’s remarks that day that Chinese companies will be “big players” in U.S. domestic production of EV batteries. Podesta made the comments at…

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Republicans Press FDA for Testimony on Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine Approvals

March 11, 2023
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Republicans on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic are seeking answers after recently released emails indicated that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had rushed the approval of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters to accommodate vaccine mandates. “According to new internal U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) communications, it appears the Biden Administration may have…

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Treasury, White House: Confident in Regulators Response on Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

March 10, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with banking regulators on Friday on the collapse of SVB Financial Group as she and the White House expressed confidence in their abilities to respond to the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. Yellen met with officials from the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the…

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Russia Working to Overthrow Moldovan Government, White House Says

March 10, 2023
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Russian efforts to “destabilize” and overthrow the Moldovan government are currently underway, the White House warned on Friday, though the United States sees “no immediate military threat” to the Eastern European country. “We believe Russia is pursuing options to weaken the Moldovan government, probably with the eventual goal of seeing a more Russian-friendly administration in…

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Biden Budget Proposes $17 Trillion in Deficits Over Next Decade

March 10, 2023
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President Joe Biden revealed the third budget of his presidency, proposing to spend $6.8 trillion and raise taxes by approximately $5 trillion. Despite being promoted as a deficit-reducing plan, the White House forecasts trillions in budget shortfalls over the next decade. According to the administration’s projections (pdf), the U.S. government would record $17.055 trillion in…

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LIVE NOW: White House Holds Briefing With Press Secretary and Budget Director (March 10)

March 10, 2023
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET on March 10, joined by Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, and Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse. …