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Lawmakers see boost for immigration deal after Trump remarks
Backed by the White House, Democratic and Republican lawmakers dug into a politically fraught search for compromise on immigration Wednesday, seeking to take advantage of a window of…
US Homeland chief: Wait and see on citizenship for immigrants
The Trump administration would consider immigration legislation that includes a pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young people, the U.S. Homeland Security secretary…
U.S. lawmaker commits suicide over sex scandal
A state lawmaker in Kentucky, U.S., Rep. Dan Johnson, has committed suicide after report emerged that he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17.
Reports say the 57-year-old lawmaker, a…
Global banks flag concerns over U.S. Senate tax proposal
Global banks have raised concerns over a provision in the U.S. Senate tax bill aimed at cracking down on tax avoidance by multinational corporations that they said could hurt the banking…
UK watchdog warns of risk to investors in leveraged bets on cryptocurrencies
Online derivatives trading groups are taking advantage of the growth of cryptocurrencies to let retail customers bet on wildly fluctuating prices, prompting warnings from regulators.
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