National Security Committee Forgoes Decision on U.S. Steel Acquisition

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States kicked a decision over the merger with Japan’s Nippon Steel to President Biden, who is expected to block the deal.

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Hochul Orders Firing of 14 Prison Workers After Fatal Attack on Inmate

Video of the deadly assault on Robert L. Brooks was “horrific,” “disturbing” and “devastating,” a lawyer for his family said after they watched it.

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Riverside Sheriff’s Deputies Missed Signs Before Detainee Hanged Himself

Reports and video footage newly released in Riverside County, Calif., indicate that a man was able to cover his cell window and camera without intervention.

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New Anti-Money Laundering Measures Pass a Legal Roadblock

Millions of companies may have to report information about their owners to the Treasury Department by Jan. 1 under an appeals court ruling.

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I.R.S. to Send Out Unclaimed Tax Credit to One Million Taxpayers

Some Americans who qualified for a pandemic-era tax credit but did not claim it will get up to $1,400 in their account within the next month.

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Steven Englander, Leader of an Outsider Art Outpost, Dies at 63

As director of the fiercely independent cultural center ABC No Rio, he led the battle to halt its eviction and later raised money to build a new home for the organization.

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Donor Expected to Admit to Making Illegal Contributions to Adams

Federal prosecutors said they planned to charge a businessman who has close ties to New York’s Turkish community with conspiracy to commit fraud.

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Trump’s Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time

In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.

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Kay Granger’s Assisted Living Revelation Draws Fresh Scrutiny to Aging Congress

Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas, has been largely absent from Capitol Hill since the summer and has moved into a retirement home.

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Here Comes Santa Claus’s Approval Rating

Despite some debates in the news, Americans’ views on Santa haven’t really changed, polls show. Most parents still say he’ll visit on Christmas Eve.

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