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Nonbinary Teacher Sues Florida After Getting Fired for Using Gender-Neutral Honorific ‘Mx’

“As a high school teacher, I should not have to pretend to be someone I’m not," said AV Schwandes, one of three plaintiffs in the lawsuit

Dec 15, 2023

Navy officer jailed in Japan over deadly crash headed back to the US

A Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens has been transferred into American custody and is being returned to the United States, his family said Thursday.

Dec 15, 2023

Black women’s group defends affirmative action at military academies

An advocacy organization for Black women in the military has voiced support for service academies’ affirmative action policies, which federal lawsuits have called discriminatory and have sought to end.

Dec 15, 2023

Corps identifies Marine killed in amphibious combat vehicle rollover

The Marine Corps has identified the Marine who was killed in a tactical vehicle rollover Tuesday.

Dec 15, 2023

Chinese trade adviser warns export controls ‘just a start’ ahead of Yellen visit

A former top Chinese trade adviser warned that export trade controls put in place by China are “just a beginning” of their economic plans, ahead of a scheduled visit to the country from Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen.

Dec 15, 2023

How Trump and Biden killed the free-trade consensus

The U.S. has turned sharply against free trade over the past two decades, shifting from an era in which members and presidents of both parties generally embraced one free-trade pact after another to one in which the forces of globalization are widely criticized, if not condemned.

Dec 15, 2023

Venezuela, Guyana Leaders Meet To 'De-escalate' Tensions

The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana met Thursday in the Caribbean for talks that analysts said could "de-escalate" tensions but would do little to resolve their countries' long-standing -- and now reheating -- territorial dispute.

Dec 15, 2023

Chinese leaders consider next steps for economy as debt and deflation cloud outlook for coming year

Chinese leaders have wrapped up a two-day annual meeting to set economic priorities for the coming year, the official Xinhua News Agency said in a report Tuesday that cited a litany of problems but also said the world’s second-largest economy had “achieved a recovery.”

Dec 15, 2023

Bank of England holds interest rates at a 15-year high despite worries about the economy

The Bank of England kept borrowing rates unchanged Thursday despite mounting worries over the state of the British economy, and it showed little sign that it is contemplating cutting them anytime soon — unlike the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Dec 15, 2023

Amazon courts sellers at China summit as Temu and Shein gain momentum

Amazon is making a fresh appeal to China-based sellers as it fends off growing competition from discount online retailers Temu and Shein, which both have roots in the world’s second-largest economy.

Dec 15, 2023