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An Amtrak train is parked at the platform inside New York’s Penn Station. July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidU.S. passenger railroad Amtrak on Thursday asked Congress for $5.4 billion in the budget year starting Oct. 1 as it still grapples with the impact of COVID-19.President Joe Biden, who plans to attend a 50th anniversary event on…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: President Biden holds a meeting on the American Jobs Plan at the White House in Washington By Nandita Bose, Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping $1.8 trillion package for families and education in his first joint speech to Congress on Wednesday,…

The board that administers New York’s bar exam is immune from being sued for discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act, a federal appeals court has ruled, reversing a lower court finding that it had waived immunity under the 11th Amendment of the Constitution because it was part of New York’s court system, which receives federal funding.A…

The Puppy Protection Action would establish new requirements for dog breeders. It calls for puppies to be given room to stand up in their cages and time to socialize with humans. The American Kennel Club has opposed similar measures, saying they impose “arbitrary requirements.” See more stories on Insider’s business page. One upside to the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks speaks during a brief appearance at the White House in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will seek an extra $80 billion to fund U.S. tax collections that would help pay for his plan to bolster childcare, universal prekindergarten education and paid leave for workers,…

FILE PHOTO: Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi speaks at a session at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File PhotoGABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s president will miss a Southern African regional meeting he had been due to chair on Thursday to discuss recent attacks on Mozambique after a…

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before a meeting between senior defence officials from both countries at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri GripasWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. legislative proposal to allocate $112 billion for basic and advanced technology research and science in the face of rising competitive pressure…

The US Census Bureau released its first wave of 2020 Census data on Monday. The newly released data show Puerto Rico lost a ninth of its population over the last decade. Earthquakes and hurricanes crippled the territory’s infrastructure in recent years. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Puerto Rico lost a ninth of its…

A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoPresident Joe Biden’s forthcoming capital gains tax hike proposal would affect only a 0.3% slice of U.S. taxpayers, a top economic aide said on Monday.Biden is set this week to propose nearly doubling taxes on capital gains to 39.6%…

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a joint statement with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Christian HartmannRussia’s President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed Ukraine and jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin…