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A pedestrian crosses a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Paris on October 17, 2024.Joel Saget | Afp | Getty ImagesFrench lawmakers will hold a no-confidence vote in the fragile minority government of Prime Minister Michel…

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives with his wife Gursharan Kaur for the launch of an online and application based membership drive of the Congress Party in New Delhi on March 30, 2015. Money Sharma | Afp | Getty…

Drafts of the first new Rhode Island political maps debuted Thursday night, lighting up the eager faces of Ocean State political watchers at about the moment Gov. Dan McKee flipped the switch on the State House Christmas tree. The…

Schumer has literally no votes to spare, which means every Democratically aligned senator holds de facto veto power. He also needs all 50 of those senators to stay healthy and present, not just for the Build Back Better bill but also…

Microsoft Corp. isn’t the only U.S. company pointing to the dollar’s surge as a potential problem. A strong dollar has been a hot topic this week since the software giant MSFT, -1.66% and…

America’s population grew 0.1% this year, the lowest rate on record, according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday that show how the pandemic is changing the country’s demographic contours. The…

Text size A Now Hiring sign hangs in front of a Winn-Dixie grocery store on…

WASHINGTON—NatWest Markets PLC pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire and securities fraud, admitting that its traders in London, Singapore and Connecticut engaged in a number of schemes between 2008 and 2018 to manipulate…

The fast-spreading Omicron variant is clouding the outlook for oil markets after a rapid recovery in demand pushed prices to their highest levels in years. Oil marched higher for much of 2021. Demand lifted as economies revved up, while…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the number of deaths in his state could exceed 70 after a series of tornadoes ripped across parts of at least five states overnight Friday and early Saturday morning.Four…