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White House demands Pence apologize for ‘homophobic joke’ aimed at Buttigieg

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Monday asked former Vice President Mike Pence to apologize for what it called a "homophobic joke" he made over the weekend geared at Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg."The former vice president's homophobic joke about Secretary Buttigieg was offensive and ...
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Biden signs bill aimed at averting rail strike, says nation avoided ‘catastrophe’

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation aimed at averting a nationwide rail strike while acknowledging that workers didn't get everything they wanted.Biden, speaking from the Roosevelt Room, said the bill "ends a difficult rail dispute and helps our nation avoid what ...
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Andrew Watt aimed to ”make stuff that made our hearts full” with upcoming Iggy Pop album

Having already produced albums for Eddie Vedder and Ozzy Osbourne, Andrew Watt's adding another rock legend to his list of collaborators: Iggy Pop.The Godfather of Punk is releasing his next album with Watt's Gold Tooth Records, and the lead single, "Frenzy," is out Friday. ...
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CSPC sets federal safety standard for furniture aimed at reducing deaths, injuries

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday a mandatory safety standard for testing and labeling clothing storage units in an effort to curb deaths and injuries caused by wobbly furniture tipping over.The new standard is a significant upgrade to the ...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls out stalled housing program aimed to help hurricane survivors

(WASHINGTON) -- With Hurricane Ian making landfall in Florida on Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D- Mass., and Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., pressed the Biden administration for details about a much-delayed housing program that they said was intended to be up-and-running by this hurricane season ...
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Biden signs executive order aimed at increasing competition in US economy

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed a wide-ranging executive order Friday afternoon aimed at minimizing the stranglehold of monopolies on certain industries and increasing competition among companies, which the White House believes will benefit consumers by driving down prices."For decades, corporate consolidation has been ...
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House Democrats to introduce legislation aimed at closing gun loopholes

(WASHINGTON) — Eight House Democrats are set to introduce gun legislation on Wednesday in an effort to close existing loopholes and prevent mass shootings, according to a statement obtained by ABC News from the office of Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., one of the bill's ...
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Vice Chancellor Grant aimed to improve student success and retention at UAPB

By Deseray McKinzyAt the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Success, Dr. Braque Talley has begun an initiative to promote student success and retain students to graduate.Recently, the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities awarded financial support to ...
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Biden to sign executive order aimed at securing critical US supply chains

By MOLLY NAGLE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will sign a new executive order Wednesday mandating a 100-day review of critical product supply chains in the U.S. focused on those for computer chips, large capacity batteries, active pharmaceutical ingredients and critical ...
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United Citizens of Pine Bluff to launch survey aimed at helping solve crime in Pine Bluff

The United Citizens for Pine Bluff civic group launched a grassroots initiative to combat crime and the perception of crime in Pine Bluff Thursday morning at Pine Bluff City Hall.Co-conveners Kymara Seals and Representative Vivian Flowers joined Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington and Chief ...
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Republicans unveil agenda aimed at winning back the House in November

BY: BENJAMIN SIEGEL and MARIAM KHAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their election-year agenda, a platform lawmakers hope will help Republicans move closer to retaking at least 17 seats and flipping the House in November.The ...
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Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting Olympic athletes from assault

By ALLISON PECORIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- On the day the 2020 games were scheduled to begin before the pandemic, a look at what the games would have looked like and historic precedent for canceling or pausing the games.Legislation ...