Test scores for 13-year-olds drop several points since the start of pandemic, building on decade-long decline, report says
Average test scores for 13-year-old students in both mathematics and reading have declined several points since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, building on a decline that's been trending over the last decade, according to a new report released from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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Garland pushes back on accusations of DOJ bias following Hunter Biden plea agreement
Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back Wednesday against GOP accusations that the Justice Department's plea agreement with Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, reflects a double standard of preferential treatment for Democrats.
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Amazon duped millions of consumers into enrolling in Prime, US FTC says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday, accusing the retailer
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FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions
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McCarthy warns House GOP now is not time to force vote impeaching Biden: 'What majority do we want to be?'
Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged House Republicans to vote against the resolution brought forward by GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado forcing a vote to impeach President Joe Biden this week, arguing now is not the right time, multiple sources in the closed door meeting told CNN.
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US boosts biofuel mandates over next 3 years, but biofuel groups feel shortchanged
By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that oil refiners
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IRS reduces tax return backlog by 80% and is doing better job answering the phone
The IRS has processed tens of millions of tax returns faster this year compared with years past, and getting through to customer service on the phone is slowly improving
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China surpasses US in popularity among Arab youth as Beijing expands Middle East footprint
More young Arabs see China as an ally of their countries than the United States, a survey of regional youth has found.
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Ukraine offensive 'slower than desired', Zelenskiy says; Putin sees 'lull'
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was quoted on Wednesday as saying progress in Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian forces was "slower
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European Union countries agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine
European Union countries have agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine
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UK's stubborn inflation fails to fall, turning up heat on BoE
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation defied predictions of a slowdown and held at 8.7% in
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Wall St set to open lower as Powell doubles down on inflation fight
By Shubham Batra and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday as
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