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Early Version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse Will Soon Be Public Property
The version of the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” will enter the public domain in 2024. But those trying to take advantage could end up in a legal mousetrap.
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Retirees Are One Reason the Fed Has Given Up on a Big Worker Rebound
Workers are in short supply three years into the pandemic job market rebound, and officials increasingly think they aren’t coming back.
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Biden Runs Into Doubts in Labor Ranks After Freight Dispute
Many union leaders say the Biden White House has delivered on its promises. But its handling of a freight rail dispute has given rise to detractors.
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Democrats call for George Santos to resign seat over résumé ‘lies’
Pressure is growing for House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to respond after the congressman-elect admitted to what he called “résumé embellishment.”
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Supreme Court leaves in place Title 42 border policy for now
The Trump-era policy allows quick expulsion of migrants from U.S. borders without the chance to seek asylum.
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Biden signs bill to remove bust of Dred Scott decision author from Capitol
In 1857, Taney wrote the majority decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford that Black people were not U.S. citizens and could not expect protections from the federal government.
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The scale of George Santos’s deceit — and the remaining questions
In recent interviews, Santos has talked about the questions raised about his biography and résumé. But those explanations leave some potentially problematic issues unresolved.
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Border Program to Expel Migrants Must Stay in Place for Now, Supreme Court Says
The ruling is a provisional victory for 19 states led mostly by Republicans that had sought to keep the pandemic rule known as Title 42 in place.
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G.O.P. Leadership Remains Silent Over George Santos’s Falsehoods
The muted response from party leaders suggested that so far they were prepared to mete out little, if any, punishment to the congressman-elect.
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You’re Going to Need a Smaller Boat: Island Hopping in the Grenadines
Forget about flying if you want to visit many of these stunning specks of land sprinkled across the Caribbean. Hop on a sailboat or a ferry, or you can always swim.