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Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failures, but senators blame them
NEW YORK (AP) — Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks’ dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday, instead using their time to assign blame to events they said were largely out of their control. The...
New Chicago mayor pledges commitment to progressive strategy, asks for unity
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson began his first term of office Monday, asking Chicagoans to set aside deep differences, confront challenges together and build “a city that works for everyone.” Johnson, 47, whose victory was touted by progressives as evidence that...
Berkeley professor apologizes for false Indigenous identity
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An anthropology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, whose identity as Native American had been questioned for years apologized this week for falsely identifying as Indigenous, saying she is “a white person" who lived an identity based on family lore. ...
Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives
CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago's next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the heavily blue city grapples with high crime and financial challenges. Johnson, a Cook County...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 27 The Washington Post on breaking up human organ monopolies A proposed overhaul of the system that governs how human organs are procured, transported and transplanted in the United...
Elizabeth Warren running for 3rd US Senate term in 2024
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Monday that she will seek a third term in 2024. Warren, a prominent voice for the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and a failed 2020 presidential contender, said she's running for reelection to end...
Tax the rich? Chicago mayoral hopefuls debate city budget
CHICAGO (AP) — Ken Kunz used to know everyone in the North Side Chicago neighborhood where he's lived for more than 40 years. But crossing paths with old friends is rare these days because longtime residents have been pushed out by new development and soaring property taxes. When...
Pro-labor? Biden aims to prove it with unionized 2024 staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden likes to say he's the most pro-union president in U.S. history. When he announces his expected reelection campaign in the coming weeks, he'll get the chance to prove it to his own staffers. Workers on his 2024 campaign will be unionized, political allies...
Firefighters battle blaze at home owned by Sen. Warren's son
MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Firefighters battled an early morning blaze at a Massachusetts home owned by the son of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters received reports of a structure fire in Medford, located about five miles north of Boston. ...
In Chicago mayor's race, 2 hopefuls reflect Democrats' split
CHICAGO (AP) — Before they were rivals to be Chicago’s next mayor, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson both worked in education, though their career paths — like their views on the city's future — were very different. Vallas was CEO of Chicago Public Schools, appointed by...
