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CNN  —  For the second straight night, there were few false or misleading claims at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. Speakers tended to stick to factual statements, thematic rhetoric, personal stories and uncheckable predictions. There were, however, two false claims on a central focus of Democrats’ attacks: a conservative think tank initiative known as Project

Around half a million undocumented immigrant spouses of United States citizens, along with thousands of stepchildren, now have the ability to apply for permanent resident or "green card" status. The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it was opening the pathway to permanent residency for some husbands and wives who entered the U.S. without

CNN  —  Ben Herskowitz stood on a hill overlooking the ancient archaeological landscape of Bamiyan, nestled among the high mountains of the Hindu Kush. In the distance, he could see white snow-capped mountains, greenery and blossoming trees spread across Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley. It was “one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to in my life,” Herskowitz said. “So many different

It's delightfully fitting that on the day the entire financial world was holding its breath for Biden's highly politicized and grossly incompetent Bureau of Labor Statistics to admit it had massively fucked up the jobs data over the past year, that Biden's highly politicized and grossly incompetent Bureau of Labor Statistics fucked up even more!

New mums and dads could soon be able to earn superannuation on top of government-funded paid parental leave. Laws that will allow for parents to get 12 per cent superannuation while using paid parental leave will be introduced to federal parliament on Thursday. If passed, the scheme will come into effect from July 2025, which