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Luring Refugees: N.Y. Cities Desperate for People Try a New Strategy

[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] UTICA, N.Y. — Over the past few decades, as a manufacturing decline left homes vacant and storefronts dark, New York’s upstate cities opened their doors to refugees. The influx, while modest, gave new life to neighborhoods, helped alleviate labor

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Scrap ‘Obamacare’? Maybe not all, Trump administration says

Scrap “Obamacare”? Well, maybe not all of it. The Trump administration is arguing in court that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. But at the same time, Justice Department lawyers recently suggested that federal judges could salvage its anti-fraud provisions, raising questions about keeping other parts as well. Serving up

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Pakistan to get $6bn IMF lifeline to ease economic crisis

Image copyright Getty Images Pakistan has secured a $6bn ($4.6bn) bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the country battles to stave off an economic crisis. The funding, which still needs approval from the IMF’s management, would be provided over three years. The agreement comes after months of negotiations and marks the latest in

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San Francisco may ban police, city use of facial recognition

San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies, reflecting a growing backlash against a technology that’s creeping into airports, motor vehicle departments, stores, stadiums and home security cameras. Government agencies around the U.S. have used the technology for more

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WADA bullying probe once again done without victim’s input

Along her journey in the fight for clean sports, Beckie Scott has been cheated, harassed, bullied and brushed aside. The next step on that journey will conclude when the results of an investigation that stemmed from her most-recent experience are revealed at the World Anti-Doping Agency meetings this week. Last fall, the Canadian Olympic gold

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