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Red Lobster files for bankruptcy

Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, announcing it will close a significant number of its restaurants and sell equipment in an attempt to raise funds. The announcement comes a week after the company closed 48 of its locations, citing an economic downturn

Assange can appeal extradition order to US, court rules

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition order to the United States, a London court ruled on Monday. Two judges, Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson, said Assange has grounds to appeal the United Kingdom’s order for his extradition – a decision that was

Hatch Act loophole closing, top official says

The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) is closing a loophole in the Hatch Act, which prevents federal employees from political activity on the job, the office announced in a new rule Monday. Hampton Dellinger, who leads OSC, wrote in Politico that he has instructed his office

Schumer tees up round two for bipartisan border bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is tee-ing up a second attempt at passing the bipartisan border bill — after Republicans blocked it earlier this year — a move that comes as the situation at the southern border remains top of mind for voters ahead of the November

Democratic group targets Republicans over IVF in Arizona

A Democratic super PAC is targeting Republicans over the issue of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the battleground state of Arizona as Democrats ramp up their attacks on reproductive access ahead of the 2024 election. Progress Action Fund, which notably aired the ad “Ohio

US to pull troops out of Niger by mid-September: Pentagon

The U.S. military will pull all of its assets out of Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon announced Sunday, after days of talks with the country’s military junta finalized a timeline. A group of military leaders executed a coup in Niger last year, forming a military junta