Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77
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Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Alexis Herman, a Democratic Party insider who grew up under segregation in Alabama and went on to become the first Black secretary of labor, a position in which she helped settle a crippling strike by United Parcel Service workers, died on Friday in…

Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now
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Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge declined on Friday to block the access of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency to records systems containing personal information at the Health and Human Services Department, the Labor Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a setback for unions…

Inflation Sped Up in December, a Fresh Challenge for the Fed
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Inflation Sped Up in December, a Fresh Challenge for the Fed

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Consumer prices rose more quickly in December, the latest sign that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation may have stalled. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent from November, and was up 2.9 percent from a year earlier, the Labor Department said on…