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Congressional progressives introduce $25 federal minimum wage plan

(The Center Square) – Progressive lawmakers in Washington D.C. introduced legislation Tuesday that would increase the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour. The proposal – put forward by Illinois members of Congress – could have severe impacts on businesses across the country, according to critics. U.S. Reps. Delia Ramirez, D-

UAE quits OPEC as gas prices hit $4.19 a gallon nationwide

(The Center Square) – The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday it is leaving OPEC and the broader OPEC+ alliance on May 1, a historic break from the oil producers' cartel that could eventually increase global supply and ease prices at the pump for American consumers, although relief is unlikely to

Billion-dollar energy deals signal US push into Balkans

Billion-dollar energy deals signal US push into Balkans

Balkan nations signed major energy deals involving US firms on Tuesday, as Washington hailed an increased push into a region shifting away from reliance on Russian gas. Deals worth billions were signed by Croatia, Bosnia, and Albania, including a major gas pipeline deal aimed at weaning Sarajevo off Russian supplies.

Feds raid more than 20 sites in Minneapolis in fraud probe

(The Center Square) – Federal authorities executed search warrants at more than 20 locations across the Twin Cities on Tuesday, including several connected to or offering childcare. Tuesday morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Homeland Security Investigations, along with other law enforcement partners, carried out 22 criminal search warrants at

Hungary's PM-elect Magyar offers to meet Ukraine's Zelensky in June

Hungary's PM-elect Magyar offers to meet Ukraine's Zelensky in June

Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar on Tuesday offered to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to "open a new chapter in bilateral relations" and address a long-running feud over the rights of Ukraine's ethnic Hungarians. Relations between the two neighbours hit rock bottom

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert

A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in an Austrian court over a jihadist plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert, which led to the cancellation of the Vienna leg of the US megastar's "Eras" tour. Three dates in Swift's record-breaking

New pirate group behind latest Somali hijacking: officials

New pirate group behind latest Somali hijacking: officials

A pirate attack off Somalia is the work of a new group of "opportunistic criminals", security officials said on Tuesday, complicating a threat that costs the shipping industry billions of dollars. Piracy was rampant off the coast of Somalia in the 2000s, peaking in 2011 with hundreds of