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The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before 2032, according to the settlement.
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The Department of Government Efficiency has directed the National Endowment for the Humanities to terminate general operating support grants to humanities councils across the country, including in Oklahoma.
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National energy data show the country is winding down coal generation and replacing it with renewables.
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Would-be refugees with pending asylum cases are unsure whether the Trump administration's revocation of temporary protected status applies to them.
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The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to make it easier to fire some federal workers, as part of its push to both shrink the federal government and exert more control over it.
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Recent reports and surveys are showing that for a growing number of women who are not married prefer to stay single over getting married.
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When Freddie Gray died in Baltimore police custody, many promises were made to his community, Sandtown. In the ten years since then, some have been kept, and some haven't.
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A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
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