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Comey urges Americans to vote Democrat: "History has its eyes on us"

On the heels of Trump's controversial Eurotour, former FBI director James Comey — a formerly longtime registered Republican who has served Republican and Democrat presidents — pushed out a tweet late Tuesday urging "all those who believe in this country" to vote Democrat during the 2018 midterm elections.

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1 hour ago - Politics & Policy

Biden to meet with U.S. financial regulators on Monday

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President Biden will meet with financial regulators on Monday.

Driving the news: "The meeting will cover regulatory priorities including climate-related financial risk and agency actions to promote financial inclusion and to responsibly increase access to credit," said press secretary Jen Psaki, according to a press pool report.

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Updated 2 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

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  1. Vaccines: Biden says 300M COVID-19 shots administered in U.S. — The states that have vaccinated at least 70% of adults.
  2. Economy: Economic fears during the COVID comeback have been largely transitory — The era of moderate rent increases might be coming to an end.
  3. Politics: Republicans push to sanction Chinese officials over Wuhan lab probe.
  4. World: Japan eases COVID restrictions ahead of Tokyo Olympics — U.K. infections climb to 4-month high — U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan on lockdown.
  5. Poll: Americans are restarting pre-coronavirus daily activities.
  6. Variant tracker: Where different strains are spreading.
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Updated 3 hours ago - Economy & Business

The next worker fight: Time off for Juneteenth

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Who gets paid time off to celebrate Juneteenth in the years to come will be uneven and complicated, if history is any guide.

Why it matters: Corporate America hasn't grappled with a new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was authorized almost 40 years ago. How they responded took years to evolve.

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