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Russian and US diplomats, conclude Geneva talks aimed at defusing Ukraine tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov have held talks in Geneva over the Ukraine crisis. The United States has called on Russia to pull back thousands of troops it has massed near the border with Ukraine, warning any incursion would be met with a swift, severe and

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High Inflation: Some taxpayers destined to feel the pinch of tax provisions that don’t change as prices rise

Inflation is about to ripple through the tax code—and the nation’s hodgepodge of tax provisions means some people will be hurt and some won’t. Every year, the tax code requires the IRS to adjust dozens of provisions for inflation based on changes in consumer prices. The agency is likely to announce the 2022 figures in

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President Joe Biden quietly deciding how to restart student loan payments when payments resume in February

The plans, some of which are still in progress and not finalized, are aimed at averting a potential surge in delinquencies when payments resume in February, which the Biden administration announced in August. The Education Department is eyeing proposals that would give borrowers new flexibility as they face student loan bills for the first time

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BantuFest Non-profit Organization finalist in first Annual International Business Forum & Awards

The Publisher & CEO Josh Schimmels on behalf of the Los Angeles Business Journal personally congratulates BantuFest on being a finalist in their first annual International Business Forum & Awards, set to be held virtually on Wednesday, October 27th. The October 25th edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal will showcase all of this year’s

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The Biden Administration Is Fighting In Court To Keep A Trump-Era Immigration Policy

As the Biden administration moves quickly to expel migrants camped under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, its plan depends on a controversial Trump-era policy put in place in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to speed up removals. Thousands of migrants — many originally from Haiti — have been camped out in squalid

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