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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Leaders back EU path for Kyiv
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Leaders back EU path for Kyiv

Al Jazeera  

Leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania back Kyiv’s bid to apply for European Union membership and pledge more arms to fend off the Russian invasion. 16 Jun 2022 - 15:53 GMT European leaders back Ukraine’s EU bid The leaders of France, Germany and Italy back “immediate” European Union candidate status for Ukraine amid their ongoing visit to Kyiv. pic.twitter.com/XN9dq9sUum …

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US agency offers $307 million for rural water projects
3 years, 5 months ago

US agency offers $307 million for rural water projects

Associated Press  

OHKAY OWINGEH PUEBLO, N.M. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue up to $307 million in grants and low-interest loans in an effort to modernize rural water infrastructure, officials announced Wednesday. “Every community needs safe, reliable and modern water and wastewater systems,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement ahead of a tour at the plant run by …

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The USDA Is Set To Give Black Farmers Debt Relief. They've Heard That One Before
3 years, 6 months ago

The USDA Is Set To Give Black Farmers Debt Relief. They've Heard That One Before

NPR  

The USDA Is Set To Give Black Farmers Debt Relief. "It's like the fox watching the hen house," says John Boyd, a Virginia row crop and cattle farmer who has long advocated for the USDA to do more to help Black farmers. "When you study this saga of the Pigford debacle, decisions were made without centering the farmer," said Tracy …

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What you need to know about Biden’s cabinet picks
4 years ago

What you need to know about Biden’s cabinet picks

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Joe Biden has moved swiftly to build out his administration, naming his choices for Cabinet posts such as secretary of state, secretary of defense and health and human services secretary. Several of Biden’s picks would make history if confirmed by the United States Senate as the first woman or person of color to serve in their role. …

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