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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said in a statement posted on Iranian state media that it had carried out the attack, and it linked the U.S. presence in Iraq with Israel, saying that it had aimed at what it called “the strategic center of the Zionist conspiracies in Erbil.” The…

Ford spokesperson Said Deep told The Verge that heating and air condition will still be controllable from the front seats, and that customers who choose to purchase a vehicle without the rear controls will receive a price reduction. According to Deep, Ford is doing this as a way to bring new Explorers…

Asked about reports of Russia’s request for aid, Liu Pengyu, spokesman for China’s embassy in the U.S., said he had “never heard of that” and that his country was watching the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, adding, “The high priority now is to prevent the tense situation from escalating or even…

Starting March 16, users in the U.S. and Canada will pay either 45 or 55 cents more on each Uber trip and either 35 or 45 cents more on each Uber Eats order, with the price depending on location and trip distance. The charge, which Uber said is temporary, will…

The issues stem from a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida late last year alleging servicemembers’ rights are being infringed upon by the COVID vaccine mandate because their religious beliefs prevent them from taking the vaccine. Judge Steven D. Merryday issue an order last month…

The increase reported Thursday by the Labor Department reflected the 12 months ending in February and didn’t include the oil and gas price surges that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Since then, average gas prices nationally have jumped about 62 cents a gallon to $4.32, according to AAA. Even…

The Biden administration has largely begun moving on from COVID-19-related restrictions but will extend the federal government’s most sweeping mask requirements for the time being. The mandate was last extended on Dec. 2 as news of the omicron variant spread across the globe. The expiration date went from Jan. 18 to March 18 and…

The governors went on to note that the bill “saves Americans at the pump by suspending the federal gas tax for the rest of the year. Money saved at the pump translates into dollars back in consumers’ pockets for groceries, childcare, rent, and more.” “At a time when people are…

The White House on Wednesday said it has “no plans” to restart construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, despite saying that all options were on the table in addressing the record-high gas prices as Russia’s war against Ukraine rages on. Americans are experiencing the highest gas prices since the 2008 financial crisis,…

Requires district school boards to adopt procedures that comport with certain provisions of law for notifying student’s parent of specified information; requires such procedures to reinforce fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding upbringing & control of their children; prohibits school district from adopting procedures or student support forms…