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Sep 26 2015
News
Sorry, New Moms and Dads: Rubio's Paid Leave Plan Wouldn't Do Much
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Friday hailed the importance of paid family and medical leave. Then he offered a proposal that would do very little to make it more available.
It’s a sign of how far the cause of expanding paid leave has come politically, but also how far it still has to go.
In every other developed country, workers can leave their jobs temporarily
HuffPost
Jan 15 2015
News
The real “family values” party: On paid sick leave, Dems lead U.S to 21st century
With Obama's moves to expand workers’ paid family leave, U.S. may join rest of the world -- no thanks to the GOP
Salon
Oct 18 2015
News
Washington, DC, workers to get 16 weeks paid leave under city hall plan that taxes businesses
Washington, D.C., is poised to give workers in the city the most generous family-leave benefits in the country -- a plan that is backed by the Obama administration and would side-step Congress on such issues.
If approved, the legislation would give essentially every part- and full-time employee in the nation’s capital as much as 16 weeks of paid leave for such family matters as newborn
Fox News (Online News)
Oct 21 2014
News
GAO report finds thousands of government workers on paid leave, costing taxpayers millions
Thousands of federal workers who have been put on administrative leave for more than a month have been allowed to collect a paycheck, and accrue vacation days and pension benefits, while taxpayers were forced to foot the multi-million-dollar bill, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 03 2022
News
As Pelosi Leaves Taiwan, China’s Military Looms Larger
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan after a whirlwind trip that raised military tensions over the island to their highest level in more than two decades, an escalation that is set to persist long after she returns home.
By the time Mrs. Pelosi (D., Calif.) wrapped up a day of meetings with Taiwan’s president, senior lawmakers, executives and human-rights activists and left
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 03 2022
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Pelosi leaves Taipei to sound of Chinese fury
US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has left Taiwan after a brief but controversial visit.
Ms Pelosi - the most senior US politician to visit in 25 years - departed on Wednesday after meeting leaders in the capital Taipei.
But her visit, as part of a wider Asian tour, sparked fury in Beijing after she ignored its warnings not to travel to the island.
Taiwan is self-ruled - but China
BBC News
Nov 10 2021
News
US must rethink attitude to parental leave, Pete Buttigieg says
The US needs a fundamental rethink of its attitudes towards parenting, according to Pete Buttigieg, who was the target of criticism from conservatives for taking leave to care for his newborn children.
Buttigieg, the US transport secretary, came under attack after he took time to help care for his newborn twins, a boy and a girl, in August.
Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas
The Guardian
Jun 19 2022
News
Juneteenth a paid holiday in less than half of states
Despite its designation as a federal holiday, few states recognize Juneteenth, the celebration of the effective end of slavery in the U.S., as a paid holiday.
There’s a chance that you may not have seen this story depending on where you get your news. Ten left-leaning and five right-leaning outlets have reported on the topic, according to a report from NewsNation partner Ground News’
NewsNation
Jun 20 2022
Headline Roundup
Should Juneteenth Be a Paid Holiday?
It’s been a year since the U.S. established Juneteenth as the 11th federal holiday, but should employers start to recognize it as a paid day off?
Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved black people in Texas were officially informed of their freedom. Eighteen states observe the occasion as a permanent paid state holiday, and about 30% of private
New York Times (News)
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Washington Examiner 
Aug 01 2022
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1st grain shipment leaves Ukraine after months of Russian blockade
The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine left a port in the southern city of Odesa Monday, after months of Russian blockade helped fuel a mounting global food crisis.
The breakthrough follows a United Nations-backed deal between Kyiv and Moscow last month and while intense fighting continues in the east and the south. The departure of the first shipment will raise hopes that the
NBC News (Online)