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President Joe Biden announced Thursday evening that the White House and Kremlin are working on setting up a meeting between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Europe this summer. Biden’s announcement came during brief remarks following a phone call with Putin. The U.S. had launched sweeping sanctions Thursday morning against dozens of Russian companies and individuals connected to the 2020 SolarWinds hack. (RELATED: Biden Greenlights Sweeping Sanctions Against Russia In Retaliation For SolarWinds Hack And Other ‘Malign Behavior’) “I was clear with President Putin that we could have gone further, but I chose not to do so,” the president stated. “I chose to be proportionate.” WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 15: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks from the East Room of the White House on April 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden announced sanctions against 32 companies and individuals that are aimed at choking off lending to the Russian government and in … [Read more...] about White House And Kremlin Are Working On Logistics For A Biden-Putin Summit This Summer In Europe

The House passed legislation Friday that would require employers in the health care and social services industries to develop workplace violence prevention plans. Lawmakers passed the bill 254-166, with 38 Republicans voting with all Democrats in support. Studies show that workers such as nurses, physicians, social workers and emergency responders face a higher risk of on-the-job violence. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found in 2018 that the health care and social services industries are five times as likely to suffer workplace violence injuries. Health care workers specifically made up 73 percent of all nonfatal workplace injuries and illness due to violence that year. ADVERTISEMENT Settings such as hospitals create high levels of stress for patients and their families and friends, which can lead to agitation and sometimes violence. Health care and social service workers also at times come into contact with people who are mentally ill and may be prone to violence. … [Read more...] about House passes bill to prevent violence in health care workplaces

close Video Biden administration ‘out of touch’ on the border crisis: Texas Gov. Abbott Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the Biden administration facing backlash over border policies. The White House on Friday said that President Biden is expected to increase the refugee cap for this fiscal year, just hours after he signed an order that kept it at Trump-era levels and sparked fury from congressional Democrats. "The President’s directive today has been the subject of some confusion," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in an afternoon statement. BIDEN TO KEEP REFUGEE ADMISSIONS AT TRUMP-ERA LEVELS, DESPITE EARLIER MOVES TO INCREASE IT Former President Donald Trump lowered the refugee cap for FY 2021 to 15,000 -- something the Biden had pledged both during the campaign and his first days in office to raise. Biden had promised to increase the cap to 125,000 for the next fiscal year, which begins in October. He also said he would … [Read more...] about White House says Biden will increase refugee cap this year, after Dem fury over original target

The outsourcing customer-support company TTEC plans to lay off 252 employees after one of its clients switched to an in-house customer-service program. The Douglas County-based company notified state labor officials in an April 13 letter that the layoffs will start June 12 and will continue through July 10. The employees are generally hourly custom-service agents who work from home in locations across the country and report to TTEC Services Corp.’s headquarters. “The client has directly hired the majority of the employees and for the small number of employees who were not rehired, it is TTEC’s intention to re-deploy the affected employees on other programs to the extent possible,” TTEC spokesman Nick Cerise said in an email. TTEC provides call centers and customer-support services around the globe. It has about 1,500 employees in Colorado and 55,000 globally. In December, Arthur Nowak, senior vice president of Asia Pacific Operations for TTEC, told The Denver Post that … [Read more...] about Douglas County’s TTEC to lay off 252 employees after client takes services in-house

Reparations advocates notched a historic victory this week when a House committee approved, for the first time, legislation to study whether Black Americans should receive restitution for slavery. Now those lawmakers want a vote on the floor. But while Democratic leaders in the last Congress had promised quick action on the reparations bill if it passed through the House Judiciary Committee, they're treading more carefully this year. ADVERTISEMENT Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi Biden angers Democrats by keeping Trump-era refugee cap Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones calls on Breyer to retire Biden rebuffs Democrats, keeps refugee admissions at 15,000 MORE (D-Calif.) supports the proposal but is leaving the vote calendar decisions to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer Pelosi on power in DC: 'You have to seize it' House panel approves bill to set up commission on reparations Race debate grips Congress MORE … [Read more...] about Democrats debate timing and wisdom of reparations vote