BEIJING, Feb 25: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country had achieved the “human miracle” of eliminating extreme poverty, though questions continue to surround the Communist Party’s criteria for making the claim. In a glitzy ceremony in Beijing, Xi bestowed medals on officials...
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AOC says GOP minimum wage compromise is ‘legislated poverty’
New York Democrat, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, rejected the GOP’s latest attempt to counter Democrats calls for a $15 minimum federal wage, saying any attempt to lower the hourly figure was “legislated poverty.” “When members of Congress fight to set the minimum wage below a living...