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Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza. A US diplomat calls warning 'irresponsible'
Read full article: Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza. A US diplomat calls warning 'irresponsible'A leading global food crisis monitor says deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in north Gaza as soon as next month.
Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to Israel
Read full article: Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to IsraelThe Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas.
Senate panel OKs Lew to be ambassador to Israel, and a final confirmation vote could come next week
Read full article: Senate panel OKs Lew to be ambassador to Israel, and a final confirmation vote could come next weekThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved Jacob Lew to be ambassador to Israel, moving quickly to get him in place during Israel's war with Hamas.
Biden's pick to be ambassador to Israel tells senators he'll ensure the US ally 'has what it needs'
Read full article: Biden's pick to be ambassador to Israel tells senators he'll ensure the US ally 'has what it needs'President Joe Biden’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel has told senators he will “ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself” and will work with the U.S. ally to end the attacks by Hamas if he's confirmed.
Biden nominates former Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to serve as ambassador to Israel
Read full article: Biden nominates former Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to serve as ambassador to IsraelThe White House says President Joe Biden has nominated former Treasury secretary Jacob Lew to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.
Harris, Yellen focus on community finance at Freedman Forum
Read full article: Harris, Yellen focus on community finance at Freedman ForumVice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host a forum to highlight how coronavirus pandemic relief dollars have helped support Black- and minority-owned businesses.
Tough sanctions loom against Russia, effectiveness uncertain
Read full article: Tough sanctions loom against Russia, effectiveness uncertainAs the Biden administration prepares its response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Department officials and their counterparts in Europe are tasked with finding ways to make Russia’s economy pay a price.
Effort to put Tubman on $20 bill restarted under Biden
Read full article: Effort to put Tubman on $20 bill restarted under BidenWith a change of administrations, it looks like Harriet Tubman is once again headed to the front of the $20 bill. Obama administration Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had selected Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson, the nations seventh president, on the $20 bill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON – With a change of administrations, it looks like Harriet Tubman is once again headed to the front of the $20 bill. Obama administration Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had selected Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson, the nation's seventh president, on the $20 bill. Under the schedule Mnuchin announced in May 2019, the redesigned $20 bill would not have come out until 2028 with final designs for the bill not announced until 2026.