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The young leaders of Girl Up were in Washington, D.C., this week to network and to lobby Congress on gender issues.

In an appearance Thursday, the speaker of the House said that when he retires from Congress at the end of this term, he's going to get a new F-150 truck.

Seven fast-food franchises, facing potential prosecution from the state of Washington, abandoned a practice critics say hurt workers' chances of earning more and moving up the ladder.

As Ethiopia and Eritrea declared peace, long-dead phone lines came alive. People spoke with relatives and strangers. "We will be family," an Eritrean told an Ethiopian who randomly dialed him.

Five board members — including the newly named CEO — resigned rather than submit to demands from the governor. The utility still has not restored power to all who lost it after Hurricane Maria.

The British tabloid The Sun published an explosive interview with President Trump that might make his talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May awkward.

Salvador, the capital of Bahia state, has become a hub for black-owned businesses. A startup accelerator there supports companies based on their potential for social and economic impact.

The Muppets have their first full-length European show this weekend in London. Kermit did an interview with the BBC and talked about his romance with Miss Piggy.

The Senate voted 88-11 this week to constrain presidential authority to use national security as justification for taxing foreign goods, but the measure was nonbinding.

President Trump criticized British Prime Minister Theresa May's handling of the British exit from the European Union in remarks to a British tabloid.