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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cuts

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jul 30, 2025 1:24 pm - The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut.
NTSB opens hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane

By JOSH FUNK
Jul 30, 2025 9:55 am - Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision over Washington in January began Wednesday, aiming to reveal new insights into what caused the crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people.
Epstein and Maxwell grand juries did not hear directly from victims, prosecutors tell judges

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Jul 30, 2025 9:52 am - The federal grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges did not hear directly from any of the alleged victims in the case, Justice Department officials said in support of their request to unseal transcripts of the usually secret proceedings. Just two witnesses testified before the panel and both were law enforcement officials, the officials said.
Birmingham, the home of metal, honors Ozzy Osbourne as hearse passes through

By HILARY FOX and PAN PYLAS
Jul 30, 2025 9:40 am - Thousands of Black Sabbath fans were paying their respects Wednesday to frontman Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse made its way through the streets of Birmingham, the English city where he grew up and where the band was formed in 1968.
Trump's latest tariff deadline is approaching. Here are the trade deals the US has announced so far

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Jul 30, 2025 8:08 am - The clock is ticking closer to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline of Aug 1. And while several more deals — or at least frameworks for deals — have been reached since his last tariff deadline of July 9 came and went, trade talks with many countries are still in flux.
US economy bounds back, expanding 3% in second quarter, but headline growth number masks weaknesses

By PAUL WISEMAN
Jul 30, 2025 7:44 am - The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that reflected disruptions from President Donald Trump’s trade wars.
Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil

By JOSH BOAK
Jul 30, 2025 7:41 am - President Donald Trump says he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil.
Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here's what to know

By DANICA KIRKA and AUDREY McAVOY
Jul 30, 2025 7:38 am - One of this century's most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast and as far south as New Zealand. Now warnings are being downgraded in most areas, though advisories remain in place as more aftershocks are possible.
8.8 magnitude quake strikes off Russia's Far East. Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Jul 29, 2025 9:39 pm - TOKYO — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U...
Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER
Jul 29, 2025 9:26 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistle...

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