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Fed Chair Powell says the US economy is in solid shape’ with gradual rate cuts coming

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Sep 30, 2024 2:43 pm - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Monday that more interest rate cuts are in the pipeline but suggested they would occur at a measured pace intended to support a still-healthy economy.
A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?

By MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Sep 30, 2024 12:58 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike. A lengthy shu...
Donald Trump suggests ‘one rough hour’ of policing will end theft

By MEG KINNARD
Sep 30, 2024 11:35 am - Donald Trump has suggested that “one rough hour” of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft, an echo of his long-standing support for more aggressive and potentially violent policing.
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

By TIM REYNOLDS
Sep 30, 2024 10:27 am - Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday after a battle with brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.
Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Sep 30, 2024 9:51 am - DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become domin...
FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy

By JIM MUSTIAN
Sep 30, 2024 9:38 am - WASHINGTON — The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and rout...
What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate

By BILL BARROW
Sep 30, 2024 7:13 am - Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets.
Israel launches small raids against Hezbollah across the Lebanese border, official says

By ABBY SEWELL and NATALIE MELZER
Sep 30, 2024 7:10 am - BEIRUT — Israel launched small ground raids against Hezbollah as it prepares for a larger ground operation in Lebanon, officials said Monday. A U.S. official said Israel ...
Supplies arrive by plane and mule to North Carolina as Helene death toll tops 100

By KATE PAYNE, JEFFREY COLLINS and PATRICK WHITTLE
Sep 30, 2024 7:07 am - A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, three days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast. The death toll from the storm approached 100.
Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Sep 29, 2024 5:43 pm - Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.

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