Nation and World
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Bank of England hints that UK borrowing rates will stay high after its new hike
Aug 03, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - The Bank of England raised its main interest rate Thursday to a fresh 15-year high and indicated it would stay high for some time to bring down persistently hig...
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Weekly applications for US jobless aid tick up from 5-month low
Aug 03, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remained at a historically low level that points to a robust job mark...
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Mortgage rates tick higher: 30-year, fixed home loan is at 6.90%; 15-year at 6.25%
Aug 03, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, bad news for Americans seeking to upgrade or buy their first home. The average rate on t...
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Gas prices are rising (again). Here's why.
Aug 03, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - U.S. gas prices are continuing to rise - giving drivers across the country another headache at the pump. The national average for gas prices stood at about $3...
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Bud Light parent says US market share stabilizing after transgender promotion cost sales
Aug 03, 2023 1:00 am - Bud Light's parent company expressed confidence Thursday that its U.S. market share has stabilized after a promotion with a transgender influencer cost it sales. Anheuse...
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Adidas brings in $437M from the first Yeezy sale. Part of that will go to anti-hate groups
Aug 03, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Adidas brought in $437 million from the first release of Yeezy sneakers left over after breaking ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kan...
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Violent unrest is rising in Ethiopia's Amhara region after attempt to disarm fighters, witnesses say
Aug 03, 2023 1:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya - Authorities in Ethiopia's Amhara region on Thursday asked the federal government for help, as a local ethnic militia clashed with federal security force...
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Burnout, low pay and politics are driving away teachers. Turnover is soaring for educators of color
Aug 02, 2023 1:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. - Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students in Philadelphia's public schools. As a Black woman, she to...
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The judge assigned to Trump's Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters
Aug 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The federal judge assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump has stood out as one of the toughest punishers of rioters who st...
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Mideast countries that are already struggling fear price hikes after Russia exits grain deal
Aug 02, 2023 1:00 am - CAIRO - Ahmed Salah grew anxious when he heard the news that Russia had suspended a crucial wartime grain deal. The bakery owner in Egypt's capital is concerned it could...