Nation and World
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Powell: ‘The time has come’ for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates
Aug 23, 2024 7:37 am - With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday.
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‘He is what you see’: How Coach Walz’s speech scored points with local delegatesAug 22, 2024 2:26 pm - Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s Midwestern dad persona struck a chord with suburban delegates at this week’s Democratic National convention.
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Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say
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U.S. government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer
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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inch up, but remain at historically healthy levels
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‘That’s my dad!’ Gus Walz charms crowd as father Tim accepts VP nomination
Aug 22, 2024 8:00 am - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was onstage to accept his party’s nomination for the vice presidency on the third night of the Democratic National Convention when attention quick...
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Fact-checking Day 3 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention
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Body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered from yacht wreckage, officials say
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School choice and a history of segregation collide as one Florida county shutters its rural schools
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Labor dispute stops Canadian freight railroads and could cause major economic disruption in U.S.