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Affluent Americans are driving U.S. economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 29, 2024 7:42 am - WASHINGTON — Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She's plann...
Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

By KEN MILLER
Apr 29, 2024 7:35 am - SULPHUR, Okla. — Small towns in Oklahoma began a long cleanup Monday after tornadoes flattened homes and buildings and killed four people, including an infant, widening a...
Texas police confront protesters;

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, CAROLYN THOMPSON and MARGERY BECK
Apr 29, 2024 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday as police arrested more...
Blinken says Israel must still do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza

By MATTHEW LEE
Apr 29, 2024 7:01 am - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza S...
Israeli officials concerned about possible ICC arrest warrants as pressure mounts over war in Gaza

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and SAMY MAGDY
Apr 29, 2024 6:59 am - JERUSALEM — Israeli officials appeared increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants against the country’s leaders, as internatio...
USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

By JONEL ALECCIA
Apr 28, 2024 8:28 am - The nation’s school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
What to know about Zyn, the tiny nicotine pouch that’s sparked a big health debate

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Apr 28, 2024 6:00 am - A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents.
America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees

By MORIAH BALINGIT and SHARON LURYE of The Associated Press and DANIEL BEEKMAN of The Seattle Times
Apr 28, 2024 6:00 am - AUBURN, Wash. — After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that...
How US changes to ‘noncompete’ agreements and overtime pay could affect workers

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MAE ANDERSON
Apr 26, 2024 2:31 pm - NEW YORK — For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Feder...
#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Apr 26, 2024 1:34 pm - NEW YORK — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, i...

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