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Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F Kennedy, has diedOct 10, 2024 10:34 am - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96.
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US inflation reaches lowest point since February 2021, though some price pressures remainOct 10, 2024 8:29 am - Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race.
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Milton knocks out power to millions and spawns tornadoes across Florida. At least 5 deadOct 10, 2024 6:20 am - Florida residents returned to the familiar ritual of assessing hurricane damage Thursday, the day after Milton smashed through many coastal communities and spawned a barrage of tornadoes that killed at least five people less than two weeks after the misery wrought by Helene.
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‘We’re continuing to make progress’: Bears’ Warren focused on breaking ground on lakefront stadium in 2025Oct 09, 2024 12:11 pm - WARE, England — The Bears remain focused on the city’s lakefront as the location for a nearly $5 billion stadium development project, team president Kevin Warren said Wed...
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Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retireesOct 09, 2024 12:02 pm - The Social Security Administration makes the official COLA announcement Thursday, and analysts predicted in advance it would be 2.5% for 2025.
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‘Piece by Piece,’ a very odd Lego doc about Pharrell Williams, snaps together somehowOct 09, 2024 12:01 pm - A movie documentary that uses only Lego pieces might seem an unconventional choice. When that documentary is about renowned musician-producer Pharrell Williams, it's actually sort of on-brand.
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A triumph: Alfonso Cuarón and Cate Blanchett’s series ‘Disclaimer’ is making wavesOct 09, 2024 11:37 am - Director Alfonso Cuarón’s psychological thriller “Disclaimer” pulls the rug out from the audience before they’ve had the chance to get settled. There’s no building of empathy for Cate Blanchett’s Catherine Ravenscroft in the seven-part Apple TV+ series debuting Friday, Oct. 11.
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How did Trump become Trump? ‘The Apprentice’ has a theoryOct 09, 2024 11:31 am - Decades before he hosted “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump was … an apprentice. His mentor: Roy Cohn. It’s this relationship, posits director Ali Abbasi, that essentially made a young real estate heir into the man who would become the 45th U.S. president.
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How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm's severityOct 09, 2024 8:54 am - Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern comfort foods. But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold yellow signs of the local Waffle House provide another kind of comfort.
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American Water cyberattack renews focus on protecting critical infrastructureOct 09, 2024 8:50 am - A cyberattack continues to affect the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States, renewing a focus on the importance of protecting critical infrastructure sites.