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USDA bans school lunch fees for low-income familiesNov 07, 2024 4:56 pm - NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged processing fees beginning in 2027....
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The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’Nov 07, 2024 3:08 pm - An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.”
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Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump’s 2020 defeat toast his White House returnNov 07, 2024 12:43 pm - As it became clear Donald Trump was returning to the White House, the Florida man who posed for photos with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the Capitol riot popped a bottle of Trump-branded sparkling wine. “Y’all are in trouble,” he said after taking a sip in a video shared on social media.
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Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president’s resounding loss to TrumpNov 07, 2024 12:28 pm - Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too.
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Slightly more American apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at low levelsNov 07, 2024 8:02 am - The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels.
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Restaurants, other services still in grip of high inflation even as overall rate slowsNov 07, 2024 7:39 am - While prices for most goods have been falling throughout the year, inflation for a wide range of services remains high. That has put a strain on consumers eating out, servicing their cars and paying for various kinds of insurance.
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China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and TaiwanNov 07, 2024 7:31 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a pres...
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A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck downNov 07, 2024 7:23 am - Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations.
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An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 daysNov 07, 2024 7:18 am - Dozens of Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in a nighttime attack that lasted eight hours, authorities said Thursday, as Russia kept up its relentless pounding of Ukraine after almost 1,000 days of war.
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Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a quarter-point amid postelection uncertaintyNov 07, 2024 7:12 am - The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter-point in response to the steady decline in the once-high inflation that angered Americans and helped drive Donald Trump’s presidential election victory this week.