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Book Review: Former Pentagon insider says U.S. unwilling to release all its UFO infoAug 23, 2024 8:03 am - A procession of books in recent years have explored the UFO phenomenon but few perhaps with the authority Luis Elizondo brings as a Defense Department insider, laboring for decades to learn who the visitors are, where they are from and what they want.
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Powell: ‘The time has come’ for the Fed to soon begin reducing interest ratesAug 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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Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump winAug 22, 2024 11:17 pm - Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nominatio...
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U.S. home sales ended a 4-month slide in July amid easing mortgage rates, more homes on the marketAug 22, 2024 8:17 pm - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ended a four-month slide in July as easing mortgage rates and a pickup in properties on the market encouraged home shoppers.
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Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ recalled over fabricated critics’ quotesAug 22, 2024 4:39 pm - Lionsgate recalled its new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” Wednesday amid revelations that critics’ quotes were fabricated.
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Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders sayAug 22, 2024 1:11 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. Others, according to commanders and fellow fighters, struggle to assemble weapons or to coordinat...
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‘Pommel Horse Guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik will join ‘Dancing With the Stars’Aug 22, 2024 12:47 pm - Fresh off the Olympics, U.S. breakout star and medalist Stephen Nedoroscik — better known to the internet as “Pommel Horse Guy” — will compete on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.”
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U.S. government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailerAug 22, 2024 12:27 pm - A suspect arrested in Guatemala has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants in Texas, the Justice Departme...
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New surveys show signs of optimism among small business ownersAug 22, 2024 12:25 pm - Small business owners overall are feeling positive about their business and achieving the goals they set for this year despite inflation and high labor costs, according t...
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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inch up, but remain at historically healthy levelsAug 22, 2024 8:05 am - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week, but the level of claims remains at healthy levels. Jobless claims rose by 4,000 to 232,0...