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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.
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Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential winNov 06, 2024 2:31 pm - Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
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Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she called Trump to concedeNov 06, 2024 2:27 pm - Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the election and congratulate him on his victory, according to a senior adviser to the vice president.
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Disgruntled fired employee kills two workers at Chicago’s Navy Pier, police sayNov 06, 2024 1:54 pm - A man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two workers before fleeing, police said.
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Steve McQueen’s WWII drama ‘Blitz’ is more unconventional than it appearsNov 06, 2024 1:28 pm - “Blitz,” set in London during World War II, might technically be Steve McQueen’s first war movie. But struggle and survival has long marked the filmmaker’s tough and tortured work. In this film, a 9-year-old boy fights to get back home after being sent to safety in the countryside.
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Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world — againNov 06, 2024 1:06 pm - The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time will prove as destabilizing as many American allies fear.
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4 ways Donald Trump’s election was historicNov 06, 2024 12:12 pm - Donald Trump’s election victory was history-making in several respects, even as his defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris prevented other firsts. She would have been the...
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Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here's what he's proposedNov 06, 2024 7:21 am - The former president and now president-elect often skipped over details but through more than a year of policy pronouncements and written statements outlined a wide-ranging agenda that blends traditional conservative approaches to taxes, regulation and cultural issues with a more populist bent on trade and a shift in America's international role.
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Cheesy stromboli packs pizza-like flavors into a portable spiralNov 06, 2024 6:00 am - Stromboli is an Italian-American invention said to have been created in Philadelphia in the 1950s, but the dish takes its name from an island off the coast of Sicily.
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‘I like to think to the future’: Andrea Bocelli on his new album, film and tour to ChicagoNov 05, 2024 7:55 pm - Andrea Bocelli’s tenor is beloved across generations, cultures and borders. This year, he’s celebrating the 30th anniversary of his career with a new compilation album, a concert film in theaters Friday, Nov. 8, and a show at Rosemont’s Allstate Arena Dec. 11.