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Analysis: How the Fed's interest-rate cut helps Trump wage his trade warAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - WASHNGTON - Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell may not have wanted to cut interest rates. But in the end, President Donald Trump appears to have given him no choi...
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Fact-checking the second Democratic debateAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - In the second night of the second Democratic debate, the candidates often made complex claims and counterclaims about each other's records, some of which are not easily ...
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Trump says he will impose new tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese imports starting next monthAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced on Thursday that he will impose new tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports, effectively taxing every...
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44 people injured after water park wave machine launched crushing tsunamiAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - A wave machine at a water park in northern China went rogue Sunday, launching a crushing tsunami that injured at least 44 people, according to The Associated Press. Offi...
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A teacher dug up a 2.12-carat diamond - and learned how much gems are really worthJul 31, 2019 1:00 am -
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8 big moments from Night 1 of the second Democratic debateJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - The first night of the second Democratic debate showcased more moderate candidates directly challenging their more liberal and better-known rivals on core issues includi...
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Fact-checking the second Democratic debate (night 1)Jul 31, 2019 1:00 am - In the second debate of the Democratic primary season (part one), 10 presidential hopefuls came prepared with facts and figures, some of which were overstated or incorre...
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Federal Reserve cuts interest rate by quarter-point in effort to keep economy on trackJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve reduced the benchmark interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point to about 2.25 percent, a modest and widely expected move that is meant ...
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Winners and losers from Night 1 of second Democratic debateJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - The 2020 Democratic candidates began their second debate on Tuesday night, with the first 10 candidates facing off in Detroit. Below are some winners and losers. - - - W...
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'Vampire' remains found about 30 years ago; now DNA is telling his storyJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - He had been in his grave so long that when his family dug him up to burn his heart, the organ had decomposed and was not there. Desperate to stop him from stalking them,...