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Speaker Johnson weathers tumultuous week, stands firm on spending deal ahead of funding deadlineHouse Speaker Mike Johnson opted to stick with his spending deal despite pressure from conservatives to renege, starting a sprint to avoid a...
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Wholesale inflation in U.S. declined last month, signaling that price pressures are still easingWholesale inflation in the United States fell for a third straight month in December, further evidence that price pressures in the economy are easing.
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Sign bearing Trump's name removed from Bronx golf course as new management takes overOn the final day of a civil fraud trial that could strip Donald Trump of his ability to do business in the state he called home for most of his...
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Hertz to sell off thousands of EVs due to exorbitant maintenance costsPopular car rental service Hertz announced it will get rid of 20,000 electric vehicles from its fleet because of the high cost of fixing them.
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Inflation spikes in December, complicating Biden's economic pitchInflation accelerated in December, the Labor Department revealed Thursday, complicating President Biden's reelection argument that he has made...
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Tons of trash clogs a river in Bosnia. It's a seasonal problem that activists want an end toWith predictable seasonality, tons of garbage floats down a river at least twice a year and ends up near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad...
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$100 million gift from Lilly Endowment to United Negro College Fund will support HBCU endowmentsThe United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the single largest unrestricted gift to the...
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U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in 12 weeksThe number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits inched down to its lowest level in nearly three months last week as the U.S. labor...
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U.S. inflation edges up, fueled by food and housing prices, but many other costs rise only mildlyHigher rents and food prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve's drive to slow inflation to its 2% target...
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A British postal scandal ruined hundreds of lives. The government plans to try to right those wrongsU.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce measures to reverse the convictions of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly...
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Microsoft allows cloud users to keep personal data within Europe to ease privacy fearsMicrosoft said Thursday that it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead...
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Stock market today: Wall Street quiet ahead of more U.S. inflation data, corporate earningsMarkets were slow to gain traction before the open Thursday while waiting for the latest U.S. inflation data.
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Saints draft QB Tyler Shough: What does it mean for New Orleans, Derek Carr?We answer the biggest questions surrounding the Saints' decision to draft a QB.
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Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide at 41 just weeks after saying she ‘had days to live’"It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia," the 41-year-old’s family...
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Chinese electric car giant BYD’s profit doubles as it continues to cruise past rival, Elon Musk’s TeslaChinese electric car maker BYD’s net profit swelled to $1.3 billion in the first quarter as it continues to surge past its key rival, Elon Musk’s...
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Saints draft QB at 40, take Shough over SandersThe Saints bypassed Sanders for the second time in as many nights Friday, selecting Louisville's Tyler Shough with the 40th pick in the NFL draft.
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Sanders remains undrafted as freefall continuesShedeur Sanders remained undrafted entering the fourth round of the NFL draft. Coverage resumes Saturday at noon ET on ESPN.
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Google’s Waymo self-driving robotaxis could be put on sale for people looking to own the vehicleThe vehicles are currently the only driverless robotaxis that collect fares on rides in the US, operating a fleet of 700 vehicles, with the...
