Stubborn Inflation Could Prod Fed to Keep Rates High for Longer
Hopes for substantial cuts in interest rates are fading as inflation shows more staying power than expected.
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Stubborn Inflation Could Prod Fed to Keep Rates High for Longer
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Facility seen polluting part of anti-pollution program promoted by plastics industry
A plastics facility accused of polluting a Malaysian river is tied to Operation Clean Sweep, an anti-pollution program promoted by the U.S. plastics industry.
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Facility seen polluting part of anti-pollution program promoted by plastics industry
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Protests Threaten College Graduations, Denying Seniors Second Chance at Normalcy
After Covid ruined high school graduation for the class of 2020, the response to campus protests might upend their college commencements.
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Protests Threaten College Graduations, Denying Seniors Second Chance at Normalcy
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Severe weather, including tornado threat, expected to impact the Heartland
The highest tornado threat is around Des Moines, Iowa; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City, Missouri.
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Severe weather, including tornado threat, expected to impact the Heartland
A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden's re-election bid
Biden Revisits His Past in Interview With Howard Stern
The appearance allowed President Biden to tell the stories of love and loss that have defined his public image.
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Biden Revisits His Past in Interview With Howard Stern
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Long flu season winds down in US
The U.S. flu season appears to be over
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Long flu season winds down in US
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Climate activist who defaced Edgar Degas sculpture exhibit sentenced
A federal judge sentenced Joanna Smith to 60 days in prison for smearing paint on the case surrounding Edgar Degas' Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art.
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Climate activist who defaced Edgar Degas sculpture exhibit sentenced
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Student Protest Leader at Columbia: ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’
After video surfaced on social media, the student, Khymani James, said on Friday that his comments were wrong.
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Student Protest Leader at Columbia: ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’
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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why?
With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.
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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why?
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PEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel-Gaza Criticism
The decision by the free expression group came after intense criticism of its response to the war in Gaza. A wave of participants had pulled out of the festival in protest.
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PEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel-Gaza Criticism
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Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all
The U.S. will reinstate Obama-era regulations for internet service providers that promise fast, reliable and fair internet speeds for all consumers. What happened when those rules were taken away?
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Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all
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The new class war: A wealth gap between millennials
The wealth gap between rich millennials and the rest of their age group is the largest of any generation, creating a new wave of class tension and resentment, according to a recent study.
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The new class war: A wealth gap between millennials
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U.S. reviewing whether to restrict military aid to IDF unit accused of human rights abuses
The Biden administration is reviewing whether to restrict aid to an Israeli military battalion after determining that it was one of three battalions credibly implicated in gross human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank prior to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, according to a letter ...
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U.S. reviewing whether to restrict military aid to IDF unit accused of human rights abuses
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What happens now that Harvey Weinstein's conviction was overturned in New York
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction was overturned Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals and many are wondering what happens next.
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What happens now that Harvey Weinstein's conviction was overturned in New York
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King Charles III is returning to royal duties after his cancer diagnosis
Buckingham Palace hasn't said what type of cancer Charles had or if he's finished treatment. It said he'll make a public visit to a cancer clinic Tuesday and will welcome Japan's emperor in June.
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King Charles III is returning to royal duties after his cancer diagnosis
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King Charles to resume public duties after 'progress' in cancer treatment
Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties for the first time since his cancer diagnosis as Kate, the Princess of Wales, continues treatement.
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King Charles to resume public duties after 'progress' in cancer treatment
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Paramedic convicted in Elijah McClain death to be sentenced
Aurora paramedic Jeremy Cooper is set to be sentenced after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Elijah McClain's death.
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Paramedic convicted in Elijah McClain death to be sentenced
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The Falcons spent $180 million on Kirk Cousins — then didn't tell him they're drafting a quarterback
The biggest surprise pick in Thursday's NFL draft was when the Atlanta Falcons picked quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
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The Falcons spent $180 million on Kirk Cousins — then didn't tell him they're drafting a quarterback
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A baby girl born orphaned and premature after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza has died
The newborn died after five days in an incubator. Her family was killed in an air strike. UNICEF says 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, with thousands more orphaned and wounded.
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A baby girl born orphaned and premature after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza has died
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Delta flight makes emergency return after exit slide separates from Boeing aircraft
The Los Angeles-bound flight was forced to make an emergency return to New York's JFK airport after an emergency slide came apart from the Boeing 767, the airline said.
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Delta flight makes emergency return after exit slide separates from Boeing aircraft
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Did Richard III Kill the Princes in the Tower?
Philippa Langley devoted years to the search for Richard III’s remains. Now, she’s trying to crack a 15th-century cold case: Did he really assassinate his nephews?
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Did Richard III Kill the Princes in the Tower?
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Andrew Tate's trial on charges of rape and human trafficking can start, a Romanian court rules
A court in Romania's capital has ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women
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Andrew Tate's trial on charges of rape and human trafficking can start, a Romanian court rules
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U.S. citizens are languishing in Chinese prisons with little hope of release
As Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China this week, the most important issue for hundreds of families in the U.S. was when their loved ones imprisoned in the country are coming home.
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U.S. citizens are languishing in Chinese prisons with little hope of release