Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Is inflation still cooling? Thursday's report on June prices will provide clues

Optimism is rising among economists, investors and Federal Reserve officials that U.S. inflation is nearly under control, with the latest report on consumer prices expected to show another month of mild increases

Is inflation still cooling? Thursday's report on June prices will provide clues
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Prosecutors seek restitution for families of 34 people killed in 2019 scuba boat fire in California

Prosecutors are seeking for restitution for the families of 34 people killed in a scuba dive boat fire in 2019 off the California coast

Prosecutors seek restitution for families of 34 people killed in 2019 scuba boat fire in California
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China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia and rejects label of 'enabler' of Russia's Ukraine war

China has accused NATO of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia

China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia and rejects label of 'enabler' of Russia's Ukraine war
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Biden awards $1.7 billion to boost electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly in 8 states

The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia

Biden awards $1.7 billion to boost electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly in 8 states
Economy|Education|Political

Biden administration goes bigger on funding apprenticeships, hoping to draw contrast with GOP

The Biden administration says it’s providing $244 million to expand and update the federal government’s registered apprenticeship program

Biden administration goes bigger on funding apprenticeships, hoping to draw contrast with GOP
Economy|News|Political

Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Indonesia’s anti-graft court has sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison for extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors

Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption
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Kurdish oil smuggling to Iran flourishes

Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan's capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region's

Kurdish oil smuggling to Iran flourishes
Economy

Faster UK economy growth gives gift to new government

Britain's economy grew more quickly than expected in May, providing some momentum for the new government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer but adding to doubts about whether the

Faster UK economy growth gives gift to new government
Business|Economy

Stock market today: Asian shares zoom higher, with Nikkei over 42,000 after Wall St sets new records

Asian shares have carried on with the blistering rally on Wall Street, as Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged over 42,000 for the first time

Stock market today: Asian shares zoom higher, with Nikkei over 42,000 after Wall St sets new records
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Biden's press conference will be a key test for him. But he's no master of the big rhetorical moment

President Joe Biden's press conference on Thursday offers him a fresh opportunity to try to prove to the American public that he’s capable of serving another four years after his big debate flop threw the future of his presidency into doubt

Biden's press conference will be a key test for him. But he's no master of the big rhetorical moment
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Biden says pressure on him is driven by elites. Voters paint a more complicated picture

President Joe Biden says the pressure on him to end his reelection campaign is coming from Democratic Party “elites,” the same kind of people who have doubted him throughout his long journey in public life

Biden says pressure on him is driven by elites. Voters paint a more complicated picture
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Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women
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Schumer privately signals being open to an alternative to Biden, Axios reports

Democratic U.S.

Schumer privately signals being open to an alternative to Biden, Axios reports
Sports

Colombia beats Uruguay 1-0 and will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in Copa America final

Jefferson Lerma scored in the 39th minute, and Colombia played a man short the entire second half in a 1-0 win over Uruguay to reach the Copa America final against Lionel Messi and Argentina

Colombia beats Uruguay 1-0 and will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in Copa America final
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says ‘it wouldn’t hurt’ for Biden to take cognitive test

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says ‘it wouldn’t hurt’ for Biden to take cognitive test

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says ‘it wouldn’t hurt’ for Biden to take cognitive test
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Armed bandits interrupt a rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean off Libya, an aid group says

An aid group that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean says one of its missions has been interrupted by armed bandits

Armed bandits interrupt a rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean off Libya, an aid group says
Entertainment|News

Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist sued for wrongful death in alleged fatal collision

Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is being sued for wrongful death after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian earlier this year

Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist sued for wrongful death in alleged fatal collision
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At least 261 people have died in El Salvador's prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says

The human rights organization Cristosal says at least 261 people have died in prisons in El Salvador during President Nayib Bukele’s 2 1/2-year-old crackdown on street gangs

At least 261 people have died in El Salvador's prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says
Health|News|Opinion

Alabama grants Muslim death row inmate’s wish to forgo autopsy after execution

Alabama grants Muslim death row inmate’s wish to forgo autopsy after execution

Alabama grants Muslim death row inmate’s wish to forgo autopsy after execution
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Fact check: Biden campaign falsely describes J.D. Vance quote about Heritage Foundation

Fact check: Biden campaign falsely describes J.D. Vance quote about Heritage Foundation

Fact check: Biden campaign falsely describes J.D. Vance quote about Heritage Foundation
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Here's how to watch Biden's news conference Thursday as he tries to quiet doubts after the debate

President Joe Biden will hold a news conference Thursday that is the key event in a monumental week for his campaign

Here's how to watch Biden's news conference Thursday as he tries to quiet doubts after the debate
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Postal worker convicted of stealing checks, gift cards from mail

Postal worker convicted of stealing checks, gift cards from mail

Postal worker convicted of stealing checks, gift cards from mail
Business|Technology

AI robotics startup raises $300 million, including from Jeff Bezos

AI robotics startup raises $300 million, including from Jeff Bezos

AI robotics startup raises $300 million, including from Jeff Bezos
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Stolen car smashes into home, destroys front porch

Stolen car smashes into home, destroys front porch

Stolen car smashes into home, destroys front porch
News

Dog saves 86-year-old owner after naked man attacks him outside home, family says

Dog saves 86-year-old owner after naked man attacks him outside home, family says

Dog saves 86-year-old owner after naked man attacks him outside home, family says

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