Fed officials fretted US inflation might not cool further unless economy slows down
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve officials were wary that inflation would slow further unless the US economy and labor…
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New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricanes in the U.S. the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists traditionally…
Continue ReadingTennessee man who killed 8 gets life in prison in surprise plea deal after new evidence surfaces
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who killed eight people in rural Westmoreland over several days in April…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve minutes: Too-high inflation, still a threat, could require more rate hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials last month still regarded high inflation as an ongoing…
Continue ReadingA former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that…
Continue ReadingArmed Utah man shot by FBI last week carried AR-15 in 2018 police encounter, records show
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 75-year-old man shot by officers trying to arrest him for social media threats he made against…
Continue ReadingHouse Oversight Committee member asks chairman to refer Dan Snyder to the DOJ for investigation
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform is asking the…
Continue ReadingLeonard Bernstein’s family defends Bradley Cooper’s portrayal in ‘Maestro’
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The children of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein are defending the actor Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of…
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Gov. Kotek appoints Aruna Masih to Oregon Supreme Court
Gov. Tina Kotek announced Wednesday that she will appoint Aruna Masih, a long-time employment, worker, and civil rights attorney, to the Oregon…
Continue ReadingEl dólar “blue” tocó los 800 pesos y marcó un nuevo récord en Argentina
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Este miércoles la cotización del dólar paralelo en Argentina (llamado “blue”) llegó por…
Continue ReadingItems seized in a police raid at the Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas returned and headed for forensic analysis, publisher says
By Whitney Wild, Sarah Moon and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — After days of national controversy over the raid of a small town’s newspaper office…
Continue ReadingKansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper
By JOHN HANNA and JIM SALTER Associated Press MARION, Kansas (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor says a police raid on a small weekly newspaper wasn’t…
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Black Rock Pit on Crescent Ranger District closed to public access through Oct. 31
CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Black Rock Pit located on the Crescent Ranger District, five miles northwest of Crescent along Forest Service Road…
Continue ReadingFormer Brazilian military police officer convicted in 2015 deaths arrested in New Hampshire
BOSTON (AP) — Immigration officials say a former Brazilian military police officer who was convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to more than…
Continue ReadingLittle warning, few escape routes, phones knocked out: The chilling similarities between the Maui and Paradise fires
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — The flames took so much in Lahaina. More than 2,200 homes and businesses – structures reduced to ashen piles in…
Continue Reading‘Barbie’ tops ‘The Dark Knight’ to become Warner Bros.’ biggest movie ever at the American box office
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — “Barbie,” which has broken numerous box office records since its July 21 opening, just broke…
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Oregon’s jobless rate falls to 3.4% in July, tying the record low of late 2019
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.4% in July, down from 3.5% in June, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It’s the sixth…
Continue Reading‘It is never wrong to bring an American home’: Loved ones of Americans released on house arrest in Iran push back on criticism of prospective deal
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The family members of two Americans who were released into house arrest in Iran last week as part of a deal…
Continue ReadingAldi is buying 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Grocery shoppers in the Southeast can expect to see more Aldi stores starting 2024. The German…
Continue ReadingConference realignment shakes up recruiting landscape as Big Ten, Big 12, SEC widen footprints
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Conference realignment has widened the recruiting footprint for Power Five college football programs long before many…
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