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Fed Chair Warsh expected to raise interest rates, economists say
Soon after becoming chair on May 22, Warsh spoke strongly about the need to keep inflation under control, but in late July the central bank left its key rate unchanged.
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Retail sales were higher than expected in August despite higher prices on gasoline and other goods
The dip in July followed months of solid retail sales. Americans spent heavily during the World Cup and on Amazon Prime Day. Sales in April and May were solid as Americans spent their government tax refunds.
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USS Abraham Lincoln sailor pleas guilty to selling fentanyl-laced pills; one killed fellow mate
The man, who court documents identified by his initials, A.N., died of a fentanyl overdose on Jan. 3, 2023, while he was on leave and staying in a recreational vehicle in San Leandro, Calif.
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Advocate: Bipartisan support for Illinois CO2 pipeline eminent domain prohibition
Carbon sequestration advocates say the process of storing carbon dioxide could benefit the environment and provide future energy options.tions. Getting the
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Groups file brief in support of ending post-Election Day ballot counting
Late arriving ballots “[erode] confidence in the outcome,” and “mean that election results are delayed,” Snead says
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Kennedy Center says rink was vandalized in 'targeted attack,' forcing performance cancellation
The incident occurred Friday morning when someone poured a black-brown substance on the ice, damaging the arena. No suspect has been publicly identified for the vandalism so far, and it was not immediately clear what the chemical was.
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New state Senate bill would add restrictions on importing guns to California
A personal firearm importer trying to import a gun into the state would have to get a firearm safety certificate, which would have to be accompanied by a report on the gun owner and the firearm itself. The report is already required by law.
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OpenAI says employees raised alarm about Canadian transgender shooter months before attack: Report
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police identified transgender 18-year-old high school dropout Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspect in the mass shooting, which killed seven people including Van Rootselaar and injured over two dozen others.
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California governor and other officials welcome the ruling against Trump tariffs
“Pay us back,” Newsom said. “Put that back into the pockets of American families." Newsom noted he was the first governor to sue the Trump administration over the tariffs.
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21 AGs urge removal of 'woke' climate science section from National Academies’ manual
Hild said that “Consumers' Research applauds the Attorneys General for demanding that the National Academy of Sciences pull this biased climate chapter and stop using taxpayer resources to push a radical political agenda.”
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker wants tariffs refund after court ruling
Pritzker’s comments came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the power to levy taxes and duties on Americans rests solely with Congress.
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Trump and allies launch Census strategy that could upend blue states’ advantage with illegal aliens
Missouri AG says effort to bar the counting of illegal immigrants in the U.S. Census could ultimately land at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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NASA eyes March 6 for Artemis II lunar mission after successful dress rehearsal
The final results of Thursday's rehearsal still need to come in before the mission is approved, but if given the go-ahead, NASA will launch astronauts around the moon for the first time since the Apollo program ended over 50 years ago.