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Consumer confidence increases after five-month decline
"The rebound was already visible before the May 12 US-China trade deal but gained momentum afterwards," economist Stephanie Guichard said.
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Trump Media announces $2.5 billion Bitcoin deal
The deal would see the company trade $1.5 billion in stock and $1 billion in convertible notes for $2.5 billion in Bitcoin.
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Hassett blames EU internal divisions for stalled trade talks
Trump, for his part, sounded an optimistic tone on the prospect of a resolution to the trade dispute after delaying planned 50% tariffs on the bloc at the request of its leaders.
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After having been there himself, DeSantis offers support for congressional term limits in Ohio
Citing Florida as an example, Gov. Ron DeSantis urged Ohio lawmakers at a news conference in Columbus on Tuesday to pass a joint resolution calling for congressional term limits.
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Louisiana still battling fentanyl crisis, ranks seventh nationwide in overdose deaths: Report
Louisiana continues to face one of the most severe drug overdose crises in the nation, according to a new analysis of federal mortality data. The state is averaging 39.4 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents.
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Annual inflation rate was 2.3 percent in April, federal government
The annualized and month-to-month increases were in line with analysts' forecasts, according to CNBC.
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New car prices higher in April following tariffs
The average price consumers paid for new cars rose 2.5% from March to April, which is more than double the typical 1.1% increase over those two months in recent years.
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Portal opens for consumers to file claims against Apple as part of $95 settlement over Siri
The settlement will be available to any person who owned a Siri-enabled iPhone or other Apple devices between Sept. 17, 2014, and Dec. 31, 2024, and "experienced an unintended Siri activation during a confidential or private communication."
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Congress advances $3.5 billion cut for CA for covering illegal immigrant health care
With an estimated 1.9 million illegal immigrants and $9.5 billion spent by Medi-Cal on their health care, Gov. Gavin Newsom requested a $6.4 billion emergency bailout for Medi-Cal.
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Experts concerned that lawsuit by 11 GOP AGs against asset managers could threaten coal industry
Last fall, Texas AG Ken Paxton and 10 other Republican AGs filed an antitrust lawsuit against Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street alleging the asset management companies violated federal antitrust law.
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NY Gov Hochul criticized over $254B policy-laden, late budget
"This disgraceful budget process ought to serve as a clarion call to both parties and both chambers in the Legislature," state Sen. Jim Skoufis, a Hudson Valley Democrat, said in a statement.
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Episcopal Church ends refugee program with US government, cites Afrikaners arrival as last straw
President Donald Trump classified Afrikaners, descended from white settlers in South Africa, as refugees.
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Trump FBI renews effort to find missing indigenous women who were victims of violent crimes
“The FBI will manhunt violent criminals on all lands – and Operation Not Forgotten ensures a surge in resources to locate violent offenders on tribal lands and find those who have gone missing,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.