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Not Only America: The Global Rate Decisions Inside Fed Week
With the Bank of England expected to raise rates and Australia facing a rise to 4.85 percent, the Fed December decision sits inside a global tightening week.
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Memory-Chip Shortage Drives Worst Q3 for Phone Shipments in 14 Years. US Shoppers Face Higher Prices
The global smartphone market has recorded its worst third quarter in 14 years, and the cause is the same memory-chip shortage that has been…
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DOE Grid Emergency Order: What It Means for US Households as PJM Reserves Tighten
The US Department of Energy has issued an emergency order for the power grid that serves more than 65 million people, as unusually warm…
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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s DC home as DOJ approves warrant
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home on Monday morning, executing a warrant the DOJ said it approved as part of an ongoing federal probe.
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SpaceX’s spectrum deal for Starlink Mobile sends carrier shares tumbling
SpaceX has agreed to buy Grain Management's 800 MHz spectrum portfolio in a reported $8bn deal, sending AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile shares tumbling.
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Bend Wakes Up to a Quiet Friday After the Silver Rail Elementary Shooting
In Bend, Oregon, Friday began with empty classrooms. The local school district cancelled classes across the city a day after a 16-year-old forced his…
Politics
Texas, Georgia and the State Records Inside the National Early Vote Surge
Texas passed six million early votes, Georgia broke its midterm early voting record and South Carolina passed its entire 2022 early total, driving the national record past 49 million.
Business
Fed Week in Review: A Hold, Two Dissents, and a December Decision Taking Shape
The Fed held at 3.75 to 4.00 percent in a 10-2 vote, and the week since has been about reading the dissents and the data that will decide December.
Technology
Who Controls AI Once It Enters a Classified Network? DeepMind Exits Raise the Question
Google DeepMind researcher Andreas Kirsch quit arguing the company has no real control or veto over how the Pentagon uses its AI in classified settings, raising a governance question for the whole industry.
Sports
Ravens Beat the Cowboys on a 56-Yard Field Goal as Time Expires
Baltimore beat Dallas 34-31 in Week 3 on a 56-yard field goal with one second remaining, a finish assembled in about seven seconds of…
Entertainment
Halloween Spending Heads Toward $13.5 Billion as Shoppers Start Early
Americans are expected to spend about $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey, with roughly three in…
Health
The DuPage Breakthrough: What a Vaccinated Measles Case Tells Us
A vaccinated DuPage County resident has tested positive for measles after returning from an international trip, in what health officials call a “rare breakthrough…
Science
A Spacecraft Photographs a Complete Auroral Oval From Above the Pole
You cannot see a complete auroral oval from the ground, it is simply too large, a ring of light encircling a magnetic pole. A…
