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Gold Slides About 100 Dollars as Hot CPI Lifts the Dollar
Gold fell sharply on Tuesday after the hot October inflation report and Fed Governor Waller comments pushed the dollar higher and Treasury yields above 5 percent.
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Trump Promises 8 Billion Dollars in Harvest Fuel Relief as Kansas Senate Race Tightens
President Donald Trump promised 8 billion dollars in new Harvest Fuel Relief for farmers at a midterm rally near Wichita, Kansas, on Monday night,…
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As SNAP Falls by 5 Million, Schools Across America Are Dropping Free Meals for All
In Austin, Texas, bananas used to appear on the school lunch menu twice. Now they show up once. Ryan Mikolaycik, who feeds 66,000 children…
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A Quarter of Americans Now Spend More Than They Earn, National Financial Study Finds
A Quarter of Americans Now Spend More Than They Earn, National Financial Study Finds More than a quarter of American adults now spend more…
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Homebuilder Confidence Sinks to a 14-Year Low as Mortgage Rates Climb Past 7.4 Percent
Homebuilder Confidence Sinks to a 14-Year Low as Mortgage Rates Climb Past 7.4 Percent America’s homebuilders are losing faith in the market. Confidence among…
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Record Flooding Forces Rescues Across the Georgia Tennessee Border
Record flooding in McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee, forced dozens of rescues and shut down a Georgia water treatment plant.
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Four Days On, Alaska Still Counts as Ranked Choice Decides the Margin
The Alaska Senate race may not be called for more than a week because of ranked choice tabulation, leaving the final size of the Democratic majority open.
Business
The December Hike in Numbers: 85 Percent, Two Dissents and One Inflation Print
Markets priced a December Fed hike near 85 percent after the October 28 hold, then trimmed that pricing as traders weighed two dissents against a patient chair.
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…
