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US not yet in recession and 4 other takeaways from the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerome Powell delivered a tough message at the start of a news conference Wednesday: Inflation is way too high,...
Read moreKim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in...
Read moreFewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but the previous week's number was revised upward significantly,...
Read moreBiden, Xi holding fifth talk of their presidencies Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was speaking Thursday morning with China's Xi Jinping, the fifth conversation of their presidencies,...
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Virginia company pays $310K to resolve false claims charges
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia company and its owner have agreed to pay $310,000 to resolve allegations that they...
Read moreYoung opens Commanders camp on PUP list, is far from return
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Chase Young is starting Washington Commanders training camp on the physically unable to perform list and...
Read moreHidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change
LENORAH, Texas (AP) — To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah...
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Heavy rains cause flooding, power outages in Appalachia
Torrential rains unleashed flash flooding and mudslides in central Appalachia, damage a Kentucky emergency official described as “catastrophic” on Thursday...
Read moreAltria’s $13B investment in Juul e-cigarettes vaporizes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cigarette maker Altria's $13 billion investment in the troubled vaping company Juul has gone up in smoke...
Read moreCommanders owner Dan Snyder testifies before House committee
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders Dan Snyder has begun testifying before a congressional committee investigating the NFL team’s history...
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