The snapshot offers only a partial look at consumer spending and doesn’t include many services, including travel and hotel lodges. But the lone services category – restaurants – registered an uptick of 0.4%.
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Ship that caused bridge collapse had electrical issues while docked, source says
Someone with knowledge of the situation says alarms went off on the ship’s refrigerated containers while it was still docked in Baltimore, likely indicating an inconsistent power supply.
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Ukraine official says Israel’s response to an aerial attack shows what Kyiv needs
Israel’s defense system, with assistance from the U.S. and Britain, is credited with preventing serious damage or casualties in Sunday’s attack by Iran using more than 300 drones and missiles.
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Tesla plans to lay off 10% of its workers after dismal sales quarter
The layoffs could affect about 14,000 of the 140,473 workers employed by the Austin, Texas, company at the end of last year.
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Trump’s historic hush money trial gets underway without any jurors being picked
After a norm-shattering presidency shadowed by years of investigations, the trial amounts to a reckoning for Trump.
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Israeli military warns Palestinians not to return to war-torn northern Gaza
Northern Gaza was an early target of Israel’s war against Hamas and vast parts of it have been flattened, forcing much of the area’s population to flee south.
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Survivors of 2017 Ariana Grande U.K. concert bombing take legal action against intelligence agency
The head of MI5 said in a rare televised statement that he was “profoundly sorry” his agency was unable to prevent the attack.
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Executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate plans to fight payout to the families of Brown and Goldman
The will lists his four children and notes that any beneficiary who seeks to challenge provisions of the will ‘shall receive, free of trust, one dollar ($1.00) and no more.’
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Iowa star Caitlin Clark makes surprise appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Caitlin Clark made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment
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Trump’s New York criminal trial to mark milestone in American politics
A conviction would force the U.S. legal system to wrestle with unprecedented questions.