There seemed little evidence that Trump’s attempt to counterprogram the debate, by appearing in an online interview with Tucker Carlson at about the same time, affected the number of viewers.
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Hopeful signs of an economic ‘soft landing’ emerge in Jackson Hole as Fed meets with world watching
Business these days in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is still good – just not as robust as it was after the U.S. economy roared out of the pandemic recession.
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Journalism has seen a substantial rise in philanthropic spending over the past 5 years, a study says
The struggling news industry is increasingly relying on donations and subscriptions, although it hasn’t come close to making up for the collapse in advertising that has led to the dramatic drop in outlets that cover local news.
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Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave
Using satellite imagery, researchers found that four of five observed emperor penguin colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea region experienced ‘catastrophic breeding failure,’ meaning that no chicks born in 2022 are believed to have survived.
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Dozens of Trump supporters cheer him on as former president turns himself in at Georgia jail
It will be the fourth time this year that Trump, the early front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, is booked on criminal charges.
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Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumps to 7.23%, highest level since June 2001
It is another blow to would-be homebuyers grappling with rising home prices and a stubbornly low supply of properties on the market.
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Prigozhin’s purported demise seems intended to send a clear message to potential Kremlin foes
While authorities are unlikely to announce the cause of the crash anytime soon, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was seen plummeting from a large cloud of smoke, twisting wildly and missing a wing.
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3 dead, 6 wounded after a retired police officer opens fire at a Southern California biker bar
Six others were taken to the hospital, five of them with gunshot wounds and two in critical condition.
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Trump released on $200,000 bond after surrendering at Atlanta jail, posing for mug shot
After turning himself in on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, he became the first U.S. president to take a mug shot.
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Oklahoma authorities name the BTK killer as the ‘prime suspect’ in at least two unsolved cases
Authorities say they have unearthed some ‘items of interest’ this week near Dennis Rader’s former Kansas property.