High costs keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark interest rate further and to keep it there through year’s end.
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Pence to fight special counsel subpoena on 2020 election
Even if former Vice President Mike Pence’s objection is rebuffed by the courts, an antagonistic posture could allow him to argue that he tried to fight the Justice Department – a potentially useful position in a Republican primary.
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Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum
Officials have offered few details about four aerial objects recently shot down over North America, helping to fuel conspiracy theories and conjecture on the internet
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Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State
The gunman, who fatally shot himself during a confrontation with police, was neither a student nor an employee.
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Nikki Haley announces presidential campaign, challenging Trump
Haley, 51, is the first in a long line of Republicans who are expected to launch 2024 campaigns in the coming months.
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Judge affirms placing Massachusetts tribal lands into trust
The decision was the latest in a legal battle spanning 3 presidential administrations over tribal land and whether the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has the right to build a casino.
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Michigan State gunman suspected of killing 3, dies of gunshot wound, police say
The suspect was located off the Michigan State University campus and found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Aliens? Lack of U.S. info on downing of 3 unknown aerial objects breeds wild ideas
U.S. officials said they still know little about the three objects downed Friday off the coast of Alaska, Saturday over Canada and Sunday over Lake Huron.
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Leader of Ukraine neighbor Moldova outlines Russian plan to topple government
The country’s president says Russia want to sow violence to overthrow the government and put the country ‘at the disposal of Russia, in order to stop the European integration process.’
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Twitter’s plan to charge for crucial tool prompts outcry
Starting Monday, a crucial Twitter tool used by software developers to comb the platform for calls for help from earthquake victims, may be accessible only by paying a $100 monthly fee.