It is the fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool.
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Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema registers as an independent
She does not plan to caucus with Republicans, ensuring Democrats will retain their narrow majority in the Senate.
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Brittney Griner back home in U.S. after Russian prisoner swap
Grine returned to the United States nearly 10 months after the basketball star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad.
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Oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline
Oil prices briefly surged midday Thursday amid news of the spill.
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Stocks rise on Wall Street, but remain lower for the week
Major indexes are all in the red for the week and have been swinging between big monthly gains and losses throughout the year.
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Philly’s slain ‘Boy in Box’: 66 years later we know his name
Nearly 66 years after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, Philadelphia police have revealed the identity of the victim in the city’s most notorious cold case.
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Kremlin says it’s up to Zelensky when Ukraine conflict ends
Russia has demanded that Kyiv recognize Crimea as part of Russia and also accept Moscow’s other land gains in Ukraine.
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Airlines are finally admitting contrails are an environmental problem
Contrails present a new challenge, one outside of the traditional carbon emissions focus.
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Pausing breast cancer treatment for pregnancy appears safe
A new study is reassuring for women who are taking hormone-blocking pills after a breast cancer diagnosis and want to become pregnant.
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Harvard study finds sovereignty constraints on Maine tribes caused them enormous economic damage
The Harvard Kennedy School study found Maine tribes’ economies grew by only 9 percent since 1989, far below the U.S. tribal average of 61 percent.