Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street as weakness in several tech companies offset gains in other parts of the market.
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Alan Jackson to get CMA lifetime achievement award
Country star Alan Jackson will receive the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in November
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Man who dragged officer into mob during U.S. Capitol attack gets over 7 years in prison
During Thursday’s sentencing hearing, Michael Fanone said the attack gave him a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury and ultimately cost him his career.
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Auto prices finally begin to creep down from inflated highs
Average prices on new and used vehicles have begun easing from their record highs, and more vehicles have become available at dealerships.
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Lewiston-Auburn community leader shot in Ethiopia
Fowsia Musse, the executive director of Maine Community Integration, was shot Tuesday by a law enforcement officer at an airport in Ethiopia.
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Ukraine attacks Russia’s hold on southern city of Kherson
Elsewhere, Ukrainian authorities reported that another mass grave was discovered in territory recently reclaimed from Russia. It contained up to 17 bodies of soldiers and civilians.
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Average long-term mortgage rate jumps above 7%, highest in more than 2 decades
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate jumped to 7.08% from 6.94% last week.
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Musk says he won’t make Twitter a ‘free-for-all hellscape’
The message to advertisers posted Thursday on Twitter came a day before Musk’s deadline for closing his $44 billion deal to buy the social-media company and take it private.
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U.S. economy rebounds amid resilient consumers, businesses
The U.S. economy grew at a solid pace in the third quarter, marking the first advance this year.
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More kids to ride in ‘clean’ school buses, mostly electric
Nearly 400 school districts across the country are receiving grants totaling about $1 billion to purchase 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.