Many analysts think the central bank will wait until September at the earliest to announce the first drop in its benchmark short-term rate since 2008.
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Mills signs wind bill, announces plans to advance offshore energy
The bill will direct regulators to approve a power contract that advances the University of Maine’s long-delayed offshore wind project.
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Charitable giving by individual Americans drops in 2018
The decline is the biggest since the Great Recession of 2008-09; one factor is a Republican-backed change in tax policy
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‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold
An independent U.N. human rights expert recommends an investigation into the possible role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of the journalist.
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U.S. restores some aid to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala
The State Department says it will go ahead with $432 million in projects and grants that had been previously approved for the Central American countries.
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Kansas boy lucky to be alive after knife impales face
A team of surgeons successful removed the 10-inch blade from Eli Gregg’s skull after the accident last week.
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Supreme Court court lets Virginia voting go ahead under redrawn map
As a result of the 5-4 decision, Virginians will elect members of the House of Delegates this year using a map seen as favorable to Democrats.
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Suspect in Ortiz shooting to spend a year in preventive prison
Court documents identify the man as the liaison between the hit men and the person who paid them.
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World population expected to rise to 9.7 billion in 2050
The United Nations says the Earth’s population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from the current 7.7 billion.
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Climate talks held as Arctic ice melts, concerns grow
Experts gather in Germany for 10 days of U.N.-hosted talks amid growing pressure for governments to take faster action to curb global warming.