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Headline numbers from the June jobs report took pressure off the Federal Reserve to consider an interest-rate cut later ... Read More
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3 weeks after Air India Boeing 787 crash, industry waiting for answers
Three weeks after an Air India Boeing 787 crashed into a medical hostel in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and likely more than a dozen on the ground, investigators are ...Read more
Sweeping tax and spending bill hands both parties a midterm message
WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending package that cleared the House on Thursday didn’t just deliver President Donald Trump a big win. It also handed both parties a message for the midterms.
Democrats were united ...Read more
Microsoft layoffs a reminder -- WA's job market can melt down
With Microsoft's latest layoffs Wednesday, the quickening contraction of Seattle-area tech is starting to feel like previous industry meltdowns, when mounting job losses signaled deep disruptions in the regional economy.
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What killing tax credits means for the electric vehicle market
The Trump administration’s plan to scrap federal incentives for electric vehicles will be a major speed bump for battery-powered transportation in the U.S., but not a brick wall, according to forecasts.
On Thursday, ...Read more
Trump visits Iowa while 2028 Republicans wait for their chance
President Donald Trump’s visit to Iowa on Thursday is ostensibly to kick off a yearlong celebration leading up to America’s 250th anniversary. But his trip also casts a spotlight on the intense dynamics of his nascent ...Read more
The U.S. military is sending 200 Marines to Florida to support ICE operations
Two hundred U.S. marines are going to be sent to to Florida to support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts, the U.S. Northern Command announced on Thursday
The marines will be deployed from an air base in...Read more
Paul Simon's successful back surgery
Paul Simon has successfully undergone surgery for "chronic and intense back pain".
The 83-year-old singer / songwriter was forced to cancel two concerts last weekend after his pain became "unmanageable" and while his ...Read more
California Rep. David Valadao votes to support Trump megabill that will disrupt health care for many of his constituents
Already a ripe target for Democrats in the next election, California Central Valley Rep. David Valadao put his political future in deeper peril this week by voting in favor of legislation that slashes the Medicaid coverage...Read more
ICE agents blasted by families, officials for arresting migrants in NYC courts despite open cases
NEW YORK — The good news for 20-year-old asylum-seeker Joselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema is that a Manhattan federal judge has left the door open on her bid to stay in the U.S. and avoid what her family says is persecution and...Read more
Trump worked phones on 'big beautiful bill' -- but left some arm-twisting to others
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was “heavily engaged” in Republicans’ budget reconciliation process at every step and a big player in an endgame “full-court press,” according to sources. But he left it to ...Read more
'Star Wars' actor Kenneth Colley dies at 87
Kenneth Colley, a British actor known for playing Admiral Piett in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died at age 87.
Colley died at his home in England on Monday, according to a statement shared by his agent, ...Read more
US immigration crackdown to intensify with $150 billion infusion
WASHINGTON — U.S. immigration enforcement is set for the most dramatic expansion in decades after the Republican-controlled Congress approved a budget bill that will fund President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans...Read more
Chicago police dig in after drive-by attack at album release party kills 4, wounds 14 others
CHICAGO — Late Wednesday night, assailants armed with at least one rifle rolled up outside an album release party for a local drill rapper in River North and opened fire on a crowd gathered on the sidewalk.
Within a ...Read more
Abortions can resume in Kansas City after Missouri ruling, Planned Parenthood says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Abortion services are poised to resume in Kansas City and across Missouri after a Jackson County judge on Thursday blocked a series of restrictions that temporarily banned access.
Jackson County ...Read more
SpongeBob and friends are USPS stamps: You can snail-mail any pineapple under the sea
SpongeBob SquarePants would, in theory, have little use for stamps. They would get soggy in that pineapple under the sea.
Neither would Patrick Star (no fingers on the ends of those arms), Mr. Crabs (claws) or Squidward ...Read more
Connie Francis hospitalized for 'extreme pain'
Connie Francis has been hospitalised for "extreme pain" after suffering a pelvic fracture.
Just weeks after the fracture, the 87-year-old singer - who rose to fame in the late 1950s - was back in hospital and admitted to ...Read more
Michael Madsen 'struggled to maintain his sobriety' before death
Michael Madsen was reportedly struggling with alcohol addiction before his death.
The 67-year-old actor was pronounced dead on Thursday (07.03.25) after being found unresponsive at his Malibu home, with his manager Ron ...Read more
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' still facing prison for NYC criminal case following mixed verdict
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs has ducked a possible life sentence after his acquittal on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but prison time is still a possibility for the multimillionaire rap mogul.
Following...Read more
Interior Alaska fires flare, prompting new evacuations and Parks Highway closure
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Hot, dry, windy weather fed several fires burning near Fairbanks and Healy in Interior Alaska on Wednesday after several days of cooler weather allowed firefighters to make progress.
As of Thursday ...Read more
Law enforcement groups oppose proposed anti-drug program cuts
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement agencies and associations are pushing for Congress to reject a Trump administration proposal to cut funding for a program aimed at reducing drug trafficking and illicit drug production, as ...Read more
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