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31.07 / 19:07

markets Target Progressive economy wellness show reports Fed holds rates steady and notes progress on inflation

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday held short-term interest rates steady but indicated that inflation is getting closer to target, which could open the door for future interest rate cuts.

31.07 / 18:54

markets COST Target Progressive economy Election exclusive The Federal Reserve sees cooler inflation and slower job market, suggesting a rate cut is nearing

The Federal Reserve says that greater progress has been made in reducing inflation to its 2% target

31.07 / 18:47

markets COST Progressive Fox economy Updates Fed holds interest rates steady at 23-year high, but opens the door to reducing rates

Jerome Powell speaks after Fed announces interest rate decision.

31.07 / 11:36

COST UPS Platform concert Sporting Washington, DC, sues StubHub, claims resale platform up prices with deceptive fees

The attorney general for Washington, D

31.07 / 00:04

markets economy pandemic show 2020 reports Department U.S. job openings fall slightly to 8.2 million as high interest rates slowly cool a hot labor market

U.S. job openings fell slightly last month, a sign that the American labor market continues to cool in the face of high interest rates

30.07 / 23:59

Citi CEO Tesla information reports Investigations Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say

Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self Driving” system

30.07 / 23:53

Target Platform TikTok Bill social information Features Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content

The Senate has passed legislation designed to protect children from dangerous online content

30.07 / 20:21

markets UPS Action Election prevention US Presidential Election 2024: Will China and Russia succeed in scanning election infrastructure, manipulating voters?

US Presidential Election 2016 to help Republican candidate Donald Trump. Eight years afterward, the apprehension of interruption by foreign forces has surfaced. The U.S. intelligence agencies have observed that foreign adversaries have scanned election infrastructure ahead of the November 5 election. It has raised concerns that hostile powers are probing US defenses for any vulnerability and the US Presidential Election 2024 may again be under threat.

30.07 / 11:38

Airlines Food Healthcare prevention Airline catering company reaches tentative agreement with workers who had threatened to strike

Airline catering company Gategourmet and unions representing about 8,000 workers say they have a tentative agreement on a new contract

30.07 / 11:32

Provident Manufacturing DNA Food Death testing patient US regulators Blood test for colon cancer screening is approved by US regulators

U.S. health regulators have approved a blood test for colon cancer, offering a new way of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths

30.07 / 10:29

Fox Analysis trends President reports International Credit counseling demand surges in 2024, with these states hardest-hit

Piper Sandler chief global strategist Nancy Lazar unpacks the state of hardworking Americans under record inflation on Making Money.

30.07 / 09:19

Target Kandi International cricket India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, 3rd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav to lead India for a clean sweep

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, 3rd T20I: The grounds at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is set to witness the third match between India and Sri Lanka, of the T20I series. Chasing a target of 78 runs, in 8 overs, India had won the second T20 match.

30.07 / 09:15

Provident MET Action security President Blinken says US to provide $500 mn in military funding to Philippines

military funding to the Philippines, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, as Washington boosts ties with Manila in the face of China's growing assertiveness.

30.07 / 07:21

UPS President show Pregnancy Courts rights Harris puts abortion, a weakness for Trump, at center of campaign

WASHINGTON—Kamala Harris is making abortion rights central to her candidacy for president as Republicans struggle to articulate a winning message on the issue. In contrast with President Biden, who was reluctant to say the word abortion, the vice president has campaigned aggressively on it since the 2022 Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the constitutional right to the procedure. At the White House, she has met with abortion providers and women who have had abortions.

30.07 / 02:52

markets COST Fighting economy Election President Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast?

Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving its benchmark interest rate at a near-quarter-century high, the Federal Reserve is expected to signal this week that it will likely reduce borrowing costs as soo...

29.07 / 15:45

ByteDance TikTok Justice social information Department Courts Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department has accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abo...

29.07 / 14:46

Airlines Fallout Food travelers Airline catering workers threaten to strike as soon as next week without agreement on new contract

Airline catering workers are threatening to go on strike next week if they don't get pay raises and better health insurance

29.07 / 14:08

UPS Racing economy President poverty show Department Harris freshens up her message on the economy as Trump and Republicans go after her on inflation

Since President Joe Biden left the White House race, Vice President Kamala Harris has begun to craft her own narrative around the economy

28.07 / 13:00

Reuters security Football Southern War Israel pledges to hit Hezbollah hard after rocket kills 12 on football field

Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.

28.07 / 12:41

Booking community Universities Fishing social Equality rights In Uddipana Goswami's new book, women are survivors

The Washington Post, is widely credited with the truism: “Journalism is the first rough draft of history." But this claim can be equally staked by writers of fiction and poetry. For it is through the alchemy of their experience and imagination that the history of our distant past, or vanishing present, begins to assume a human face. Scholar, journalist and writer Uddipana Goswami’s latest collection of stories, The Women Who Would Not Die: Stories, drives home the truth behind this sentiment with a raw force.

27.07 / 22:50

Fighting security Election President War Relationships Will Kamala Harris support Israel in its fight against Hamas if elected president? Former NSA John Bolton has said this

US-Israel relations move forward if Democrat Kamala Harris is elected president? What will be her approach to the ongoing Israel- Gaza War if it is stretched to the time she takes over? Will Kamala Harris increase financial aid and supply more weapons to the Jewish state in its fight against Hamas, which has been banned as a terrorist organization by the US? These questions are looming large over Washington as well as Tel Aviv.

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