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How about an EV charge with that fried chicken?
Recently a Bojangles restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, added a new item to its menu alongside the usual fried chicken and honey mustard sauce. Now customers can also get a helping of electricity for their cars.
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Slumping AI stocks drag down markets around the world
Drops for computer chipmakers and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom dragged down stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
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Federal government replaces slavery exhibition at Washington’s home in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday replaced an exhibit on slavery at the site of President George Washington's home in Philadelphia with…
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Drained Reflecting Pool reveals Trump’s ‘American flag blue’ liner is now closer to gray
The newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's bottom surface has noticeably faded since it was lined with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump called "American flag blue" this spring.
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Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.55%, highest level in nearly a year
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly a year, driving up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers.
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Trump drifts into campaign topics while addressing defense technology gathering
President Donald Trump addressed a defense summit at the U.S. Army War College on Wednesday but spent little time talking about battlefield issues — even as the war in Iran has reduced the U.S. supply of critical missile and interceptor systems.
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US producer prices drop 0.3% from May to June on lower energy prices, but outlook is cloudy
U.S. wholesale inflation fell from May to June on plunging energy prices, but intensifying hostilities with Iran are clouding the outlook.
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Flooding forces evacuations in parts of South Texas as slow-moving storms swamp the region
Widening evacuation warnings and high-water rescues in Texas mounted Wednesday under relentlessly heavy storms that turned roads into rivers, washed away vehicles and spun up a tornado across a busy interstate in San Antonio.
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An empty middle seat is the latest perk United Airlines will offer on some flights
United Airlines is trying to attract flyers with another luxurious perk: an empty middle seat.
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ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says
President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings.
