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No relief from inflation as Middle East clashes lifts fuel prices to painful levels
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seven weeks away.
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Trump and Vance team up at GOP convention as party faces midterm risks, and eyes what’s next
President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance teamed up Thursday to close out the second and final night of the Republicans' midterm convention in Dallas, imploring voters to stick together to save their party's majorities in Congress.
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Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons.
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Trump wants to send Americans money. Congress and economists don’t seem thrilled with the idea
Donald Trump's pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress — the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending.
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The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over
In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran's grip over the Strait of Hormuz while virtually shutting down Iran's own oil exports, accelerating its economic free fall.
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Houthis seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen, and other Mideast developments
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, according to Houthi and Yemeni officials, bringing the rebels closer to controlling a critical waterway to the Red Sea.
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Dominance of Baylor, McCallie has some D-II teams considering independence
A move that could potentially shake up the entire framework for the TSSAA’s private-school membership could be presented to the state’s high school sports governing body as early as next week.
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State investigating Dade County commissioner’s potential misuse of credit card
A Dade County commissioner is under investigation after reports she may have used her county credit card for excessive charges.
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Nashville airport board poised to approve Dolly Parton name change
Tennesseans should soon be able to fly in and out of Dolly Parton International Airport.
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Oil prices leap to their highest since May and drag Wall Street lower
Oil prices keep climbing as the war with Iran keeps clogging the global flow of crude, and they leaped Thursday to their highest levels since before the summer. That worsened worries about inflation and cranked up pressure within the bond market, helping to send stocks lower again on Wall Street.
