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Markets Shudder on Dashed Inflation Hopes; Dow Falls 1,250

Markets Shudder on Dashed Inflation Hopes; Dow Falls 1,250

NEW YORK (AP) – The stock market fell the most since June 2020 following Wall Street’s humbling realization that inflation is not slowing as much as hoped. The Dow lost more than 1,250 points and the S&P 500 sank 4.3%. A hotter-than-expected report on inflation Tuesday has traders bracing for the Federal Reserve to ultimately…MORE

Dallas Committee on Retaining Pro Sports Teams Holds First Meeting

Dallas Committee on Retaining Pro Sports Teams Holds First Meeting

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas is becoming more aggressive when it comes to professional sports. During the first ever meeting of the Dallas City Council Ad-Hoc Committee on recruiting and retaining pro sports teams, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson didn’t hesitate to identify the issue. “The City of Arlington, the City of Frisco, the…MORE

Home School Enrollment is up in Texas, but COVID isn’t the Sole Reason

Home School Enrollment is up in Texas, but COVID isn’t the Sole Reason

(WBAP/KLIF) – According to the most recent data released by the Texas Education Agency, withdrawals from public school to homeschool in the spring of 2021 were 40% up over the prior year. The Texas Home School Coalition said this week that it fielded 1,702 inquiries from new homeschoolers this past August. That is below the…MORE

US inflation slows for 2nd month but remains stubbornly high; Dow plummets

US inflation slows for 2nd month but remains stubbornly high; Dow plummets

WASHINGTON (AP) – Sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars slowed U.S. inflation in August for a second straight month, though many other items rose in price, indicating that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer prices surged 8.3% in August compared with a year earlier. Though still painfully high, that…MORE

Trump Team Takes Aim at Records Probe; Calls it ‘Misguided’

Trump Team Takes Aim at Records Probe; Calls it ‘Misguided’

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are dismissing his retention of top-secret documents at his Florida home as a “storage dispute.” His attorneys are urging a judge to keep in place a directive that temporarily halted key aspects of the Justice Department’s criminal probe. In a motion filed Monday, the Trump team also…MORE