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Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Cooling Price Pressures, Clearing Way for More Rate Cuts
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Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Cooling Price Pressures, Clearing Way for More Rate Cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts. Prices rose just 0.1% from July to August, down from the previous month’s 0.2% increase. Compared with a year earlier, inflation fell to 2.2%, down…MORE

Boar’s Head Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Deadly Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak, USDA Says
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Boar’s Head Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Deadly Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak, USDA Says

(AP) – The deli meat company Boar’s Head is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials over a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning. U.S. Agriculture Department officials disclosed the action in response to requests for government records. USDA officials refused to give The Associated Press documents about inspections and enforcement at a now-closed plant in…MORE

Tens of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants with Sexual Assault, Murder Convictions Roaming US Streets

Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with convictions for sex offenses and homicide are currently at large, according to data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shared with lawmakers this week. ICE provided Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, with national statistics concerning illegal immigrants facing criminal charges or those already convicted. As of July 2024, this…MORE

Radioactive Spill Causes I-35 Shutdown Both Directions; Cooke County

Radioactive Spill Causes I-35 Shutdown Both Directions; Cooke County

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials say they expect cleanup will take hours, after a collision reported to involve a rock hauler, a FedEx truck and a car carrying medical waste collided The closure of I-35 in both directions is in effect from Hockley to Valley View in Cooke County, about 20 miles south of the…MORE