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Inflation Drops to 3% in June
The Consumer Price Index climbed far more slowly in June, a relief for shoppers and a hopeful — though inconclusive — sign that America might pull off a “soft landing.”
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Fox News Sued for Defamation by Man Linked to Conspiracy Theories
Ray Epps, a two-time Trump voter, says Tucker Carlson repeatedly and falsely named him as a covert government agent who incited the Jan. 6 attack.
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To Revive a Dying Main Street, One British Landlord Offered Free Rent
In a coastal English town, a floundering shopping district was given new life after 10 local businesses were given free rent for two years.
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Man found near Obama’s D.C. home detained pending trial
Taylor Taranto, a defendant in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, was in Obama’s neighborhood hours after former president Donald Trump shared the address on social media.
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Judge convicts one of first Oath Keepers arrested in Jan. 6 riot
Donovan Crowl, part of a line that marched single-file into the Capitol, was convicted of conspiracy. James Beeks became the first Oath Keeper acquitted of all Jan. 6 charges.
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Why can’t the right-wing bubble give up on Ray Epps?
The former marine filed a lawsuit against Fox News even as Republican lawmakers continued to falsely imply that he was an agent provocateur.
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‘Insane,’ ‘ludicrous,’ ‘absurd’: FBI’s Wray shows teeth to GOP critics
The FBI director played up his status as a Republican while showing his critics some teeth.
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PGA hearing spotlights helpless attitude toward sportswashing, Saudis
Defense of the PGA’s partnership with LIV Golf aligns with the long-standing American trend of bowing to Saudi power.
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G.O.P. Led in Midterm Turnout, a Red Flag for Democrats in 2024
Even though Democrats held the Senate and other key offices, Republican turnout was more robust, and the party showed strength among women, Latinos and rural voters, a new report found.
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Chinese Hackers Targeted State and Commerce Departments, U.S. Officials Say
The hackers took aim at specific email accounts, the officials said, in an intrusion that was discovered just before Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s trip to Beijing in June.