Inflation is falling and interest rates could soon, too. That was some of the big financial news this week after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing inflation falling in May (for the second month in a row) and the Federal Reserve elected to keep the federal funds rate unchanged. While not quite at the Fed’s 2% target …
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Dozens of hikers say they fell ill during trips to a popular Arizona tourist destination that features towering blue-green waterfalls deep in a gorge neighboring Grand Canyon National Park. Madelyn Melchiors, a 32-year-old veterinarian from Kingman, Arizona, said she was vomiting severely Monday evening and had a fever that endured for days after camping on the Havasupai reservation. She eventually …
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Pope Francis, the first pope to attend a G7 summit, urged the leaders of the world’s wealthy democracies Friday to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence, warning that the technology risks turning human relations into mere algorithms. Francis was invited by Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, the host of the summit, to address a special session …
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Despite a better awareness for skin cancer and ways to prevent it, some people are taking to social media to share their extreme sun habits. From anti-sunscreen stances to out-of-control tanning tips, we asked a dermatologist to weigh in on some of the outrageous takes we’re seeing on TikTok and beyond. First up: skipping sunscreen altogether. In a video with …
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Some taxpayers may not be aware that they owe the IRS a check on Monday, which could lead to their owing the agency a chunk of change come next April. More Americans are getting caught up by the issue, which involves quarterly estimated taxes, or payments made to the IRS throughout the year on income that isn’t subject to withholding. …
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It’s the end of an era. Taylor Swift’s long-running and history-making Eras Tour is coming to an end, the singer announced during a concert in Liverpool on Thursday. During the show – which was the 100th of the tour – the singer said it was time to admit to herself and everyone that Eras will officially end in December. “This …
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Nearly 1,000 pieces of treasure — including copper coins and ornate pottery from the Ming Dynasty — were recovered from a pair of ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea, officials saidon Thursday. The yearlong retrieval operation came after the two shipwrecks were discovered in 2022 about 5,000 feet underwater near the northwest continental slope of the South China …
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If you’re a potential homebuyer who’s wondering whether it really makes sense to buy a home in today’s tough (and expensive) housing market, you certainly aren’t the only one. For starters, home prices remain elevated due to a mix of limited inventory and persistent demand. And, ongoing inflation issueshave led the Federal Reserve to keep its benchmark rate paused at …
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The Biden administration is making plans to announce one of the largest immigration relief programs in recent history,developing a policythat would offer legal status to hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the country without proper documents, four people familiar with the plans told CBS News. A program being developed by White House officials would offer work permits and deportation …
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Washington — The arrests of eight Tajik nationals with alleged ties to ISIS have renewed concerns about the terrorist group or its affiliates potentially carrying out an attack in the U.S. The arrests in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia came as U.S. officials have been warning for months about the potential for a terror attack and as the U.S. …
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