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Trump Floats an Array of Expensive Tax Cuts to Win Votes

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 4:11pm
Whether he is speaking to retirees, corporate executives or tipped workers, former President Donald J. Trump has made a habit of promising tax cuts that could cost trillions.
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Woman Burned After Hiking Off Trail at Yellowstone National Park

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 4:04pm
The 60-year-old was walking with her husband and dog near a geyser when she broke through the ground into scalding waters on Monday afternoon, according to the National Park Service.
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Pager Attacks in Lebanon Puncture Hezbollah’s Image as Powerful Anti-Israel Force

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 4:03pm
Two series of coordinated attacks targeting the group’s wireless devices caused thousands of injuries, piercing the group’s rank and file and raising questions about how it will respond.
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‘Survivor’ Season 47 to Feature Jon Lovett, a Former Obama Speechwriter

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 3:55pm
The show’s 47th season, which features Jon Lovett, a former Obama speechwriter, premieres Wednesday. But even in heated election years, presidential politics rarely intrudes.
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Titan Disaster Hearing Upends Earlier Expert Theories on Crew Deaths

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 3:43pm
Two days of reporting and testifying by experts during a U.S. Coast Guard inquiry challenge the idea that the submersible’s passengers knew they were facing death.
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Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 3:26pm
Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?
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An Ugly Divorce, Russia’s Richest Woman and 2 Dead in Moscow

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 3:17pm
The Russian businesswoman Tatyana V. Bakalchuk has been locked in a dispute with her estranged husband for months over the fate of her company, Wildberries.
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There Was Nothing Political About the Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 3:12pm
If anything, the cutting should have begun earlier.
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Melania Trump Defends Nude Modeling Work as She Promotes Book

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 3:01pm
The former first lady called her past work a “celebration of the human form” in a video, the latest in a series promoting her memoir and appearing to reflect her deeply held beliefs.
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Trump’s Talk of Prosecution Rattles Election Officials

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 2:24pm
The former president has long claimed, despite evidence to the contrary, that elections are corrupt. What if he carries through with threats to prosecute the officials who run them?
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What Fed Interest Rate Cuts Means for Mortgages, Car Loans and More

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 2:22pm
Here’s what the half-point interest rate cut will mean for your car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
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Justice Department Files $100 Million Suit in Fatal Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 2:02pm
The crash of the Dali into the Francis Scott Key Bridge killed six people. The federal government says the owner and the operator were “grossly negligent” and “reckless.”
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The Gruesome Creativity of Assassinations Enters a New Phase

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 1:58pm
This time, the target wasn’t a person, but an organization.
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Sean Combs Is Denied Bail and Held at M.D.C., a Troubled Brooklyn Jail

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 1:28pm
The music mogul, who is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, was denied bail and ordered held at a federal detention center. His lawyers are appealing.
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There Was Nothing Political About the Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 1:21pm
If anything, the cutting should have begun earlier.
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How to Treat and Prevent These Four Common Infections That Can Cause Cancer

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 1:21pm
A new report says that 13 percent of cancers are linked to bacteria or viruses. Vaccines and treatments offer powerful protection.
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France’s Budget Problems ‘Very Serious,’ Prime Minister Says

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:49pm
The French government, which missed a deadline this week to set a blueprint to lower its debt and deficit, is struggling to meet fiscal requirements set by the E.U.
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Blinken Visits Egypt, but Skips a Stop in Israel

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:37pm
The secretary of state is making his 10th visit to the Middle East since the Oct. 7 attacks. Until now, he has met with officials in Israel each time.
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Israel’s Pager Attack Was a Tactical Success Without a Strategic Goal, Analysts Say

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:24pm
By targeting so many pagers at the same time, Israel demonstrated technical prowess and partly restored the aura of its intelligence agencies. But its long-term intent is unclear.
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Boeing to Begin Temporary Layoffs Due to Strike

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:19pm
The aerospace giant said it would temporarily lay off tens of thousands of employees to stem losses from a walkout by the machinists’ union.
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