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Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to 6.75%, second straight uptick

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row, another setback for the U.S. housing market, which ...

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Wall Street steady again after Trump downplays threat to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s job

BANGKOK – Wall Street appears calm after President Donald Trump walked back his earlier threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Futures for ...

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2 killed and several injured in Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church

DEIR EL-BALAH – An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of Gaza’s only Catholic church on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding several others, ...

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In their own words: Trump, Patel, Bongino and Bondi on the Epstein scandal

PHOENIX – When Jeffrey Epstein died in prison, then-President Donald Trump speculated that authorities might be wrong in ruling it a suicide. Many of ...

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Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 2 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis

DEIR EL-BALAH – An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people ...

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Ukraine to boost domestic arms production to counter Russia’s invasion, says Zelenskyy

A new Ukrainian government approved Thursday will race to expand domestic arms production to meet half the country’s weapons needs within six months as ...

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The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and ...

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Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood lead surprising days of the ‘older gentlemen’ at British Open

PORTRUSH – Phil Mickelson delivered more magic Thursday in the British Open, leaving one shot in a bunker and holing the next one from ...

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Inside the high-stakes battle to win a New York City casino license

NEW YORK – A Caesars Palace casino in the heart of Times Square. A sprawling gambling hall along Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk. A Hard ...

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Zelenskyy shakes up Ukrainian Cabinet, appointing a new prime minister to reinvigorate war effort

KYIV – Ukraine’s economy minister and the key negotiator in the mineral deal with the U.S, Yuliia Svyrydenko, was appointed as its new prime ...

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