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A woman buys eggs at a Walmart Superstore in Secaucus, New Jersey, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

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The Fed welcomes a 'soft landing' even if many Americans don't feel like cheering

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - AP Economics Writer
Mon,09/02/24-8:54AM, 107 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jerome Powell delivered a high-profile speech last month, the Federal Reserve chair came the closest he ever had to declaring that the inflation surge that gripped the nation for three painful y
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This photo released by the European Union's Operation Aspides naval force shows the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion burning in the Red Sea following a series of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (European Union's Operation Aspides via AP)

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Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

By JON GAMBRELL JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press
Mon,09/02/24-12:58AM, 75 Reads
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group.
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Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy, left, and French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné, right, are welcomed by Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz, at their meeting in Jerusalem, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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UK says it's suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law

By JILL LAWLESS JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Mon,09/02/24-10:38AM, 158 Reads
LONDON (AP) — U.K.
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Diana Zalazar and her son Ato Martino pose for a portrait at their home in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Zalazar said she got pregnant after having sex with her first partner when she was 14 years old but that no one had talked to her about the risks of pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

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Condoms can't be trusted and boys don't cry in Catholic Paraguay's first sex ed program

By ISABEL DEBRE ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press
Tue,09/03/24-12:33AM, 132 Reads
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Ahead of her 15th birthday, Diana Zalazar's body had gotten so big she could no longer squeeze into the dress she bought for her quinceañera to celebrate her passage into womanhood in Paraguay.
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