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Baby-formula shortage is finally easing, although some states are still seeing high out-of-stock rates
America’s baby-formula shortage appears to be easing. As of Monday, there were 25% more baby-formula products available nationwide compared to…
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HEAR IT: Liz Cheney shares audio of her conceding the Wyoming primary to Harriet Hageman
Wyoming GOP primary winner Harriet Hageman said that Rep. Liz Cheney never called her to concede the election — but…
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Big Ten lands $7 billion media rights deal, NFL-style TV contracts
The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks…
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Jobless claims fall to 250,000 and show little sign of surging layoffs
The numbers: The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits dipped to 250,000 in mid-August, suggesting that layoff remain…
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Trial finds 100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine offers protection against COVID to high-risk patients and may help with other infectious diseases
Data from a trial seeking to determine whether multiple injections of a tuberculosis vaccine developed in the 1900s could protect…
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Trump foe Rep. Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming Republican primary
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary Tuesday, falling…
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Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act. Here’s MarketWatch’s rundown of how it will affect your energy bills, investments and drug costs.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act — the Democrats’ big economic package aimed at…
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First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID, and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper ends state of emergency
First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID but is experiencing only mild symptoms as she prepares to isolate…
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Putin blasts U.S ‘hegemony’ and predicts end to ‘unipolar’ world
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as…
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Home builders see ‘housing recession’ as builder sentiment index drops further in August
The numbers: The National Association of Home Builders’ monthly confidence index fell 6 points to 49 in August, the trade…
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