Nation
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Key inflation gauge shows consumer prices increased 0.3% from July to August, less than expected
Excluding food and energy, the Personal Consumption Index increased 0.2%.
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Sixteen trucking companies file for bankruptcy in less than one month amid high fuel prices
The Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 protection filings hit small owner-operators and fleets operating dozens of trucks.
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MAHA summit focuses on innovations reshaping American healthcare, covers 14 topics
The second Make America Healthy Again Summit brought together dozens of leading voices on the frontier of innovation in healthcare to tackle familiar MAHA priorities, including reversing the chronic disease epidemic and giving Americans greater control over their health.
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Oil and gas industry leaders hail court win, but say fight over lease ban is not over
Federal judge last month issued a permanent injunction against administration's moratorium on new oil and gas leases for federal lands.
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California fires scorch tens of thousands of acres amid heat wave
Officials raised concern about the impact Tropical Storm Kay could have on firefighters’ response to the fire.
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Michigan schools use one-time COVID relief for pay increases
Raises will augment the long-term taxpayer cost of education.
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Costly exodus: Jobs continue to flow from pro-union states to right-to-work states
Right-to-work (RTW) states have added 1.3 million jobs since 2020, while the others lost 1.1 million.
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'Soft on crime' policies in Colorado could mean $848M in stolen vehicles this year, report says
Colorado had the highest auto theft rate in the nation last year at 661 thefts per 100,000 people.
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Credit card firms to code gun, ammunition purchases, making them easier to track
Decision comes a week after New York and California asked American Express, Mastercard and Visa to support a merchant category code.
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Amid declining sales, Burger King announces 2-year, $400m restaurant upgrade and remodeling campaign
Company says it will implement new technology, "high-quality remodels."
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New York declares 'State Disaster Emergency' over polio fears
Government cites "evidence of circulating poliovirus," though only one case confirmed so far.
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GETTR CEO discusses rollout of new features, details vision for platform's future
"We need to have global buy in if we want to scale."
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MLB institutes 'pitch clock,' shift limits for 2023 baseball season
Clock expected to "improve pace of play" in major league games.