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The Federal Reserve has announced its second interest rate cut in a row, easing monetary policy as concerns grow about rising layoffs and economic fallout from the government shutdown. Fed Chair Jerome Powell joined the 10-2 majority on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to vote for the quarter-point rate cut at Wednesday’s meeting in…
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G-7 agrees to exclude U.S. companies from 15% minimum tax
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White House shamed into deleting Social Security boast after Twitter fact-check
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What we know about the New Orleans attacker
Ten people were killed and at least 35 injured after a man drove into large crowds in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early hours of New Year’s Day, authorities have said. Here’s what we know so far about what happened and the perpetrator. At 03:15 local time on New Year’s Day, a Ford pick-up truck…


