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Major strike in Portugal impacts travel and services

By AP News ・ Dec 11, 2025

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A strike called by Portugal’s two main trade union confederations brought se...

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Treasury Secretary Bessent wants looser financial regulations

By AP News ・ Dec 11, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is proposing to overhaul a regulatory panel...

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Jerome Powell just made the best affordability argument for Trump

By CNN ・ Dec 11, 2025

The main reason Americans are upset about the economy: They are still adjusting to high prices that...

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Portugal hit by severe disruption in first general strike for 12 years

By BBC ・ Dec 11, 2025

Severe disruption hits Portugal in first general strike for 12 years 7 hours ago Alison RobertsLisbo...

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Ukraine hands revised 20-point peace plan proposal to US, official says

By ABC News ・ Dec 11, 2025

LONDON -- Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 287 Ukrainian drones overnigh...

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Trump calls affordability crisis a 'hoax.' The data tells a different story

By NPR ・ Dec 11, 2025

In the spring of last year, then-President Joe Biden tried to convince skeptical voters that the str...

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Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

By NPR ・ Dec 11, 2025

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker o...

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Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

By AP News ・ Dec 11, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tan...

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Trump says Fed could have 'at least doubled' latest interest rate cut

By CNBC ・ Dec 10, 2025

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Federal Reserve's latest decision to cut benchmark inte...

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Trump revives slur while discussing immigrants from Somalia and other 'disgusting' nations

By NBC News ・ Dec 10, 2025

President Donald Trump on Tuesday denigrated immigrants from "shithole countries," reviving a commen...

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Eileen Higgins, after win in runoff race, set to be Miami's 1st female mayor, 1st Democrat in almost 3 decades

By ABC News ・ Dec 10, 2025

Eileen Higgins, the Democratic former Miami-Dade county commissioner set to become Miami's next mayo...

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Fed Meeting Live Updates: Central Bank Is Expected to Lower Interest Rates

By The New York Times ・ Dec 10, 2025

When the Fed last released quarterly economic projections in September, most officials penciled in o...

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Here's why Trump is telling parents to buy fewer toys for their children

By NJ.com ・ Dec 10, 2025

President Donald Trump is repeating his bizarre toy rationing idea as the holiday gifting season is...

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Miami Election Map Shows Major Voter Shift From Trump to Democrats

By Newsweek ・ Dec 10, 2025

Democrat Eileen Higgins won Miami’s mayoral race on Tuesday night, defeating her opponent Emilio Gon...

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Using verified video to track Thailand-Cambodia border clashes

By BBC ・ Dec 10, 2025

Fact-checking President Trump’s economy speech Lucy Gilder BBC Verify senior journalist Last night,...

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A divided Fed is set to lower interest rates again, in one of its toughest calls

By CNN ・ Dec 10, 2025

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is set to lower borrowing costs again, even as stark divisions pers...

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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years

By NPR ・ Dec 10, 2025

MIAMI — Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endors...

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Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants

By NPR ・ Dec 10, 2025

MOUNT POCONO, Pa. — On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Donald Trump tried to emphasiz...

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Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour

By The New York Times ・ Dec 10, 2025

President Trump on Tuesday night gave the first of a series of speeches intended to alleviate Americ...

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Eileen Higgins becomes Miami’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years

By The Guardian ・ Dec 10, 2025

Democrat Eileen Higgins was elected mayor of Miami on Tuesday night in a stunning upset victory that...

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Inside Scoop newsletter: Trump's economic report card

By NBC News ・ Dec 09, 2025

The president is on the road trying to convince voters the economy is A+++++, so we are talking to N...

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US stocks hold in place in the countdown to the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Wednesday

By AP News ・ Dec 09, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks largely held in place on Tuesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the F...

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Dow Jones Today: Stocks End Mixed Day Before Fed Decision on Interest Rates

By Investopedia ・ Dec 09, 2025

Updates From Two Big Tech Firms Land This Week. What It Could Mean for the AI Trade Two tech giants...

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Eli Lilly announces plans for $6 billion manufacturing facility in Alabama; 450 jobs expected

By AL.com ・ Dec 09, 2025

Eli Lilly and Company announced Tuesday it was investing more than $6 billion in a new manufacturing...

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The Fed decision is expected to feature a rate cut and a lot more. Here's what to expect

By CNBC ・ Dec 09, 2025

The Federal Reserve is poised to deliver its third straight interest rate cut Wednesday, while simul...

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Trump to talk about affordability to Pennsylvania voters as GOP faces rising concerns

By CBS News ・ Dec 09, 2025

Washington — After weeks of decrying the focus on "affordability" and calling it a "Democratic hoax,...

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What to know about the massive defense bill

By AP News ・ Dec 09, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote this week on a bill authorizing $900 billion for mil...

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The Fed's Two-Day Meeting Starts Today-Here's What You Need to Know

By Investopedia ・ Dec 09, 2025

The Federal Reserve seems likely to cut interest rates again this week, but it probably won’t do so...

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U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in just below 7.7 million

By AP News ・ Dec 09, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in at 7.7 million with ongoing...

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Trump administration quietly builds plans for what would happen if Maduro were ousted in Venezuela

By CNN ・ Dec 09, 2025

Months into a pressure campaign that has seen the US military move thousands of troops and a carrier...

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