US consumer sentiment drops to 6-month low on inflation, unemployment fears
Consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited concerns about stubbornly high inflation and interest rates and fears that unemployment could rise
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Oklahoma death row inmate who killed a bank guard is incompetent for execution, judge says
An Oklahoma judge has found that 63-year-old death row inmate Wade Greely Lay is incompetent to be executed
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Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher as it cruises toward the close of another winning week
U.S. stocks are heading toward the close of another winning week with some more modest gains
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One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress
Two men on opposite sides of the metal barricades during the riot at the U.S. Capitol are running for Congress on the same day
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Federal judge tosses Democrats' lawsuit challenging Wisconsin absentee voting requirements
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Democrats that challenged Wisconsin’s witness requirements for absentee voting, a ruling that keeps the law in place with the presidential election six months away
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An education board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
A Virginia school board has voted to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school four years after the names had been removed
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Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But it's proving not to be simple
Some universities are vowing to provide information about how much university endowment money is invested in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war amid calls from pro-Palestinian protesters
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A top Biden aide highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire
The Biden White House wants voters to know about its differences with Republicans over taxes
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Twins ambush Mariners with a 5-run 1st inning and cruise to an 11-1 win
The Twins got the bounces, like when Miranda checked his swing in the first inning and accidentally hit a slow-bouncing single up the third base line. But there were plenty of hard-hit balls, like the 104 mph drive Jeffers sent into the flower boxes ...
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RFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic worms
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a time when, as he put it, "A worm ... got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died." Here's a global perspective on these worms.
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