Housing starts drop 4.2% as high mortgage rates scare off home buyers
admin The numbers: Construction on new houses fell 4.2% in October as high mortgage rates scared…
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U.S. jobless claims dip to 220,000 but layoffs are starting to rise
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in mid-November fell slightly…
Read MoreBlack Sea grain deal to be extended, UN says
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres announced an extension of a four-month-old deal to ensure the safe…
Read MoreBill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages clears key Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON — Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages crossed a major Senate hurdle Wednesday,…
Read MoreOpinion: Opinion: No, an indictment wouldn’t end Trump’s run for the presidency
Donald Trump announced his 2024 run for the presidency on Nov. 15. In his address…
Read MoreChina locks down Peking University over one COVID case, showing commitment to zero-COVID policy
Chinese authorities have locked down Peking University after finding a single COVID case, evidence of…
Read MoreAt COP27 climate summit, Brazil’s Lula says Amazon deforestation to stop
Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday told…
Read MoreNASA’s mightiest rocket lifts off 50 years after Apollo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight…
Read MoreDonald Trump announces 2024 presidential run: ‘America’s comeback starts right now’
Donald Trump will seek the presidency for a third time in 2024, the former president…
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Republicans clinch slim majority in House, likely signaling gridlock ahead
Republicans will take over the U.S. House of Representatives two years into President Joe Biden’s…
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