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- www.nbcnews.com California officials warn 'worst of the storm has yet to come' as Hilary makes landfall
Forecasters warn of life-threatening flooding as Hurricane Hilary, a dangerous Category 1 storm, roars towards the southwestern U.S.
- • 100%www.cbsnews.com Iran set to free 5 U.S. citizens in exchange for access to billions of dollars in blocked funds
Four Americans held in a notorious prison in Iran have been freed and placed on house arrest, an attorney for one of the prisoners said Thursday.
The US is also releasing five Iranian prisoners in addition to the $6 billion.
- www.cnn.com 'Like something out of a horror movie': At least 6 dead and communities decimated in Maui wildfires | CNN
At least six people have died in the wildfires that are ravaging parts of Maui, torching entire communities to the ground and leaving behind apocalyptic scenes of ash and debris.
- • 100%apnews.com Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers, engineers and traffic officers, walked off the job for a 24-hour strike alleging unfair labor practices.
- • 100%apnews.com Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants seeking shelter at a time when the cost of housing continues to rise.
- • 100%www.fox5atlanta.com Road closures outside Fulton County courthouse announced ahead of possible Trump indictment
The road in front of the Fulton County Courthouse will be closed starting Monday in downtown Atlanta ahead of a possible indictment of former President Trump next week.
Atlanta is closing roads and constructing barricades around its courthouse, likely in anticipation of Georgia indicting Trump a fourth time, now on state racketeering charges
- • 100%apnews.com Thousands overwhelm New York's Union Square for streamer giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars
A crowd of thousands of people who gathered in New York City's Union Square for a popular livestreamer's hyped giveaway got out of hand, leading to injuries and arrests.
- www.wsj.com Trump Documents Trial’s May Start Date Ushers in Split-Screen 2024 Campaign
The opening date falls after key Republican primaries where the former president hopes to secure the GOP presidential nomination.
- • 100%www.reuters.com Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system
The U.S. Federal Reserve has launched a long-awaited service which will aim to modernize the country's payment system by eventually allowing everyday Americans to send and receive funds in seconds, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the central bank announced on Thursday.
- stanforddaily.com Stanford president resigns over manipulated research
Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne will resign effective Aug. 31. He will also retract or issue lengthy corrections to five widely cited papers for which he was principal author after a Stanford-sponsored investigation found “manipulation of research data.”
- • 100%www.bbc.com Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali
Some of the emails reportedly contain sensitive information such as passwords and medical records.
- www.wsj.com Inflation Eased to 3% in June, Slowest Pace in More Than Two Years
Price pressures cooled, but inflation remains strong enough to keep the Fed on course to continue raising interest rates.
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The year-over-year inflation is 3%; the month-over-month is 0.2%, slightly higher than last month's 0.1%.
Core inflation was down though, with only 0.2% month-over-month, much lower than last month, and bringing the year-over-year down to "only" 4.8%.
- • 100%www.cbsnews.com First Alzheimer's drug to slow disease, Leqembi, gets full FDA approval
Leqembi is not a cure, but it is the first drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. It first received an accelerated approval from the FDA earlier this year.
- • 100%abcnews.go.com OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations after Titan implosion
OceanGate said it is suspending all exploration and commercial operations after five people were killed during its expedition to the Titanic wreckage.
- • 100%www.cbsnews.com Woman stuck in mud for days found alive
She was reported missing June 26 and was found in a Boston-area state park.
- • 100%abc13.com 25-year-old reportedly found 8 years after going missing as a teen while walking dogs in NW Houston
ABC13 spoke to the mom of the now-25-year-old man, who shared pictures of him in a hospital bed after she said someone found him outside a church unresponsive.
- www.reuters.com Baltimore mass shooting leaves 2 dead; half of 28 injured were children
An 18-year-old woman and 20-year-old man were killed.
- • 100%www.wsj.com CPI Report Shows Inflation Has Been Cut in Half From Last Year’s Peak
The consumer-price index rose 4% in May from a year earlier, well below the recent peak of 9.1% last June and down from April’s 4.9% increase.
Inflation was 0.1% month-over-month and is up 4.0% year-over-year.
Core inflation is a bit higher at 0.4% month-over-month and 5.3% year-over-year.
