November 2024 – USTOWER

4 Minutes

Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds[……] ....

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3 Minutes

Hurricanes and the Boeing strike will make for a ‘noisy’ jobs report — yet underlying trend remains solid

ustowner-011 2024-11-01 05:04

Expect a “noisy” jobs report Friday that will be heavily affected by storms and a labor strike, economists say. The Bureau of Labor Statistics[……] ....

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2 Minutes

How the House would pick the president in the event of an Electoral College tie

ustowner-011 2024-11-01 04:58

The election has already been filled with eye-popping and historically unusual events. One other potential scenario looms this fall: the “contingent e[……] ....

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4 Minutes

McDonald’s faces proposed class action lawsuit over E. coli outbreak

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A proposed class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday against McDonald’s, the latest litigation over the E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-foo[……] ....

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6 Minutes

RFK Jr., a vaccine skeptic, could be set to lead a Trump administration’s efforts to battle ‘childhood chronic disease’

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be poised to play a key health role in the next administration should Donald Trump get re-elected, according to two people c[……] ....

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7 Minutes

After six years of tariffs, small-business owners aren’t eager for more

ustowner-011 2024-11-01 04:35

With former President Donald Trump floating higher and more far-reaching tariffs if he’s elected to a new term, small businesses that sell e[……] ....

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5 Minutes

Inflation gauge closely watched by the Fed falls to lowest level since early 2021

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WASHINGTON (AP) — As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans’ frustration with high prices nears its end, the government said Thu[……] ....

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3 Minutes

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises for fifth straight week

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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the fifth straight week, returning to its highest level since early August The average[……] ....

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3 Minutes

Apple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump

ustowner-011 2024-11-01 02:36

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summer quarter, an early sign that its recent efforts to revive deman[……] ....

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