Author: Reuters
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Mortgage rates fall, but buyers stay on sidelines
WASHINGTON – U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, but an uncertain economic outlook and tepid hiring are keeping prospective homebuyers on the sidelines. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.30% from 6.34% last week, mortgage finance agency Freddie Mac said on Thursday. It averaged 6.32% during the same period a year ago. Mortgage rates have eased as…
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Denver East film legacies live on
The descendants of two prominent Denver East High School graduates were in Denver late last month seeking to preserve and celebrate the legacies of Hattie McDaniel and Harold Lloyd. Kevin John Goff, McDaniel’s great grand-nephew, has dedicated much of his life to expanding the narrative beyond McDaniel’s place in history as the first Black actor…
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Casualty of ICE crackdown built quiet life in U.S.
Reuters CHICAGO/MEXICO CITY • When Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was 12 minutes late for his shift at Tom & Jerry’s Gyros, a diner on Chicago’s northwest side, his manager knew something was wrong. The short order cook always let someone know if he was running late, even by just 5 minutes. Earlier that morning, Villegas Gonzalez,…
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Former Bureau of Labor Statistics leaders say Trump’s attacks erode trust in data
President Donald Trump’s attacks on the integrity of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics were undermining trust in economic data and had accelerated retirements of key personnel at the agency, former BLS commissioners said on Wednesday. During a discussion at the libertarian Cato Institute, Erica Groshen and William Beach, who headed the agency under presidents…
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Shooter kills two Minneapolis school children in church
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MINNEAPOLIS • Two children were killed and 17 other people were wounded on Wednesday at a Minneapolis Catholic school when a shooter dressed in black opened fire on students attending Mass on the third day…
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Senators call for Meta probe after Reuters report on its AI policies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Republican U.S. senators called for a congressional investigation into Meta Platforms on Thursday after Reuters exclusively reported on an internal policy document that permitted the company’s chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.” Meta confirmed the document’s authenticity, but…
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United Airlines flights resume after it resolves technology glitch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Shivani Tanna and Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -United Airlines said a technology issue that led to a grounding of its flights for a few hours at U.S. airports and major delays across its…
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U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; job growth appears steady in July
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON • The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, pointing to steady job growth in July, though some laid off workers are experiencing long spells of unemployment because of…
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Second judge blocks Trump’s sweeping freeze on federal funding
BOSTON • President Donald Trump’s administration suffered another legal blow in its efforts to freeze federal funding for programs that do not align with the Republican’s agenda Thursday when a second judge blocked it from implementing a sweeping pause on spending on grants, loans and other financial support. U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence,…
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Rep. Al Green’s heckling leads to punishment: What it means to censure a politician
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, after heckling President Donald Trump at his congressional address Tuesday. “You don’t have a mandate,” Green said as he interrupted Trump’s speech to a joint Session of Congress. Green was ordered to be removed by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. The…