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Inflation eased in July as energy prices fell off summer peaks

The Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed inflation measured by the consumer price index is up 8.5% in the past year. Yet falling gas prices could be helping to curb the recent surge.

By Rachel Siegel1 hour ago

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Mar-a-Lago search appears focused on whether Trump, aides withheld items

The FBI sought a search warrant after National Archives officials pressed Trump’s circle to return what they believed was government property, according to people familiar with the discussions.

By Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, Rosalind S. Helderman, Jacqueline Alemany and Spencer S. Hsu

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Analysis

Donald Trump has been preparing for this moment for a long time

By Philip Bump

Trump appears for deposition in New York civil probe of his business, says he will plead the 5th

By Shayna Jacobs11 minutes ago

GOP reacts to Trump search with threats and comparisons to ‘Gestapo’

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Voraciously

Domino’s didn’t survive in Italy. Is anyone surprised?

By Emily Heil

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Republicans hold Minnesota House seat as Finstad wins special election

Brad Finstad, a former state lawmaker, defeated Democrat Jeff Ettinger in a closely watched race.

By Eugene Scott33 minutes ago

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Track covid: Daily U.S. deaths are up 7% in the past week

Listen: Why the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago

Carolyn Hax: Is dating a 48-year-old never-married man a waste of time?

Cook: Cool off with this frosty, refreshing cantaloupe smoothie bowl

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Beluga whale dies after French rescuers lift 13-foot mammal from Seine river northwest of Paris

Rescuers lifted the whale, a protected species, out of the river with a crane, but said his health deteriorated and he had to be euthanized.

By Ellen Francis1 hour ago

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Live Briefing: War in Ukraine

Ukraine special forces behind deadly Crimea strike, official says

The airfield explosion was the work of Ukrainian special forces, a Ukrainian official said, declining to disclose details on how the attack was carried out.

By Adela Suliman, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Kendra Nichols

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How Facebook profits from white supremacy

A new report from the Tech Transparency Project found that Facebook continues to serve ads against searches for white-supremacist content, such as the phrases Ku Klux Klan and American Defense Skinheads, despite a years-long ban.

By Naomi Nix

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