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U.S. Consumer Spending Surges; Inflation Creeping Up
U.S. consumer spending recorded its biggest increase in more than six years in April and inflation rose steadily, more signs of an acceleration in economic growth that could persuade the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again as early as June. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday consumer spending, which accounts for...
‘We Lived Like Animals’ Under IS Rule in Fallujah
Families escaping the fighting in the Iraqi city of Fallujah said Islamic State was forcing them out of their homes and moving them from house to house in the crossfire. "We tried going back to our house, but when we saw lots of other families fleeing, we joined them," said one woman who gave her name as Suad....
Thousands of Syrians Trapped as Islamic State Pushes to Border
Concern mounted Monday for the fate of tens of thousands of displaced Syrian civilians caught in the middle of a desperate fight in the countryside north of Aleppo. Days of clashes between moderate and Islamist rebel factions and the Islamic State group, which has mounted a fierce offensive on two key border towns, imperils...
The Strife of the Party: Will Trump Permanently Alter Republicans?
Donald Trump clinched the 1,237 delegates needed to become the Republican presidential nominee Thursday — a feat that seemed almost impossible just a few months ago. Now, despite the wishes of the Republican establishment, Trump is working to remake the party in his own image. Trump’s no-holds-barred style and...
Jolie suspects that Pitt has illegitimate children, and insisted on a DNA test
Rumors about the problems in the marriage of 40-year-old Angelina Jolie and the 52-year-old Brad Pitt do not cease and grows every day with new details. The other day in the Western media there was news that Angie is not just suspects her handsome husband of infidelity. It is said that Hollywood actress accuses her...
Concerns Over Civilian Suffering as Iraqi Forces Surround Fallujah
Iraqi security forces began an operation Monday to retake the city of Fallujah from Islamic State extremists, storming the stronghold from various points, military leaders said. "We started early this morning our operations to break into Fallujah," Sabah al-Norman, a spokesman for Iraq's elite counterterrorism...
Fed’s Bullard Says Global Markets Seem Well-Prepared For Summer Rate Hike
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Monday global markets appear to be “well-prepared” for a summer interest rate hike from the Fed, although he did not specify a date for the policy move. “My sense is that markets are well-prepared for a possible rate increase globally, and that this is...
Shooting Rampage In Houston Leaves Two Dead, Six Wounded
Police in Houston killed a gunman on Sunday in a chaotic shootout that left one other person dead, six wounded – including two officers – and set off a fire at a nearby gas station when bullets struck a gas pump, authorities said. Witnesses reported that a gunman approached a man who had just pulled up to an auto...
In gorilla’s death, critics blame mother, Cincinnati Zoo
Devastated. Heartbroken. In mourning. Those are some of the words the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden used Sunday in a contrite explanation for the death of Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla killed on Saturday to save a boy who slipped into the zoo's habitat. The boy was in "imminent danger,"...
Trump jabs at Bill Kristol over independent candidate prediction
Donald Trump took aim Sunday night at Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol, who suggested on Twitter that news of an "impressive" independent conservative presidential candidate is forthcoming. In a series of tweets, Trump criticized Kristol, calling him a "dummy" and "an embarrassed loser,"...
Flooding, severe weather devastate Texas
Six people died and at least two others were missing Sunday after heavy rains in Texas and Kansas caused severe flooding. In one case near Austin, which received nine inches of rain this week, a vehicle with two people was swept off a flooded roadway. Threats of floods prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of prisoners...
Search for teen seen bleeding, dragged by suspect focuses on Northern California coast
The frantic search for a teenage girl who was last seen being dragged, bleeding and screaming, by an armed acquaintance has shifted to a remote area in Northern California about 65 miles from where she was abducted. The Solano County Sheriff's Office said Friday that new information was prompting investigators to focus...
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