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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed…
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Grocery prices in July had largest price increase since 1979 — with one food staple rising by 38% on the year
The rise in the cost of living cooled in July, but not for grocery prices. The price of food at…
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Suddenly, stock-market investors are wrestling with ‘boomflation’ after hot July jobs report
The worry instead turned to what a rip-roaring labor market and surging costs for everything means for stocks and bond…
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‘One of the strongest job markets in the past 50 years’: Looking for a pay raise? This jobs report has good news for you.
Will more jobs mean higher wages? The government’s latest jobs report showed the U.S. economy gained 528,000 jobs last month,…
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For the first time ever, Manhattan’s average rent surpasses $5,000 a month
The average rental price in Manhattan has topped $5,000 for the first time in Big Apple history, according to a…
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This is the No. 1 reason unemployed Americans aren’t looking for work
Amid a record number of job openings, Americans are taking their time looking for work, with only about 10% of…
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Disney fan complains that Walt Disney World is becoming too ‘woke’ — here’s what’s changed at the park and why
A longtime fan of Walt Disney World penned an op-ed blasting the company for making changes to popular attractions in…
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