November 8, 20240 Comments

How Trump’s victory could change abortion rights in America

Anti-abortion demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual “March for Life” in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2020. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images Voters in seven out of 10 states approved ballot measures this week to safeguard abortion rights, a hot-button issue that helped drive Americans to the polls. But President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory early Wednesday could make access to the procedure more

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.25 percentage points in second cut of 2024

The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced its second interest rate cut of 2024, trimming its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points amid cooling inflation. The expected move by the U.S. central bank provides additional relief to millions of Americans grappling with high borrowing costs.  The Fed cut, half the size of its September reduction, lowers the federal funds rate — the interest rate banks charge each other for short-term loans

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November 8, 20240 Comments

In Elon Musk’s “election integrity” community on X, false claims proliferate

Elon Musk’s political action committee has created a group on his platform X that has become a repository for election misinformation, galvanizing more than 58,000 members to report instances of “voter fraud or irregularities” that are often unsubstantiated, misleading or flat-out fabricated. The “Election Integrity Community,” which launched in late October, has hundreds of new posts each day, many of which contain misleading or false claims, CBS News found. Misinformation

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Oil prices fall as Hurricane Rafael expected to start weakening By Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell slightly on Friday as the risk that a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico will affect U.S. oil and gas output declined while the market continues to weigh how President-elect Donald Trump’s policies might affect supplies. futures fell 26 cents, or 0.3%, to $75.37 per barrel by 0209 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 35 cents or 0.5% to $72.01. The benchmarks

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Allegiant Air pilots vote to authorize strike action, union says By Reuters

(Reuters) – Allegiant Air’s pilots have voted in favor of authorizing a strike action if the carrier fails to reach a fair agreement, the Teamsters union said on Thursday. The union, which represents 1,300 pilots of the low-cost U.S. carrier, said 97.4% of the Allegiant Air pilots voted for authorizing a strike. “Allegiant pilots are some of the most overworked and underpaid in the airline industry,” the union said in

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Avalanche Price Targets Rally To $42 If AVAX Clears This Hurdle

Avalanche price has crawled back in the past three days and was attempting to cross the 50-day moving average. AVAX, the thirteenth biggest cryptocurrency, was trading at $27.10, up from this week’s low of $22.75. Traders are now hoping that more gains will push it up by 56% to the key resistance at $42. Avalanche Price Looking to Retest $42 Technicals point to a potential Avalanche price rally, which could

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November 8, 20240 Comments

World falling “miles short’ of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says, sounding the alarm

Paris — Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2023, the United Nations warned on Monday, saying countries are falling “miles short” of what’s needed to curb devastating global warming. Levels of the three main greenhouse gases — heat-trapping carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — all increased yet again last year, said the World Meteorological Organization, the U.N.’s weather and climate agency. Carbon dioxide was accumulating

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