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Sep 12 2024FINANCE

Economy on the Mend, But Inflation Stuck in Neutral

Imagine you're on a road trip, and your GPS tells you that you've finally reached your destination. But as you're celebrating, you realize that the GPS has been reading the wrong coordinates. That's roughly the situation with the US economy. The inflation rate has slowed down, but the underlying fac

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Sep 12 2024POLITICS

Debate Drama: Trump-Harris Showdown Draws 60M Viewers, But Falls Short of Record

The highly anticipated Trump-Harris debate drew a massive 60 million viewers, but failed to break the record set by Trump's 2016 clash with Hillary Clinton. ABC's simulcast of the debate raked in an impressive 18 million viewers, with NBC coming in second with 9.7 million. Fox News dominated cable n

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Sep 12 2024CRIME

The Faces of Evil: A Gripping True Crime Series That Will Make You Question Justice

Imagine a world where notorious killers went free for years, evading capture and conviction due to flawed investigations and missteps. From the 'Death House Landlady' Dorothea Puente to the 'Kansas City Butcher' Robert Berdella Jr, this series will take you on a journey through the most heinous crim

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Sep 12 2024EDUCATION

Dublin's 'Empower Education' Campaign: A Last-Ditch Effort to Save Schools?

As the Dublin Unified School District prepares to slash its budget by a staggering $4.4 million, a new nonprofit, the Dublin Education Alliance, has launched a campaign to raise $500,000 to alleviate the cuts. The DEA plans to use the funds to support STEM education, extra reading and math educat

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Sep 10 2024BUSINESS

Lilly's New Money Man: Inside Scoop on Lucas Montarce's Promotion

Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical giant known for its diabetes and weight-loss drugs, has made a bold move by appointing insider Lucas Montarce as their new chief financial officer. This comes months after former CFO Anat Ashkenazi left to join Google parent Alphabet. Montarce brings over two decades of

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Sep 10 2024BUSINESS

Lulu's Fashion Lounge: Streamlining for Success or Cutting Too Deep?

Lulu's Fashion Lounge is undergoing significant changes to its board in an effort to reduce costs and streamline operations. The company is downsizing its board from eleven to six members and is halting payments to non-employee directors. On the surface, this may appear to be a move to get the compa

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Sep 08 2024SPORTS

Toucher, Hardy, and the Sports Hub Shake-Up: Who's In, Who's Out, and What It All Means

The morning drive program at 98.5 The Sports Hub has been through quite a few changes lately. First there was the departure of Rich Shertenlieb, then the arrival of Rob 'Hardy' Poole as Fred Toucher's new co-host. Now, behind-the-scenes shake-ups are underway too. On Wednesday night, two long-time

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Sep 06 2024POLITICS

Hunter Biden's Tax Trial: Extravagance, Addiction, and a Battle Over Evidence

Hunter Biden, the president's son, is facing a tax evasion trial in Los Angeles. He's accused of failing to pay over $1.4 million in taxes while living what prosecutors call an 'extravagant lifestyle'. The indictment details over $7 million in income from foreign business dealings between 2016 an

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Sep 06 2024POLITICS

135 Nicaraguans Freed: A Victory or a Political Pawn?

The US government celebrated the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners, now in Guatemala seeking refuge in other countries. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called it a humanitarian victory, emphasizing that no one should be jailed for peacefully expressing themselves. But is this t

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Sep 06 2024BUSINESS

Tech Layoffs Skyrocket: Are You Next?

The tech industry has been hit hard by layoffs recently, with August seeing a whopping 193% increase in job cuts compared to July. This brings the total number of tech jobs lost this year to over 536,000—a staggering figure that's putting many workers on edge and raising fears about an impending rec

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