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PPI 6.5 Percent: The Number That Locked In a December Hike
United States producer prices rose 6.5 percent in a year in October, a number that locked in market expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike on December 9.
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One Review Changed Everything: How Replay Turned Game 3 Into a Rout
A fifth inning replay review overturned the apparent third out, loaded the bases and set off an eight run Milwaukee rally that decided Game 3 and tilted the World Series.
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Markets Versus Polls: How Election Traders Price What Voters Say
Prediction markets turn polling into prices, with Senate Democrats at 63 to 65 cents and House Democrats at 90 to 92 cents in the latest update.
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Responsible AI or Just a Page on a Website? DeepMind Exits Put the Industry on Trial
Google DeepMind resignations over military AI raise an industry wide question: what does responsible AI mean when every major firm signs similar classified military contracts?
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Two Warchests, One Race: OpenAI and DeepSeek’s Parallel Raises
Two of the AI industry's most important players are now armed with staggering warchests: OpenAI is reportedly raising up to 30 billion dollars at a 1.25
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The Midwest Wave: Iowa Flips, Minnesota Holds, and the Map Moves
Iowa elected Democrat Rob Sand and flipped a Senate seat, while Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan held her seat, in a Midwest wave for Democrats.
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Washington and Colorado Ban Transgender Athletes in School Sports
Voters in left leaning Washington state and Colorado approved measures designed to ban transgender athletes from participating in school sanctioned sports.
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Intel, Marvell and Micron Slide as Chip Selloff Spreads
Chipmakers Intel, Marvell and Micron fell in premarket trading on Thursday as the Nvidia turmoil spread across the semiconductor sector.
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The 24 Hour Rule: How France Protest Content Removal Would Work
France Senate bill would let authorities demand removal of protest related content without prior court approval, with web blocking possible after 24 hours, a tech policy shift beyond the damages debate.
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Baseball’s First All Indoor World Series Heads to a Dome in Florida
With Milwaukee and Tampa Bay both playing in domed or roofed ballparks, the 2026 World Series is expected to be baseball's first played entirely indoors.
Entertainment
Concert Safety Standards Tighten After a Decade of Reviews
Concert promoters, venues and insurers have tightened crowd-safety expectations over the past decade: clearer capacity discipline, barrier design, show-stop procedures, and communication between stage,…
Health
US Measles Cases Hit 4,410: What the Data Says About Who’s at Risk
The United States has recorded 4,410 measles cases in 2026, with roughly 330 new cases each week. Behind the headline number is a clear…
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Crew-13 Preparations Link Station Science to Artemis Planning
Preflight training announced in April 2026 and study finalisation in September set up the SpaceX Crew-13 station mission as a bridge between routine International…
