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Severe storms are expected across the Midwest and the Eastern U.S. on Wednesday, and forecasters have warned that frequent lightning, damaging winds, large hail and strong tornadoes could develop throughout the day. Here's what to know.
Still a brutal time for me and all the other US caffeine addicts—coffee prices are up 18% over the last year and 56% since 2020
Aaron Ford, the attorney general of Nevada, won the Democratic nomination for governor of the state. His victory sets up a showdown with one of the country’s most vulnerable incumbent governors, Joe Lombardo, a Republican.
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Some fans and participants hoping to enter the U.S. for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.
Inflation spiked to its highest level in 3 years last month: 4.2%.
Trump’s tariffs and the Iran War are undoubtedly hurting Americans’ pocketbooks
Inflation heats up to highest pace in about three years, fueled by Iran war.
Consumer prices rose at a faster rate for a third-straight month in May, to 4.2 percent annually, as the energy shock put more pressure on the U.S. economy. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
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U.S. consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in May and were up 4.2 percent from a year earlier. "Core" prices, excluding food and energy, were up 0.2 percent month-over-month and 2.9 percent year-over-year.
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Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country’s identity, AP-NORC poll finds.
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One of the most famous sentences in American history was inspired by a department store ad. Maybe. Or perhaps it was taken from a writer’s journal. No one knows for sure. And curiously enough, it did not get all that much attention at first. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There was plenty to be afraid of in 1933, our chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, explains. Roosevelt said there was “nothing to fear but fear itself.”
NEW Economist/YouGov Jun 5-8: Iran
% who approve | disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the situation in Iran
U.S. adult citizens 29% | 62%
Democrats 4% | 92%
Independents 17% | 67%
Among Republicans
Overall 68% | 25%
MAGA 82% | 14%
Non-MAGA 51% | 44%
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A large area that includes Chicago, Minneapolis and Milwaukee is at risk of tornadoes and strong winds as storms move through.
Some fans and participants hoping to enter the United States for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.
