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Economy Mar 16

Payday Lenders Face Increasing Scrutiny

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Fed Aims to Unfreeze Credit Markets With Plan to Buy Short-Term Debt

The Federal Reserve announced a plan Tuesday to buy short-term debt directly from businesses, in an effort to stimulate paralyzed credit markets and get cash to companies that need it.

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives at a news conference after the two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., June 13, 2018. The Fed is expected to raise short-term interest rates Wednesday for the third time this year. Photo by Yuri Gripas/REUTERS

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3 things to watch with the Federal Reserve poised to raise interest rates

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Actor and comedian Bill Cosby leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse after the first day of his sexual assault trial sentencing in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 24, 2018. David Maialetti/Pool via REUTERS

Nation Sep 25

Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison for 2004 sex assault

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World Sep 25

French President tells UN it’s time to stop telling women ‘what to do with their bodies’

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World Sep 25

Trump to UN: the trade imbalance with China ‘cannot be tolerated.’

By Associated Press

World Sep 25

‘We are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us,’ Trump tells UN

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World Sep 25

Trump urges the world to isolate Iran, says he won’t meet ‘until they change their tune’

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World Sep 25

Watch: Trump’s boast draws laughter at United Nations

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Instagram founders Mike Krieger (left) and Kevin Systrom attend the 16th annual Webby Awards in New York May, 21 2012. REUTERS/Stephen Chernin

Nation Sep 25

Instagram co-founders abruptly resign

By Associated Press

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein arrives for a classified briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Politics Sep 25

Rosenstein’s job to be topic of Thursday meeting with Trump

By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

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Ask The Headhunter Sep 25

Ask the Headhunter: How can I negotiate the salary I want?

By Nick Corcodilos

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh listens during his U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. Photo by Joshua Roberts/File Photo/Reuters

Politics Sep 25

White House ‘open’ to testimony by second Kavanaugh accuser

By Associated Press

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein waits to speak at the Compliance Week 13th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Politics Sep 25

White House mum on whether Trump’s confident in Rod Rosenstein

By Associated Press

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers the opening address at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York. Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

World Sep 25

UN chief: ‘Pivotal moment’ for fighting global warming

By Associated Press

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse after his first day of sentencing hearings in his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Reuters

Nation Sep 25

Bill Cosby’s day of reckoning arrives

By Maryclaire Dale, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh appears before Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics Sep 24

‘I’ve never sexually assaulted anyone,’ Kavanaugh tells Fox News

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Politics Sep 24

WATCH: Trump’s full speech to the United Nations General Assembly

By Erica R. Hendry and Associated Press, Associated Press

When asked by reporters, U.S. President Donald Trump would not say Monday whether he has confidence in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Politics Sep 24

Trump won’t say whether he plans to fire Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein

By Associated Press

World Sep 24

U.S. lowers the number of refugee resettlements again, and no country is poised to fill the gap

By Courtney Vinopal

U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in gesture after signing the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreementon during a ceremony on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Economy Sep 24

WATCH: U.S., South Korea sign update to free-trade agreement

U.S. President Donald Trump took a softer tone toward North Korea during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. Last year he threatened to "totally destroy" the nation if it attacked the U.S.

World Sep 24

Trump says second meeting with Kim Jong Un could be ‘quite soon’

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press