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Democrats demand Trump nominee commit to Fed independence
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Is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation set to fall?
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Americans Are Expecting Higher Prices. That Could Unnerve the Fed.
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Germany’s election winner pledges ‘independence from US’
Friedrich Merz says the Trump administration is ‘largely indifferent’ to Europe’s fateFinancial Times - 1d -
Fed Flags Rising Inflation Risks and Rising Uncertainty About Trump’s Policies
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3 home equity borrowing moves to make before the March Fed meeting
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The Fed’s job is not to boost the stock market. Here’s what it should be doing.
Getting inflation down to 2% should be the Fed’s No. 1 concern.MarketWatch - 2d -
Fed’s Logan backs shortening maturity of central bank’s balance sheet
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan on Tuesday backed a plan to change the composition of the Fed’s secondary-market purchases of Treasury securities so that the central bank’s holdings match the ...MarketWatch - 1h -
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2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards: Complete Winners List
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Trump’s control over independent agencies tees up test of presidential power
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FirstFT: Germany’s Friedrich Merz pledges ‘independence from US’
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German election winner vows 'real independence' from US
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's center-right Christian Democrats, who finished first in Sunday's election, has vowed “real independence from the USA" as he sets about forming a coalition ...The Hill - 23h -
Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.ABC News - 1d -
Critics say Dan Bongino's appointment could threaten independence of FBI
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Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show
Officials are debating when to restart interest rate cuts, as high prices linger and Trump’s policies add to economic uncertainty.The New York Times - 5d -
Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ wins best film, director and actor at the Independent Spirit Awards
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Man disguised as lawyer kills gang leader in court
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Police officer killed amid shooting at Pennsylvania hospital
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Two children killed by decades-old grenade in Cambodia
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Baerbock says pain of killed hostages is almost unbearable
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American suspected of killing her newborn baby in Paris
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Trump says Ukraine started the war that's killing its citizens. What are the facts?
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The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising
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A train struck an elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing 6 animals
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Train strikes elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing 6 animals
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Man charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing to appear in Manhattan court
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Helicopter crashes onto icy Idaho reservoir, killing 1 and injuring 1
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12 university students killed when their bus and a truck collide in Brazil
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12 university students killed when their bus and a truck collide in Brazil
A bus carrying university students and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil, killing 12 passengers and injuring 21 othersABC News - 4d -
Pakistan security forces kill 6 militants in a raid in the northwest
Pakistan's military says troops acting on intelligence have raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country's northwestABC News - 4d -
Hamas killed Bibas children 'with bare hands,' Israeli army says
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12 college students killed when bus and truck collide in Brazil
Local television stations broadcast images from the crash scene showing the bus, its left side completely destroyed in the collision.CBS News - 3d -
Delphi murders: For family of killed teen, the wait for justice was agonizing — and unsatisfying
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