Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, gas and housing left Americans grappling with the highest inflation rate since 1990.
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American facing Jan. 6 riot charges seeks asylum, Belarus state TV says
The move could heighten tensions between the turbulent former Soviet nation and the United States.
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Engineer largely blamed for Chernobyl disaster dies at 85
Viktor Bryukhanov realized immediately after the explosion that he would have to bear responsibility, “whether he was guilty or not.”
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Rapper’s rowdy past raises red flags in Astroworld lawsuits
Legal experts say Travis Scott’s past incitement of concertgoers offers a history that could make it easier to pursue negligence claims against companies that planned and managed the show in Houston.
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General Electric to end its run as a conglomerate, split into 3 companies
The new public entities will be focused on aviation, health care and energy.
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Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson
The Oklahoma Supreme Court weighed whether the company’s marketing and sale of opioids created a public nuisance.
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New White House supply chain ‘action plan’ aims to ease tremendous backlog
The administration plans within the next 45 days to award $243 million in new port and marine infrastructure grants.
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Northern Ireland official suing Van Morrison over COVID-19 criticism
Northern Ireland’s health minister fights back after the singer calls him ‘very dangerous’ for his handling of coronavirus restrictions.
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Pfizer asks FDA to approve COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine since September.
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House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 10 more former Trump aides, including Stephen Miller, Kayleigh McEnany
The subpoenas bring the House panel tasked with investigating the insurrection even closer inside Trump’s inner circle – and to Trump himself.