But the recent performance of financial markets suggests investors don’t see consumer price hikes as a long-term problem.
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Missouri county halts virus measures after GOP attorney general’s order
Laclede County will drop mask mandates and quarantine rules and stop investigating cases and end contact tracing.
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Bob Dole honored in hometown as ‘greatest of the Greatest Generation’
He died Sunday at 98 after serving nearly 36 years in Congress and running as the GOP nominee for president in 1996.
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U.K. seeks unity at G7 meeting over Russia’s ‘malign behavior’
Moscow denies planning to attack Ukraine and accuses Kyiv of its own allegedly aggressive designs.
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Jared Golden tells Democrats to favor workers, not millionaires in revised relief bill
The 2nd District Democrat calls for changes to Build Back Better bill to reduce tax cuts for the wealthy.
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Critical investigative report reignites calls to close Long Creek youth prison
Advocates came closer than ever to closing the state’s only youth prison during the last legislative session, winning support in the House and Senate, only to face a veto from Gov. Mills.
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Court rejects Trump’s efforts to withhold records from House Jan. 6 panel
The former president sued the House panel and the National Archives to stop the White House from allowing the release of documents related to the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that day.
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Pence navigates Trump’s shadow during New Hampshire visit
Former Vice President Mike Pence talks up his and Donald Trump’s time in office and insists the 2 parted ways on good terms, even though Pence’s life was threatened by Trump supporters at the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Biden honors ‘giant of our history’ Bob Dole at U.S. Capitol
The former Republican senator is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. The service is the first of several in Washington commemorating Dole’s life and legacy.
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New York attorney general seeks Trump’s deposition as part of civil fraud investigation
Letitia James also suspended her campaign for governor on Thursday, saying she will run for reelection to her current position to “finish the job” amid numerous ongoing investigations.