[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Ignoring higher interest rates, U.S. consumers spent enough to help drive the economy a brisk 5.2% pace from July to September, the government said Wednesday, upgrading from its previous estimate. told. The government had earlier estimated that the economy grew at a 4.9% annual rate in the last quarter. The second … Read more
[ad_1] RAFA, Gaza Strip (AP) — International mediators worked Wednesday to extend a cease-fire in Gaza, hoping that the territory’s Hamas rulers will continue to free hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli air and air support. Ground attack will provide further relief. Otherwise it will expire within a day. Israel … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — By now, Americans should be well aware that process of electing a president It’s not like electing a senator or a governor. This is especially true during presidential primaries, when the major political parties use a complex and decentralized system to choose their candidates to compete in November. That complex process … Read more
[ad_1] MIAMI (AP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Damian Lillard added 32 and the Milwaukee Bucks held on in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 131-124 on Tuesday night to win a home quarterfinal game in the NBA in-season tournament. Khris Middleton scored 17, Malik Beasley had 16 and Brook Lopez had … Read more
[ad_1] Omaha, Neb. (AP) – Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died in a California hospital. He was 99 years old. Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger’s family told the company that he died in hospital on Tuesday morning, exactly a month before his 100th … Read more
[ad_1] Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – Emergency call centers in many areas were without phone service for several hours. West Virginia County on Tuesday, officials said. Residents in some counties were advised to use alternate business numbers to call 911 during the outage. Frontier Communications spokeswoman Chrissy Murray said its fiber optic lines experienced two outages … Read more
[ad_1] Reno, Nev. (AP) – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, after wildlife advocates have sought to outlaw the practice for decades because of safety concerns. have tried. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Division of … Read more
[ad_1] VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis canceled his trip to Dubai united nations climate conference on doctors’ orders on Tuesday, even though he is recovering from flu and inflammation of the lungs, the Vatican said. Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address COP28 meeting First thing … Read more
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia drivers are likely to start paying higher prices for gasoline and diesel as the state motor fuel tax returns Thursday. Governor Brian Kemp’s rollback of state taxes on gasoline to 31.2 cents per gallon and diesel to 35 cents per gallon expires Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. Republican camp started forgive … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden offered to testify publicly before Congress on Tuesday, prompting an offhand comment in response. A summons from the Republicans And setting up a potentially high-stakes faceoff despite a separate special counsel investigation unfolding and her father, President Joe Biden, campaigning for re-election. The Democratic president’s son criticized the request … Read more