Americans have long used gas prices as a way to gauge the country’s economy. Falling fuel costs typically lift presidential approval rates along with the standing of whoever’s in the White House – while rising costs have the opposite effect.
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NASA astronaut hospitalized after SpaceX Crew-8 splashdown return off Florida coast
The space station is now back to its normal crew size – four Americans and three Russians – after months of overflow.
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Menendez brothers inch closer to leaving prison, but freedom won’t come quickly
The Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended that Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted in the 1989 killings of their parents, be resentenced.
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Some of Trump’s former advisors warn he could deploy troops against Americans
Less than 2 weeks until Election Day, some of Trump’s most senior former advisers are warning Americans to take his militaristic impulses seriously.
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Obama, Springsteen join Harris to energize campaign’s final sprint
In the final days of a tumultuous race, Democrats deploy star power to motivate uncertain voters.
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Justice Department reaches $100 million settlement with ship owner in Baltimore bridge collapse
The funds will go to the budgets of federal agencies affected by the collision. Others, including the state of Maryland, are pursuing separate damages.
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Prosecutors to recommend resentencing Menendez brothers in 1989 killings of their parents
The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’
Smith has brought two federal cases against Trump. One, accusing him of illegally retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, was dismissed in July. The other, charging Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
The world’s 20 richest countries – which are responsible for 77% of the carbon pollution in the air – are falling short of their stated emission-cutting goals, with only 11 meeting their individual targets, the report said.
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Biden set to apologize to Native Americans for boarding schools, becoming first president to do so
The remarks would be the first time a U.S. president apologized for the atrocities suffered by tens of thousands of Native children who were forced to attend boarding schools over several generations. From 1819 to 1969, the government managed or paid churches and religious groups to run more than 400 federal Indian boarding schools across 37 states.