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Federal Reserve policymakers show support for rate hikes as Warsh reins in guidance

WASHINGTON | The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year. The unexpectedly aggressive tilt toward higher rates would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation among Fed officials. In an unusually short statement after […]

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Sheriff asking public to help find missing Arapahoe County senior with medical needs

AURORA | Arapahoe County Sheriff officials are asking for the public’s help in finding a 63-year-old man who has been missing for five days and may be in danger because he has been without required medications. Kevin Bailey was last seen at about 2 p.m. June 12 at the front desk of Woodland Estates Senior […]

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EDITORIAL: Trump’s latest ICE scheme adds a new dimension to child-immigrant cruelty

A recent investigative report by Colorado Public Radio exposed alarming details about what appears to be the Trump administration’s latest immigration scheme to contrive a policy targeting parentless children for deportation while pretending to protect them. The facts uncovered by CPR are impossible to ignore. Federal agents from agencies including ICE, the FBI and the […]

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Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot

MEXICO CITY | Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez may have scored the goals, but a duck stole the show. As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, Merlin, a 2-year-old duck dressed in the national team’s colors, became an unlikely internet sensation and the tournament’s first unofficial mascot. Images of Merlin […]

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Five ways to avoid tax penalties in 2026

As a certified public accountant, the most common question I hear in the spring is, “How much do I actually have to pay the IRS right now?” In a perfect world, the IRS wants 90% of your total tax liability paid “ratably” (equally) throughout the year. The problem? Most successful people don’t have perfectly predictable […]

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A month-old pony moves to a 4th-floor apartment in Croatia. Neighbors don’t mind

ROVINJ, Croatia | A month-old pony named Mile is the newest resident of an apartment building in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rovinj. Mile has moved in temporarily to his owners’ fourth-floor flat because his mother rejected him at birth. He also needs round-the-clock care after undergoing an operation for a life-threatening infection in […]

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Most Americans see freedoms under threat but core to nation’s identity, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON | Most Americans believe civil liberties like the right to vote are under threat, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while also continuing to agree that the rights expressed in the nation’s founding documents are still core to American identity. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that most […]

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The cost to overcome a Trump endorsement? $100 million. Plus more takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

WASHINGTON | An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries. But it’s not foolproof, especially when there’s a lot of money involved. Rick Jackson’s campaign spent more than $100 million, largely out of his own pocket, to defeat Trump-endorsed Burt Jones in the Republican runoff for Georgia governor. It was […]

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Iran to receive $300 billion in aid under US accord

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document. The […]