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Fuel Costs, Tariffs Erode Republicans' Edge in Farm Belt

1 day 13 hours ago
Surging prices for diesel fuel and President Donald Trump's tariff wars are putting Kansas and other Midwest states in play heading into the Nov. 3 midterm election. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall reports from Kansas, a Republican bastion that hasn't elected a Democratic senator since 1932. (Source: Bloomberg)

Stocks Close Higher on Dovish Tint for FOMC Results

1 day 13 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) rose +0.28% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) rose +0.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.55%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.27%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ26 ) rose...

Stocks Close Higher on Dovish Tint for FOMC Results

1 day 13 hours ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) rose +0.28% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) rose +0.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.55%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.27%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ26 ) rose...

CNN, MSNOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent

1 day 13 hours ago
Three news outlets have beefed up their legal complaint against the White House over access, saying it is continuing to defy a judge's orders by refusing to let them return to covering President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and on Air Force One — thus violating their free speech rights by continuing to keep them out of the rotating press "pool."

Africa's water availability sometimes goes untapped

1 day 13 hours ago
Water demand in Africa grew by around 26% between 2010 and 2020, yet around 717 million people lacked a piped water supply in 2020, according to research published in Nature. The findings indicate that water scarcity in some parts of Africa may be due to a lack of infrastructure, rather than a lack of available water. The work provides a comprehensive map for water demand in different sectors, highlighting issues that need to be addressed to increase the availability of water in Africa, which forms part of Sustainable Development Goal 6.