Tag: set
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Trump and Fed Chair Powell could be set on a collision course over interest rates
President-elect Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could be on a policy collision course in 2025 depending on how economic circumstances play out. Should the economy run hot and inflation flare up again, Powell and his colleagues could decide to tap the brakes on their efforts to lower interest rates. That in turn could infuriate Trump, who…
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Ballot drop boxes set on fire in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash.
Ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and neighboring Vancouver, Washingon, were set on fire early Monday morning, police said, just over a week out from Election Day. Local officials said three ballots were damaged in Portland while potentially “hundreds” were affected in Vancouver. The Portland Police Bureau said an “incendiary device” was placed inside of…
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NASA astronauts set to depart space station after weather delays
The summary Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are set to leave the International Space Station on Wednesday after weeks of delays. Their return flight was initially postponed as a result of the problems with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, then again more recently because of poor weather. A primary cause of the delay this month:…
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Israel says it killed Hezbollah official who was set to be group’s next leader
Israel said Tuesday that it had killed the Hezbollah official poised to become the militant group’s next leader in an airstrike outside Beirut earlier this month. Hashem Safieddine was expected to succeed his cousin Hassan Nasrallah, one of the founding members of the Iran-backed Lebanese group, who was killed last month in a large-scale Israeli…
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‘Beast Games’ set issues highlight growing pains in YouTuber-run productions
Allegations of poor working conditions on YouTuber MrBeast’s new Amazon Studios show have pushed some people who work with creators to call for more safety oversight on their sets. During the filming of “Beast Games,” MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, faced public backlash amid claims that he fostered an unsafe working environment. At…
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Universal’s Epic Universe theme park set to open in May 2025
Universal’s Epic Universe theme park will open its gates on May 22, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Epic Universe is the company’s fourth theme park, part of a 750 acre development, and is the largest of all its properties, with five themed worlds: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — The Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo…
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Texas set to execute Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case
Texas is preparing to put a man to death Thursday in what would be the nation’s first execution involving a case of “shaken baby syndrome,” a diagnosis that has been re-evaluated in more recent years, leading to the overturning of similar convictions. Robert Roberson, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m.…
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Texas board rejects clemency for Robert Roberson, set to be executed in ‘shaken baby’ death
A Texas board on Wednesday rejected recommending clemency for a condemned man who would be the first in the nation to be executed for a case of “shaken baby syndrome.” Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday after losing a string of appeals, including on Tuesday when a district court judge…
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Richard Allen’s trial is set to open after a cellphone video kindled a mystery
The deaths of Indiana teenagers Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German while strolling and taking pictures on a trail in early 2017 went without an arrest for more than five years. That was, until late 2022, when a pharmacy technician and married father named Richard Allen was charged in the crime that rattled the…
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Field hospitals set up to treat North Carolina storm victims sit mostly empty
BOONE, N.C. — Health care companies and nonprofit organizations have erected fully equipped field hospitals in North Carolina, in a pre-emptive attempt to treat residents injured by Hurricane Helene. But few patients had shown up Friday at the hospital set up in a large, white tent by Samaritan’s Purse, an aid organization founded by Christian…