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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed — a loss in diameter of as much as 14 miles (23 kilometers). That’s significant for […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war keep costs elevated. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 5.4% in August from a year ago, up from 4.8% in July, the government said Thursday. Annual wholesale inflation peaked this year at 5.9% in May […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and layoffs are still relatively rare. Filings for benefits dipped to 206,000 last week from a revised 207,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, also fell modestly to 206,000. Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for layoffs, […]

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) — The phone calls, all asking the same question, started coming long before the lights at “The Pit” flickered on for the first time this fall. “When will the senior citizen passes be available?” Aliquippa High athletic director Jennifer Damico’s office heard more than once as the countdown to the latest season of Quips football inched forward. At the school perched atop a hill about 30 minutes […]

WASHINGTON, Sept 10(Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales dropped to a 14-month low in August as rising mortgage rates continued to suppress demand. Home sales fell 2.0% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98 million units, the lowest level since June 2025, the National Association of Realtors said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast home resales easing to a rate of 3.98 million units. Existing […]

Sept 10 (Reuters) – The major U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Thursday after producer prices data for August raised expectations of an interest rate hike this month, while an escalating conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 88.8 points, or 0.17%, at the open to 52291.85. The S&P 500 fell 41.6 points, or 0.55%, at the open to 7594.74​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 232.3 points, or 0.88%, to 26021.052 at the opening bell.  […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP)  — A federal judge has allowed Missouri’s top court to proceed with a contempt hearing Thursday for Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, escalating a constitutional showdown over which congressional districts will be used in the November election. The dispute centers on a new congressional map supported by President Donald Trump and Missouri Republicans. The map is designed to strengthen the state’s Republican congressional delegation, potentially […]

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war. The decision was supported by a stronger-than-expected economy that suggests businesses can weather the higher borrowing costs. The central bank for the 21 EU member countries that use the euro currency raised its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.50% at […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok on Thursday to demand foreigners show more respect for Thailand’s laws and culture as public discontent over bad behavior by visitors has increasingly focused on Israeli tourists. “The era of gentle diplomatic pleasantries and calculated silence, which has been misinterpreted as tacit consent, has come to an end,” protest leader Sondhi Limthongkul, a media mogul and political activist, […]