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(SRN NEWS)-The Pew Research Center reports that 77% of all American adults in their 30’s or 40’s have lived together with a romantic partner without the benefit of marriage.  37% have done this more than once.  And the percentages hold remarkably steady across various racial groups and education cohorts.  Cohabitation has simply become normalized across the nation.  Pew also reports that most cohabiting relationships last about 18 months. Brought to you […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean will bring their pointed and political music to Global Citizen Festival this fall. The headliners, announced Thursday, are a fitting choice. The annual gathering in New York’s Central Park rallies attendees to pressure world leaders to fund a range of antipoverty initiatives at the end of the United Nations General Assembly ‘s yearly high-level meetings. Joining them […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, military officials said Thursday, the fourth in three days in Kyiv’s monthslong campaign to choke Moscow’s vital oil sector. Russia is one of the world’s biggest energy producers, with oil providing an economic mainstay as its army tries to push deeper into Ukraine in a slow and costly advance more than four years after Moscow launched its […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A team of local volunteers on Thursday recovered the body of a Pakistani climber who was among 10 mountaineers killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak nearly two weeks ago, officials said. The body of Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi had been missing since July 30, when a 10-member international expedition led by renowned climber Nirmal Purja lost contact with base camp. Authorities later said all 10 climbers […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s botched repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have landed the National Park Service in a political predicament. The beloved federal agency, its iconic park rangers and other employees have been serving the public while managing controversial demands by the Republican president — from revising exhibits at parks and other sites to the demolition of important structures under its stewardship, such as the White […]

By Tibisay Romero , Mariela Nava and Marianna Parraga VALENCIA/MARACAIBO/LA GUAIRA, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Less than two months after devastating twin earthquakes left more than 6,000 dead, Venezuelans are being called by the government to save power and water. With a drought looming, many read this as an omen of more widespread electricity outages and less fresh water supply after months of already severe cuts. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez […]

Aug 13 (Reuters) – Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Beth Hammack on Thursday reiterated her view that the U.S. central bank should raise rates immediately to bring down too-high inflation and restrain business growth and investment. “When I’m talking to businesses, I hear that businesses are excited to raise funds, they’re excited to borrow so they can continue to invest. They see the growth opportunities, which is great; I want […]

WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices were unchanged in July as goods prices declined, though a rise in the cost of services suggested inflation could remain elevated. The flat reading in the Producer Price Index for final demand last month followed a revised 0.1% drop in June, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI rebounding 0.2% following […]

Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnight Thursday as renewed violence continues to spread and feed growing fears that the country’s civil war could reignite and create a new front in the Middle East war. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. At least one government soldier was killed and […]