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NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky has received a $100,000 lifetime achievement award and poet-children’s author Nikki Grimes has been named the next Young People’s Poet Laureate, the Poetry Foundation announced Wednesday. Pinsky, an acclaimed poet and translator who served as U.S. laureate under the auspices of the Library of Congress from 1997-2000, won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. He has long enjoyed recognition beyond the […]

DALLAS (AP) — It’s not just Republicans descending on Dallas for the midterm convention — Democrats are there too as they try to convince voters that the reality of Donald Trump’s second presidency doesn’t match the spectacle of his made-for-TV event. “This bizarre Republican midterm convention here can’t paper over the fact that Republicans have done nothing to earn your vote,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a potential 2028 presidential contender, […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A national redistricting battle has left a scar on Missouri — and left voters befuddled — two months before a pivotal November election that will determine control of Congress and affect the fate of President Donald Trump’s agenda. After conflicting court rulings, many Missouri voters don’t know for certain which U.S. House districts they will be voting in and which candidates will appear on their […]

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Stocks around the world fell on Wednesday as entrenched conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel, while bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs as investors reacted negatively to the U.S. Treasury’s plan to triple bond buybacks. In my column today, I look at what might replace the Japanese yen as the funding currency of choice […]

By Shivansh Tiwary Sept 9 (Reuters) – Navan raised its full-year forecasts for revenue and operating income on Wednesday, as strong demand for business travel and addition of new customers drive growth. However, shares of the corporate travel and expense platform fell 13% after the bell. Business travel has remained resilient despite geopolitical uncertainty, with corporate investment in artificial intelligence prompting sales teams, engineers and executives to travel more frequently. […]

By Karen Brettell and Sinéad Carew Sept 9 (Reuters) – Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields reached their highest levels since 2023 on Wednesday after the announcement of an enlarged Treasury buyback of longer-dated bonds disappointed some investors who had wanted more.  Yields retreated from their highs, however, after the Treasury saw very strong demand for a $39 billion sale of 10-year notes. The U.S. Treasury Department said it will buy up to […]

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) – American Coco Gauff saved two match points to beat Russian fifth seed Mirra Andreeva 2-6 7-6(7) 6-2 on Wednesday and reach the U.S. Open semi-finals after recovering from a dreadful opening set. The 2023 champion had none of her usual firepower at first and was on the ropes in the tiebreak before she flipped the script and closed out the match with a […]

By Suzanne McGee PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept 9 (Reuters) – If a trading day seems awfully long, one exchange-traded fund provider believes it has just the product for you. Defiance ETFs is seeking to offer investors 16 funds that aim to double a stock’s return in a single hour — the latest product of the industry’s race to amplify the returns on individual stocks for those who obsess over every […]

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A news anchor was unexpectedly named the next monarch of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom on Wednesday following last month’s death at age 34 of a monarch once known as the “boy king” because of his ascension to the throne as an infant. A selection committee for Tooro announced the choice of Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as crown prince following a search. A cousin of the late king, Kijanangoma […]