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U.S. consumer spending rises, but inflation eroding households purchasing power

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending surged in August, but outlays adjusted for inflation were weaker than initially (More…)

U.S. Transportation Department says 3,700 employees furloughed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday that 3,700 employees had been temporarily furloughed after Congress failed to (More…)

Biden administration urges halt to strict Texas abortion law

By Sarah N. Lynch and Jan Wolfe

(Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday urged a judge to block a (More…)

In political crosshairs, U.S. Supreme Court weighs abortion and guns

By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just before midnight on Sept. 1, the debate over whether the (More…)

U.S. immigration agents to more narrowly target migrants for deportation

By Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke

(Reuters) – The U.S. government will narrow who immigration agents target for arrest and (More…)

Texas abortion clinics struggle to survive under restrictive law

By Julia Harte

(Reuters) – Since Texas enacted the strictest anti-abortion law in the country a month ago, the four (More…)

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts for first time in nearly a year

(Reuters) -Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano, in its first eruption in nearly a year, was filling the crater at its summit with (More…)

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Boston Christian flag dispute

By Lawrence Hurley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a group’s challenge to Boston’s (More…)

Boston Fed’s first look at digital U.S. dollar nearly done, official says

By Jonnelle Marte

(Reuters) – The first phase of a multi-year research project the Boston Federal Reserve is doing with (More…)

U.S. says it is working to screen passengers of plane carrying Americans from Kabul

By Jonathan Landay

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is working to verify the accuracy of the list of passengers aboard (More…)