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Target CEO set to step down next year, and more headlines Target CEO set to step down next year, and more headlines 05:39 Officials say a traveler from out of state who visited two Wisconsin gas stations may have exposed others to measles. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said the potential exposures affect those who were at the Flying …

A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. This means that the Republican administration can move toward removing an estimated 7,000 people from Nepal whose temporary protected status designations expired on 5 August. The …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that the threat of higher inflation was a greater concern than the potential for job losses, leading the central bank to keep its key rate unchanged. According to the minutes of the July 29-30 meeting, released Wednesday, members of the Fed’s interest-rate setting committee “assessed that the effects of higher …

Fed Officials Split Over How to Read Economic Signals  The New York Times Divided Fed worried about tariffs, inflation and the labor market, minutes show  CNBC Fed Minutes Show Majority of FOMC Saw Inflation as Greater Risk  Bloomberg.com Fed dissenters appeared alone in favoring rate cut at July meeting, minutes show  Reuters Fed Minutes Reveal Broad Support for Holding Rates Steady Last Month  The Wall …

Brain eating amoeba-infected patient dies, Missouri health officials confirm  KSDK Man infected with ‘brain-eating’ amoeba in Missouri has died, DHSS says  KOMU 8 Missouri health officials say patient treated for ‘brain-eating’ amoeba after Ozarks excursion has died  KMBC Missouri Patient in ICU for 97% Fatal ‘Brain-Eating’ Infection Linked to Waterskiing on Local Lake  people.com Missouri health leaders confirm death of patient with rare brain-eating …

Health officials in California identified a positive case of plague in a Lake Tahoe resident. El Dorado County officials said in a release that they have notified the California Department of Health that a resident from South Lake Tahoe has plague. The person is recovering at home and is receiving medical care, the El Dorado County release said. No other …

US President Donald Trump (PTI) TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Trump administration has announced it will undertake broad discretionary screening of social media posts for “anti-American” views while adjudicating applications for visa, green card, and citizenship. In an updated guidance issued on Tuesday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the nodal agency in charge of legal immigration, said its …

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data, according to a person familiar with the probe who wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss an open investigation. FILE – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks, accompanied by Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith, during a news conference on President Donald Trump’s plan …

New Jersey officials are investigating a reported case of malaria in Morris County, and the possibility that the resident was infected locally. State health and environmental officials say the resident, whose condition was not disclosed, has no history of international travel. If confirmed, it would be the first locally acquired case of the mosquito-borne disease in the Garden State since …

Trump and Putin are both criticizing mail-in voting. Election officials are freaking out.  Politico Trump’s new warnings about mail-in voting are the most sinister yet  CNN Gov. Josh Shapiro says Trump’s push to end mail-in voting won’t affect Pennsylvania elections  CBS News Can Trump really ban mail-in voting?  BBC Fact-checking Trump’s claim the U.S. is the ‘only country’ that uses mail-in voting  PBS Source link