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US wholesale inflation picks up slightly in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
Wholesale prices in the United States rose last month, remaining low but suggesting that the American economy has yet to completely vanquish inflationary pressure. Thursday's report from the Labor Department showed that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.2% from September to October, up from a 0.1% gain the month before. Compared with a year earlier, wholesale prices were up 2.4%, accelerating from a year-over-year gain 1.9% in September.
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The number of American filing for jobless claims falls to lowest level in 6 months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in six months last week as layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications fell by 4,000 to 217,000 for the week of Nov. 9. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of U.S. layoffs in a given week.
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Former VOA Farsi service journalist kills himself in Iran after demanding release of prisoners
A former journalist with the Voice of America's Farsi service jumped to his death from a building in Iran's capital in protest of the country's supreme leader and an ongoing crackdown on dissent in the Islamic Republic, authorities said Thursday. An official in Iran's presidency acknowledged the death Wednesday night of Kianoosh Sanjari, 42, who had earlier demanded the release of four prisoners held in the country and threatened to kill himself if they weren't released. Ali Raniei, a social adviser to Iran's reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, said that Sanjari's death should be the subject of a government review.
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FBI offers $25,000 reward for information on ballot box fires suspect in Washington, Oregon
The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information on a suspect behind ballot box arsons in the Pacific Northwest ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
NBC News
Latino mobile home park residents denounce conditions, allege discrimination
Latino residents in Ohio and Colorado have filed lawsuits or complaints as experts warn of the risks, especially financial, of renting or buying manufactured homes in mobile parks.
Reuters
Brazil police ID dead bomber outside Supreme Court ahead of G20
Police have identified the man who killed himself in a blast outside Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday night as a former city council candidate from ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's right-wing party with a history of heated political rhetoric online. The explosions outside the court and in a nearby parking lot, which federal police called "attacks," raised security concerns days ahead of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the capital Brasilia. A police report seen by Reuters, confirmed as authentic by people familiar with the matter, said Francisco Wanderley Luiz, 59, threw an object at the court building that caused no damage and lay down to explode a homemade bomb in an apparent suicide.
AFP
Hotels on Booking.com can offer better rates elsewhere: EU
Hotels listed by online travel giant Booking.com in Europe are now free to offer better rates elsewhere, the European Commission said Thursday as new rules on the platform came into force.In practice, this means that "hotels, car rentals and other service providers using Booking.com are now free to offer different (including better) prices and conditions on their own website or other channels than on Booking.com," said a commission statement.
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AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides
As the International Rescue Committee copes with dramatic increases in displaced people in recent years, the refugee aid organization has looked for efficiencies wherever it can — including using artificial intelligence. Since 2015, the IRC has invested in Signpost — a portfolio of mobile apps and social media channels that answer questions in different languages for people in dangerous situations. The Signpost project, which includes many other organizations, has reached 18 million people so far, but IRC wants to significantly increase its reach by using AI tools.
USA TODAY
32-year-old Maryland woman dies after golf cart accident
A woman suffered "life-threatening" injuries after she was involved in a golf cart accident, police said. She died in the hospital two days later.
AFP
Spain flood epicentre survives fresh rain alert
Spain's traumatised Valencia region emerged unscathed from an urgent rain alert on Thursday, two weeks after the country's deadliest floods in decades killed more than 200 people there.The October 29 disaster killed 224 people -- almost all in the Valencia region -- as well as destroying homes, businesses and infrastructure.
CNN
‘The Disneyland of American grocery stores’: How Trader Joe’s became a tourist hot spot
Trader Joe’s started out as a health-food store in California in 1967. The brand has expanded across the US and now has travelers from around the world clamoring to visit one of its outlets.
CNN
Minnesota man freed after 16 years behind bars for a murder prosecutors say he didn’t commit
After serving 16 years behind bars, a Minnesota man was released from prison after a judge vacated his murder conviction for a crime prosecutors say he didn’t commit.
AFP
EU deforestation ban in chaos as parliament loosens rules
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a one-year delay on implementing the bloc's sweeping anti-deforestation rules but also voted to loosen some requirements -- raising fresh uncertainty over the landmark law.Parliament was called to sign off on a delay requested by the European Commission following pressure from trading partners such as Brazil and the United States, and some member states including Germany.
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Suicides in the US military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend
Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate, senior defense officials said. The increase is a bit of a setback after the deaths dipped slightly the previous year. Officials said both the number of suicides and the rate per 100,000 active-duty service members went up, but that the rise was not statistically significant.
CNN
Inside Trump’s latest flurry of controversial Cabinet picks
In the days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, allies described his transition effort as far more disciplined than his first post-victory period in 2016.
USA TODAY
Storm tracker: Tropical depression forms in Caribbean; could soon become Hurricane Sara
Tropical Depression Nineteen has formed in the Caribbean Sea and is forecast to continue strengthening, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Reuters
Russian woman jailed for 8 years for demanding Putin's death over Ukraine war
A military court in Moscow sentenced a 43-year-old woman to eight years in a penal colony on Thursday for posting anti-war comments online, including several calling for the assassination of President Vladimir Putin, Russian news agencies reported. Anastasia Berezhinskaya, a Moscow-based theatre director and mother of two young children, was found guilty of two wartime censorship laws -- discrediting the Russian army and spreading false information about it -- as well as justifying terrorism. More than 1,000 people have been criminally prosecuted in Russia for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, according to rights project OVD-Info, and over 20,000 have been detained for protesting.
USA TODAY
Schools are scrambling to fill vacancies for special education teachers
USA TODAY talked to special education experts about what has contributed to the shortage of special education teachers.
CNN
What we know about the deadly factory explosion in Louisville, Kentucky
A massive explosion this week at a food dye factory in Louisville, Kentucky, left two people dead and a dozen others injured as smoke billowed out of torn metal structures and rubble.
CNN
How to prevent diabetes, according to a doctor
Diabetes is a leading cause of death in the US and can lead to other issues, such as kidney failure, adult-onset blindness and amputation. On World Diabetes Day, here’s how to prevent it.

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