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Wholesale inflation in US rises 2.2% in September, biggest year-over-year gain since April

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose last month at the fastest pace since April, suggesting that inflationary pressures remain despite a year and a half of higher interest rates. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers —

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‘We live in different worlds’: Poland’s toxic politics is splitting the country in two, one family at a time

By Rob Picheta, CNN Warsaw, Poland (CNN) — The front door to the Martynowska residence is a point of no return. Every week, as Karolina prepares to cross it, she steels herself. “Sometimes it’s exciting,” she says. “It’s a mind-bending exercise. But I always have to equip myself. With patience.” The Martynowskas – Stella, 69,

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What is Hamas and why is it attacking Israel now?

CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a turning point in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with far-reaching repercussions, analysts say. The multi-pronged attack saw as many as 1,000 assailants infiltrate Israeli territory, kill hundreds of soldiers and civilians,

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Here’s what can happen when you view an eclipse incorrectly — and how to avoid that this weekend

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — On Saturday, an annular solar eclipse will create a scintillating “ring of fire” in the skies across the Americas. Astronomers are encouraging everyone within the 125-mile-wide (201-kilometer-wide) eclipse path stretching over North, Central and South America to enjoy this rare sight for the last time until 2046 — but

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‘It feels like a part of us is missing’: After a 15-year-old was murdered, a shattered family struggles to move on without him

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Raul Rios was the sweetheart of his family. When he was around, his family says, there was no such thing as quiet. Wherever the 15-year-old went, bursts of laughter followed, prompted by an off-key rendition of his favorite 90’s R&B classic, “Candy Rain,” or a cheesy joke he told

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Heart of Missouri United Way and MU Health to give out free books to first and second grade students

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Wednesday, the Heart of Missouri United way and MU Health Care delivered 2,600 Read Across Columbia books to Columbia Public Schools. The event was held from 9:30 a.m. till 11 a.m. at Benton Elementary School on Hinkson Ave. The collaboration between the organizations and school district provided 650 literacy bags for

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2 senior generals purged from Myanmar’s military government are sentenced to life for corruption

BANGKOK (AP) — A military tribunal in strife-torn Myanmar has sentenced two high-ranking generals to life imprisonment after they were found guilty of high treason, accepting bribes, illegal possession of foreign currency and violating military discipline. The sentences appear to be the harshest so far for the senior members of the military’s administrative bodies that

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Israel forms emergency government and steps up Gaza offensive as brutality of Hamas attacks laid bare

By Eyad Kourdi, Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi and Helen Regan, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has formed an emergency government and war management cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz jointly announced Wednesday, in the wake of Hamas’ surprise attacks on border communities that killed at

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Australian reporter Cheng Lei released after three years detention in China over espionage charges

By Alex Stambaugh, Hilary Whiteman and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China and returned home to her family, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on opaque espionage charges. “We are pleased to confirm that Australian citizen Ms

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Climate change can have ‘lifelong impacts’ on young people’s mental health, report says

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Climate change can play a major role in affecting young people’s mental health, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. Written in collaboration with the climate advocacy organization ecoAmerica, the report documents how environmental events linked to climate change – including weather disasters, extreme heat and

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Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge

CNN By Muhammad Darwish, Nic Robertson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Amir Tal, Ivana Kottasová and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kfar Aza, Israel (CNN) — Bodies of Israeli residents and Hamas attackers lay outside burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after the Palestinian militant group launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel. Hamas

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