The forecast calls for it to make landfall in Louisiana on Monday as a Category 2 hurricane.
Allison Busemeyer
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Half of U.S. workers favor employee shot mandate, poll finds
About one-quarter of workers – in person and remote – are opposed.
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U.S. average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.87%
Worries are growing that the now-dominant delta variant is starting to cause an economic slowdown.
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Capitol Police officers sue Trump, right-wing extremist groups over riot
The suit cites the former president’s tweets and other remarks in 2020 laying the groundwork for saying the election would be ‘rigged.’
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U.S. voting rights events reflect multiracial reform agenda
Rallies in Washington and across the nation will be held this weekend to urge passage of federal voter protections.
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Stocks fall after Kabul attacks; traders also wait for Fed
Technology and communication companies led a broad sell-off on Wall Street Thursday following deadly suicide attacks at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The S&P 500 fell 0.6 percent a day after capping a five-day winning streak with an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5 percent, while the Nasdaq composite lost 0.6 percent. […]
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Dilemma for Fed chief: High inflation and a surging virus
The big question is when the central bank will begin to slow its purchases of Treasury and mortgage bonds.
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Music industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collide
In Florida and Texas, for instance, governors issue bans on vaccine passports.
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Japan suspends 1.63 million doses of Moderna over contamination
The problem comes as the nation struggles with surging infections, with daily new cases hitting new highs in many parts of the country and severely straining the health care system.
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New sinking in tilting San Francisco high-rise halts repair
The 58-story tower opened to fanfare in 2009 and all 419 apartments quickly sold out.