Mortgage rates track a decline in yields on Treasury securities as the bond market continues to signal concerns over the strength of the pandemic recovery.
Katherine Lee
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Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31
Biden also amplified the justification of his decision to end U.S. military operations even as the Taliban make rapid advances in significant swaths of the country.
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Rescue ship with 572 migrants pleads for Mediterranean port
A charity rescue ship with 572 migrants aboard in the central Mediterranean is pleading for permission to dock at some European port, saying food is running short and tensions rising on the crowded vessel.
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Recovery workers in Florida condo collapse vow not to let up
The confirmed death toll rose to 64 Thursday, with another 76 people unaccounted for.
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Tropical Storm Elsa kills at least 1 in Florida, heads for Northeast
Forecasters predict Elsa would remain a tropical storm into Friday, and issue a tropical storm watch from North Carolina to Massachusetts.
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Georgia man pleads guilty in scheme to cash fake checks in Maine, other New England states
Federal prosecutors say a Georgia man has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that recruited homeless people to cash counterfeit checks in several New England states in exchange for a small cash payment
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In Illinois, Biden pitches money for families, child care and education
Biden plans to promote his vision to invest in child care, health care, education and other important aspects of everyday life for Americans.
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U.S. job openings rise to record high, layoffs hit record low
U.S. employers posted a record-high number of open jobs for the second straight month as a rapidly rebounding economy has created an intense demand for workers.
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Defendants in Massachusetts standoff uncooperative in court appearance
One of the 11 people charged in connection with an armed standoff along Interstate 95 early Saturday said he was a ‘foreign national,’ another invoked his Second Amendment right to bear arms, two others refused to identify themselves.
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U.S. Capitol Police to open California, Florida offices after threats against lawmakers
As of Tuesday, total threats so far in 2021 are double what they were at this point a year ago, according to Capitol Police.