The consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 100.9, from 101.8 in September, still remains well below pre-pandemic levels.
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Man charged in burning of ballot drop box in Boston
The box contained more than 120 ballots.
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Coronavirus deaths rising again in U.S., as feared
A widely cited model projects about 386,000 dead by Feb. 1.
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70,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows
Powerful winds across the state prompted power cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.
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Study finds lobster population healthy off Maine, poor in southern New England
An interstate regulatory group says the American lobster population is in decent shape off of Maine and Canada, but continues to decline in southern New England
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The Latest: Study says 15% of COVID-19 deaths may be linked to air pollution
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Census takers fall short of target goal in areas of U.S.
From tribal lands in the Southwest to storm-battered Louisiana, the U.S. Census Bureau did not achieve its goal of reaching 99% of households during the 2020 census.
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Washington state discovers first ‘murder hornet’ nest in U.S.
The nest of Asian giant hornets was discovered in Blaine, a city north of Seattle near the Canadian border.
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New forecasts show why masks are the easiest — and cheapest — way to save U.S. lives
A study published Friday in Nature Medicine considers 5 scenarios for how the pandemic could play out with different levels of mask-wearing.
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Virus could deplete Social Security funds by 2030, report says
Prior to the pandemic, the Social Security Administration had estimated the the Social Security trust fund would be depleted by 2035.