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Americans splurge on beauty, despite cutting spending elsewhere

by HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

A long-held theory known as the ‘lipstick index’ posits that lipstick sales rise during times of economic downturn.

Business, Nation & World

OPEC makes small trim to world oil supplies as prices fall

by DAVID McHUGH Associated Press September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

U.S. drivers see gas down to $3.82 per gallon from record highs of over $5 in June.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Russia sanctions Ben Stiller, Sean Penn after latest U.S. measures

by Tribune News Service September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

Both actors have traveled to Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky after the invasion.

Nation & World, News

Judge grants Trump bid for special master in FBI search for classified documents

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

The decision came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal expert was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents.

Nation & World, Politics

Liz Truss, UK’s incoming prime minister, an heir to Thatcher intent on shaking up Britain

by JILL LAWLESS Associated Press September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

Britain’s soon-to-be new leader Liz Truss is the child of left-wing parents who grew up to be an admirer of Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Nation & World, Politics

Liz Truss set to become new UK Conservative prime minister

by SYLVIA HUI and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen the foreign secretary as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister.

Nation & World

Canadian police: 1 suspect in stabbings has been found dead

by ROB GILLIES and ROBERT BUMSTED Associated Press September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

The incident was one of the deadliest in Canada since a mass shooting in Nova Scotia in 2020 that left 22 dead.

Nation & World, Politics

America’s secrets: Trump’s unprecedented disregard of post-presidency norms

by AAMER MADHANI Associated Press September 4, 2022

The Justice Department has painted a portrait of an indifference for the rules on a scale that some thought inconceivable after establishment of the Presidential Records Act in 1978.