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Falling grocery prices helped to keep inflation in check last month. Lettuce prices dropped sharply in July after an outbreak of food-borne illness prompted a recall of some leafy greens.
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Inflation eases in July as gasoline and grocery prices fall
Scott Horsley
Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September.
Fatima Al-Kassab
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Greetings from a surreal expanse of sand dunes dotted with freshwater lagoons in Brazil
Fatima Al-Kassab
Genesis Whegelee (right, in vest) has been a community health worker for Last Mile Health in Rivercess County, Liberia, since 2018. He visits households to keep an eye on sick children, pregnant moms and anyone with a problem that needs diagnosing.
Last Mile Health
His wedding guests gave $6k to fund a health startup. Now it's won a $3 million prize
Diane Cole
Then-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji arrives at Hong Kong's international airport on Nov. 18, 2002, for the opening of the World Congress of Accountants.
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Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
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Texas Standard
Tesla and SpaceX to construct massive microchip factory in Grimes County
Elon Musk plans to invest further billions into Texas with what would be the world’s largest semiconductor plant.
Has San Antonio’s land bridge worked for wildlife as intended?
Border wall construction threatens access to site of 1918 massacre in West Texas
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