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Month: October 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee's interest-rate decision in Washington

Fed keeps interest rates unchanged, but two officials dissented in favor of a rate hike

12:17 pm

By Rachel Siegel The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady, even as inflation continues to weigh on American households. The widely expected move leaves the Fed’s benchmark interest rate at a range between 3.75% and 4%. In a statement, Fed leaders said uncertainty was still high, in part because of “geopolitical developments.” Officials

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CEO of O’Keefe Media Group James O'Keefe speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on exposing fraud in Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 15

James O’Keefe charged after Minnesota polling station stunt

11:55 am

By Eric Bradner (CNN) — A Minnesota county attorney is charging right-wing influencers James O’Keefe and Cameron Higby with felony counts of unlawful voting and identity theft, alleging that the two claimed other voters’ identities while visiting polling places with concealed cameras during the state’s August primary. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said O’Keefe and

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A mosaic of images captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory of the newly discovered dwarf planet candidate.

‘It’s big’: Astronomers make startling discovery of a possible dwarf planet beyond Pluto

11:43 am

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted a new dwarf planet candidate in the solar system, beyond the orbit of Pluto, which they provisionally named ED138. If future observations confirm the discovery, ED138 will join a group currently made up of five dwarf planets that have been recognized by the International Astronomical Union,

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