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Editorial Roundup: United States 09/17/2024 06:08pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 14 The Washington Post on the effects of legalized gambling The new National Football League season will see plenty of records set on the field — and it’s expected to hit new heights off the field, too: specifically, the Stock market today: Wall Street stays stuck in place as it counts down to a rate cut 09/17/2024 05:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes remained stuck in place on Tuesday as Wall Street made few big moves ahead of what’s expected to be the first cut to interest rates in more than four years. The S&P 500 edged up by 1.49, or less than 0.1%, to 5,634.58. It remains 0.6% below its all-time clo The Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines buy Hawaiian Air but with conditions 09/17/2024 04:35pm • The Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines complete its $1 billion purchase of Hawaiian Airlines after the carriers agreed to certain conditions, including maintaining current service on routes between Hawaii and the mainland U.S. where they don’t have much competition. Transportation Dep US retail sales ticked up last month in sign of ongoing consumer resilience 09/17/2024 01:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just seven weeks before Election Day as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate. Retail sales ticked up 0.1% from July to August, after jumping the most in a ye Stanley Cup champion Panthers agree to extend arena deal with Broward County through at least 2033 09/17/2024 01:17pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are extending their operating agreement with Broward County for five more years, ensuring that the team remains in the market through 2033 and likely well beyond. County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the revised Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries 09/17/2024 08:33am • NEW YORK (AP) — The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries that have been overshadowed by development funding increasingly going toward the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine as well Boeing says it's considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the strike by machinists 09/16/2024 08:14pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing plans to freeze hiring and reduce travel and is considering temporary layoffs to save cash during a factory workers’ strike that began last week, the company told employees Monday. The company said the moves, which include reduced spending on suppliers, were necessary becau 9 Highest Dividend-Paying Stocks in the S&P 500 09/16/2024 08:00pm • One of the biggest trends on Wall Street looking forward seems to be the expectation of lower interest rates in the fourth quarter and into 2025. This could have dramatic implications for dividend stock investors and the market as a whole. Just look at the rate-sensitive real estate sector, as measu Argentina's President Milei presents 2025 budget, vowing austerity and setting up a showdown 09/16/2024 08:36am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Libertarian President Javier Milei of Argentina presented the 2025 budget to Congress late Sunday, outlining policy priorities that reflected his key pledge to kill the country's chronic fiscal deficit and signaled a new phase of confrontation with lawmakers. In an u Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a 'soft landing'? 09/16/2024 06:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it's cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak. It's likely to be just the first in a series of rat Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it next 09/16/2024 12:01am • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — For three days, the staff of an Orlando medical clinic encouraged a woman with abdominal pain who called the triage line to go to the hospital. 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