| Federal Reserve holds interest rates at zero Posted: 17 Sep 2015 12:06 PM PDT  Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen cited a weak global economy, low inflation, and instability in financial markets as reasons.
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| Federal Reserve holds rates at zero Posted: 17 Sep 2015 11:32 AM PDT  The Federal Reserve held its key interest rate locked at zero Thursday, pointing to the downturn in the global economy even as US growth remains steady.
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| Contraception opt-out violates religious freedom: U.S. appeals court Posted: 17 Sep 2015 10:58 AM PDT  A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama's healthcare law violates the rights of religiously affiliated employers by forcing them to help provide contraceptive coverage even though they do not have to pay for it. The split in the circuit courts created makes it more likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue in its coming term, which begins in October and runs through June. The law allows religiously affiliated non-profit employers to opt out of paying for contraceptive coverage directly.
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| The media circus in Simi Valley Posted: 17 Sep 2015 10:26 AM PDT |
| Military hearing on Bergdahl desertion charges begins Posted: 17 Sep 2015 08:14 AM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — A hearing to decide if Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should face a military trial for leaving his post in Afghanistan began Thursday — proceedings that his lead lawyer said would reveal details of what led to the Idaho native's disappearance in 2009.
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| Republican debate brings outsider Fiorina to the fore Posted: 17 Sep 2015 07:40 AM PDT  By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Once among the most powerful women in American business, Carly Fiorina emerged as a leading contender in the 2016 Republican presidential campaign alongside Donald Trump, another outsider from the corporate world. Fiorina's performance in the party's Wednesday night debate elicited praise on social media and from political strategists as she commanded the stage equally with the likes of billionaire Trump, 69, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, 62. The former Hewlett-Packard CEO, Fiorina, 61, was one of Trump's strongest challengers from 10 candidates anxious to pile on the real-estate mogul and former reality-TV star leading in opinion polls.
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| Fed begins final day of meeting on crucial rate decision Posted: 17 Sep 2015 06:50 AM PDT  The Federal Reserve opened the final day of deliberations Thursday on a crucial interest rate increase that has left global markets and economic policy makers on edge for weeks. After locking its benchmark interest rate at zero percent for nearly seven years, the Fed must decide whether the US and global economies are strong enough to weather a modest hike. Supporters of an increase say the US economy has gained enough strength to begin moving the Fed away from its extraordinary crisis-era policy of easy money to a more normal policy stance.
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| California's new, unending fire season takes toll on firefighters Posted: 17 Sep 2015 03:14 AM PDT  The damage from California's fast-spreading wildfires is usually expressed in acres destroyed, homes razed or people killed. Currently in the fourth year of a devastating drought, California has seen 1,500 more blazes this year than last. "I have no idea when I'm going home," said Scott Gillespie as he finished a 24-hour shift fighting the 70,000-acre "Valley Fire" near Napa in what is shaping up to be a record year.
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| Pope's U.S. visit may deepen Republicans' Hispanic problem Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:29 PM PDT  Bob Cortes, a Republican legislator in Florida, fears he is losing the Hispanic vote that helped get him elected. The culprits: Republican presidential candidates such as Donald Trump who are railing against immigration. The upcoming visit by the most socially progressive pope in generations threatens to alienate them even more, driving a further wedge between Cortes' party and the Hispanic voters it needs to win back in order to retake the White House.
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| Big quake rattles north Chile, sets off small tsunami waves Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:14 PM PDT  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A major earthquake just offshore rattled Chileans, killing five people and shaking the Earth so strongly the tremor was felt in places across South America. Authorities worked into the early hours Thursday assessing damage in several coastal towns that saw flooding from small tsunami waves set off by the quake.
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| Wal-Mart worker group splits in two; both sides vow to continue wage fight Posted: 16 Sep 2015 09:37 PM PDT  CHICAGO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Wal-Mart Stores Inc worker group that has been one of the loudest voices pushing the retailer to boost wages and improve conditions has splintered over a disagreement about funding and strategic direction, according to people on both sides of the split. Both wings are claiming the name OUR Walmart and vow to continue their work, moves that could sow confusion among supporters. The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which for years has provided important funding and resources to the OUR Walmart worker group, will only financially support the wing that it believes represents the broader set of workers.
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| Rate the candidates' performances in the second GOP debate Posted: 16 Sep 2015 09:22 PM PDT |
| Watch live: Republican debate analysis Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:29 PM PDT  Yahoo's Katie Couric hosts a panel of guests for immediate reaction to the GOP debate.
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| 2 bodies found in ruins of Sierra Nevada foothills fire Posted: 16 Sep 2015 06:35 PM PDT  MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Two bodies were found at the site of a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills, while dogs were used Wednesday to search for a former police reporter and several other people who authorities fear were killed in a separate, fast-moving blaze in Northern California.
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| Powerful quake hits Chile, tsunami watch issued for Hawaii Posted: 16 Sep 2015 05:42 PM PDT  Chile's government urged residents to evacuate the coastline. Hazardous tsunami waves from the quake were possible along the coasts of Chile and Peru within the next several hours, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. A tsunami watch was also issued for Hawaii.
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| Tsunami watch issued for Hawaii following Chile quake Posted: 16 Sep 2015 04:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tsunami watch was issued on Wednesday for Hawaii following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake off the coast of Chile, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The center said if tsunami waves impact Hawaii, the estimated earliest arrival time would be 2:28 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (1228 GMT) on Thursday. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Will Dunham) |
| Obama invites Texas student arrested for homemade clock to White House Posted: 16 Sep 2015 03:59 PM PDT  By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas teenager taken away in handcuffs this week for bringing to his Dallas-area school a homemade clock that staff mistook for a bomb won a personal invitation from President Barack Obama on Wednesday to visit the White House. Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was accused of making a hoax bomb, police in Irving said. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said he is Muslim and the case serves as an example of the climate of hate and manufactured fear around the religion.
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