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Wall Street edges back from its records

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks edged back from their record highs. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1% after likewise setting an all-time high the day before, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%.

US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race.

5 dead from Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton brought powerful winds, a dangerous storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. It weakened to a Category 1 storm as it moved through Florida early Thursday.

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US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race.

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US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying is more likely a result of Hurricane Helene - and the Boeing machinist strike - than a broader softening in the labor market.

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Delta's Q3 profit fell below $1 billion after global tech outage

Third-quarter earnings fell 26% at Delta Air Lines, which struggled to overcome a global technology outage that led to thousands of flight cancellations, and indications that growth in air travel is beginning to slow.

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Trump complains about disaster response

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump on Thursday again complained about the federal response to natural disasters that have damaged much of the Southeast as he seeks to gain a political advantage from the tropical weather. The former president spoke at the Detroit Economic Club after holding rallies in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.

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US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race.

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Biden tells Trump to 'get a life, man' and stop misinformation

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday publicly admonished Donald Trump, telling his predecessor to "get a life, man" and try to help people impacted by a pair of devastating hurricanes rather than spreading misinformation about the federal response.

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) - Southeast Asian leaders stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea, but Chinese Premier Li Qiang was defiant during annual summit talks on Thursday as he blamed "external forces" for interfering in regional affairs.