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Texas tornado leaves 5 injured, buildings collapsed

MINERAL WELLS, Texas (AP) – Officials confirmed Wednesday that a tornado tore through this small city in eastern Texas, sending five people to a hospital as it flattened buildings used for manufacturing and ripped the roofs off nearby homes.

SpaceX launches Starship on test flight, with the most advanced Starlinks

SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks.

11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in Texas

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A U.S. attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants who were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May.

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Strong iPhone sales propel Apple's fiscal Q3 results past expectations

Apple posted a solid fiscal third quarter on Thursday, climbing past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to strong sales of the iPhone and MacBook computers. Apple raised the prices of its Macs and iPads last month, citing a memory-chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.

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30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66%

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fourth consecutive week to its highest level in a year, another setback for prospective homebuyers hoping for a break from elevated home loan borrowing costs.

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US economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% with inflation stubbornly high

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June as rising imports weighed on growth, yet consumers continued to spend. And the Federal Reserve’s favored measure of inflation grew more slowly last month. But it remained above the central bank’s 2% target at a time when Americans are frustrated about the high cost of living ahead of the midterm elections, now less than 100 days away.

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The Trump Report: Latest Updates

Hamas said Friday that it reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza – but one that will face many hurdles and could take a long time to achieve, if at all. Israel has not commented on the deal, which President Donald Trump announced hours earlier. It comes nine months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the fighting between Israel and the group was signed.

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Senior FIFA executive says staff were deceived over World Cup sell-off plan

GENEVA (AP) – FIFA’s chief operating officer said its staff were deceived by their president Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan, and suggested on Friday the project must not go ahead.

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Trump hails 'unique' Cabinet meeting at Camp David and seizes on Spain's crisis

CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) – President Donald Trump took Friday’s Cabinet meeting on the road to the Camp David retreat in Maryland, using the historic rustic backdrop to boast of his administration’s achievements while seizing on a migrant crisis in Spain to make his case for why voters should choose Republicans in the midterm elections.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI director with threatening President Donald Trump on social media.

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