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World · Business · Technology
California
Proposition 40 would have imposed a one-time levy on around 200 billionaires, with campaigners estimating about $100 billion in proceeds, mostly for public healthcare.
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Michigan
Michigan’s governor is seeking relief as the state agriculture department reports consumer food prices rose 3.1% from May 2025 to May 2026.
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USA
The poll also found that 56 percent of respondents favoured prioritising avoidance of higher domestic prices over achieving President Donald Trump’s military goals in Iran.
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USA
Republican losses brought Democratic gains across more than 40 House districts, while Trump signalled scope for cooperation and JD Vance blamed the Iran war for several key defeats.
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USA
The San Diego developer of stem-cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease sold 9.4 million shares at $15 each, securing public-market financing for its business.
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USA
An Oct. 25 projection put Democrats on course for 229 House seats, but its range left Republicans a route to retain control as voters cast ballots in the midterm elections.
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North Carolina
The measure prompted heated legislative debate, while Cooper said Friday that it would have inserted politics into education.
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US finances
The Biden administration attributed the decline from 2020 to an economic recovery that strengthened revenue and helped offset pandemic relief spending.
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USA
The insurers say the discontinuations will begin next year, with roughly 600,000 Humana enrollees affected.
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USA
Restrictions on large institutional investors buying additional single-family homes are scheduled for Jan.8T in real estate wealth.
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U.S. housing
8 trillion in residential real estate wealth.
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Food assistance
Anti-hunger advocates and state organizations are pressing Congress to postpone SNAP provisions, including a requirement that states with high payment error rates take on billions in additional costs starting in October 2027.
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Ohio
A late-September Suffolk University poll found that 2.6% of respondents named data centers as their most important issue, highlighting the distinction between opposition and electoral priority.
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USA
The release is aimed at easing heating-oil prices, with the U.S. average at $6.
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USA
Susie Wiles and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead a White House task force, but the order sets no specific funding goals.
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Maritime rescue
Eleven people are believed to remain missing as rescue operations continue off Mexico’s Baja coast.
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USA
The last consumer-price reading before the 2026 midterm elections shows inflation rising, while Elon Musk’s political spending puts him on course to become the cycle’s biggest donor.
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US economy
September producer prices rose 6.3% from a year earlier, adding to inflation concerns as traders weighed the prospect of Federal Reserve rate increases.
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USA
The extension preserves protections for three outlets after an earlier order granted a 14-day reprieve, with the judge finding reasonable grounds for them to expect to prevail.
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USA
The fundraising effort follows a reported Homeland Security search of her home, but the available material gives no details of the investigation or amounts sought.
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U.S. diplomacy
Guilfoyle’s resignation follows Trump’s public expression of dissatisfaction over allegations that her lawyers deny, including claims involving gifts, private travel and the use of influence.
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USA
Justice Department officials linked the search of the Democratic congresswoman’s residence to an ongoing federal investigation, without specifying its subject in the supplied account.
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Gulf Coast
The storm made landfall and disrupted flights, while oil hubs were expected to avoid its path.
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San Diego
Lowe and Real Capital Solutions will showcase the approximately 1.1 million square foot property as investment continues in its retail setting and planned mixed-use transformation.
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