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Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die

LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France on Wednesday — as three firefighters died in Greece and crews across southern Europe confronted a punishing mix of heat, drought and strong winds. The ...

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No change in Fed's rate WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war. The Fed's rate-setting committee reached the 9-3 decision after two days of deliberations, marking the fifth straight meeting at which the benchmark rate was kept at around 3.6%. Three Fed officials dissented in favor of a rate increase, and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh described the policy discussion to reporters as a "good family fight." Inflation has been stuck above the central bank's ...

US and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. Elsewhere, drone strikes ignited ...

GOP senators hurl accusations against Fauci

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision, at least for now, shielded Fauci from ...

Remember when?

NIAGARA, Wis. — This week’s “Remember When?” — provided by the Niagara Area Historical Museum — looks back on how the arrival of a determined paper manufacturer marked the beginning of “life behind the mill.” When John Frambach Stoveken, born in New York in 1841, set out ...