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Consumers are still powering the US economy with their spending

American consumers are getting nervous about inflation again. For now, they’re still spending

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are still opening their wallets, with unemployment remaining low and businesses blunting the effects of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs. But consumers remain skittish over Trump’s erratic trade war, according to recent surveys. Still, they haven’t cut back and consumer prices have remained somewhat tame. Businesses have

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Global plastic treaty talks end in failure as countries remain bitterly divided over how to tackle the crisis

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Talks to finalize the world’s first treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, Switzerland collapsed in failure Friday as countries remained bitterly divided how to tackle the crisis. The summit, held at the United Nations headquarters and attended by delegates from more than 180 countries, was supposed to end Thursday

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Exclusive: Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out ‘woke’ teacher applicants today

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Teachers from “liberal” states who have relocated to Oklahoma and are seeking to work there must take a controversial new assessment, given for the first time today, that “keeps away woke indoctrinators,” according to Oklahoma’s top education official. Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s superintendent for public instruction, told CNN that if

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Atlanta 2 Cleveland 0 Final Boston 2 Miami 1 Final Seattle 11 N.Y. Mets 9 Final N.Y. Yankees 4 St. Louis 3 Final Tampa Bay 7 San Francisco 6 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 6 Texas 5 Final Baltimore 7 Houston 0 Final Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Friday, Aug. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Friday, Aug. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Friday, Aug. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Friday, Aug. 15. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Ukrainian defenses face a challenge as Russian troops make gains ahead of the Putin-Trump summit

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Days before the leaders of Russia and the U.S. hold a summit meeting in Alaska, Moscow’s forces breached Ukrainian lines in a series of infiltrations in the country’s industrial heartland of Donetsk. This week’s advances amount to only a limited success for Russia, analysts say,

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— SOC–SPORTING KANSAS CITY-ORLANDO CITY SC DESCRIPTION: The Sporting Kansas City plays at the Orlando City SC. 150

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— SOC–SPORTING KANSAS CITY-ORLANDO CITY SC DESCRIPTION: The Sporting Kansas City plays at the Orlando City SC. 150

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— SOC–SPORTING KANSAS CITY-ORLANDO CITY SC DESCRIPTION: The Sporting Kansas City plays at the Orlando City SC. 150

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