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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels By The Associated Press August 4, 2020, 7:21 PM 1 min read Benchmark U.S. crude oil for … Read More

Hurricane Isaias kills three as 85mph gusts destroy homes and flip cars in North Carolina and Maryland before shaking NYC skyscrapers in biggest storm since Sandy Three people have been … Read More

Dr Dre’s wife Nicole Young claims she signed a prenup in 1996 under ‘pressure’ but he tore it up years later so she is entitled to half of his $800M … Read More

At least 10 dead as massive explosion rocks Beirut destroying buildings and ‘leaving people covered in blood and broken glass’ WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The country’s health minster said the blast … Read More

Now Trump PROMOTES mail-in voting in Florida where he trails Joe Biden in the polls – after months of saying it is ‘rife with fraud’ Trump called mail voting in … Read More

RENO, Nev. — A botanist hired by a company planning to mine one of the most promising deposits of lithium in the world believes a rare desert wildflower at the … Read More

WASHINGTON — A key Senate Republican said Tuesday that he supports an increase in the food stamp benefit as part of a huge coronavirus relief bill, adding that an agreement … Read More

U.S. stocks are drifting between small gains and losses Tuesday as Wall Street’s big rally lets off the accelerator By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer August 4, 2020, 5:13 PM … Read More

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The source of the explosion was initially believed to be a major fire at a warehouse for firecrackers near the port in Beirut, the state-run National News Agency reported. The … Read More