3 monkeys still on the loose after truck overturns on Mississippi highway
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — Three monkeys were still on the loose Wednesday in Mississippi after a truck carrying the research animals overturned, but it remained unclear who owns the monkeys, who was transporting them and where they were being taken. The monkey mystery left a host of unanswered questions for authorities. Officials said at midday…
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Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated. “Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remained low through August,” the Fed said in…
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