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Beef, that all-American food, is getting harder for Americans to afford

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While the cost of other food staples, like eggs, has sunk in the last year, ground beef prices remain searingly high. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows that ground beef prices were $6.70 a pound in March, up nearly 16% from a year ago. Beef steaks, which were $12.73 per pound … Read more

With few new leads 45 days after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, investigation “becomes much harder,” expert says

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Nancy Guthrie has been missing for 45 days, and with the latest update in the case being of little use to authorities, one expert tells CBS News the extended timeline means it “becomes much harder to keep the investigation going.” Law enforcement sources told CBS News that additional images were obtained in the last couple of … Read more

Iran war is making it harder for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates

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Americans eager for lower borrowing costs may have a long wait ahead of them. The Iran war is complicating the picture for the Federal Reserve, which is set to meet on March 18 for its next interest rate decision. Economists had predicted the Fed would hold its benchmark rate steady on Wednesday, but many had penciled … Read more

As Trump pushes deportations, immigration data becomes harder to find

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration likes to promote its immigration enforcement agenda through numbers, with ambitious goals to deport 1 million people, report zero releases at the U.S.-Mexico border and arrest thousands of alleged gang members. For all the boasting, the administration has been releasing less reliable, carefully vetted data than its predecessors on a … Read more

Obama: Rev. Jesse Jackson ‘inspires us to take a harder path’

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran 03:16 Skyrocketing oil prices from Iran war could become ‘huge issue & liability’ for Trump administration 14:39 Clinton recalls Rev. Jesse Jackson’s support for him and his family 16:39 Biden: Rev. Jackson ‘used his … Read more

Russia is finding post-START arms control a harder, multipolar project

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The Kremlin is at odds with the West over the war in Ukraine, Europe is in the midst of a rapid conventional rearmament campaign, and U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to field more atomic weapons – and even revive the long-dormant practice of testing nuclear arms. So New START, the last nuclear arms control … Read more