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The article reveals that LA Mayor Karen Bass's long-distance partner is Melvin E. Clark Jr., a transit construction company CEO near Washington, DC. It highlights his business ties to LA transit projects and political donations to Bass, while noting he is absent from her official biography.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom denied pressuring California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance, which clears the way for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlement followed reports that Paramount's CEO considered moving headquarters out of California, drawing criticism that officials caved to the company.
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The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.11 percent, its highest since 2007, driven by the Iran war, energy shocks, and rising U.S. debt. The spike signals higher borrowing costs, including for 30-year mortgages, and the sell-off spread across global bond markets.
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Rising diesel prices, which hit a record $6.51 a gallon after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, are pressuring farm-state Republicans ahead of the midterms. Several GOP lawmakers are urging the Trump administration and Congress to act, including calls to pause diesel exports and suspend the gas tax, while the White House denies plans for a 90-day export ban.
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Over 30 business and energy groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute, urged President Trump to reject a diesel export ban, arguing it would raise costs and invite foreign retaliation. The White House denied reports of a planned 90-day ban as it faces pressure over fuel prices before the midterms.
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PBS NewsHour reports on the economic pressures threatening American family farms, featuring Western Kansas farmers facing drought, debt, and consolidation. The segment traces the decline of small farms since the nation's founding and examines whether the next generation can continue the tradition.
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Republicans are expanding their midterm defense into deep-red districts and states, with internal polling showing Trump's approval underwater and tariff-driven price anger threatening GOP incumbents. The article details heavy ad spending, Senate map concerns, and growing worries in Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas as Democrats push into Trump-won territory.
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UK government borrowing rose to £18.3bn in August, about £3bn above forecasts, with high debt interest costs and warnings of further tax rises after a Middle East energy price spike. The article emphasizes Labour spending commitments and Conservative criticism of fiscal control while including ONS and Treasury responses.
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The Post Office chief executive is urging ministers to introduce targeted business rates relief for post offices, warning that rural branches face soaring costs after recent Budget changes. He argues post offices provide a community role comparable to pubs, which already received rates support, and says nearly 600 branches will pay rates for the first time.
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The article reports that hundreds of thousands of UK homeowners with cheap five-year fixed mortgages from 2021-22 face sharp payment increases as rates rise from around 1% to 5%. It details example monthly cost jumps, broader cost-of-living pressures, and offers remortgage preparation advice.
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Vice President JD Vance urged voters ahead of the midterms not to elect Democrats he called 'crazy people' responsible for higher crime and inflation, arguing Republicans have made progress on both. The report also notes Democratic efforts to focus on affordability and the Iran war, recent polling showing Democrats ahead, and Vance's defense of GOP economic stewardship.
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The editorial argues California should solve its housing shortage by building outward and promoting single-family suburban development rather than high-rise apartments near transit. It criticizes SB 79 and left-wing policymakers for favoring dense urban housing, and calls for more water, energy, roads, and transit capacity instead.