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Africa secures $900 million in new clean cooking commitments

Reporter USJuly 10, 2026

NAIROBI, Kenya — African countries have secured $900 million in new financial commitments to expand access to clean cooking technologies, which replace polluting fuels with cleaner alternatives, the International Energy Agency, IEA, said Thursday. The new pledge builds on the $2.2 billion mobilized at the inaugural Africa Clean Cooking Summit in Paris in 2024, bringing […]

Andreessen, Chetty among leaders of Fed’s new task forces evaluating operations

Reporter USJuly 10, 2026

WASHINGTON — Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, economist Raj Chetty and former Bank of England governor Mervyn King are among a slate of names released by the Federal Reserve Thursday that will help develop recommended changes to the central bank’s operations. They are among the co-leaders of five different task forces announced by Fed Chair Kevin […]

In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish

Reporter USJuly 10, 2026

MIAMI — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library in Indiana. Soccer is now teaching her Spanish as a second language. For her, this World Cup couldn’t make more sense. Hallam is among a sizable number of English-speaking people in the U.S. who are doing something these days that might […]

Ex-Epoch Times CFO pleads guilty in $67M multinational money laundering scheme

Reporter USJuly 10, 2026

NEW YORK — The former chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a conservative multinational media company, interrupted jury selection at his money laundering trial on Thursday to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in a $67 million fraud scheme. Weidong “Bill” Guan, 63, of Secaucus, New Jersey, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court, […]

Canada’s Carney defends his visit to Saudi Arabia and slams criticism from afar

Reporter USJuly 9, 2026

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his trip to Saudi Arabia despite its poor human rights record and said on Thursday, during his visit to the kingdom that publicly condemning countries from afar is “an ineffective strategy.” During the visit — the first by a Canadian leader to Saudi Arabia in 26 years […]

LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics

Reporter USJuly 9, 2026

LOS ANGELES — When Matthew Smith took his five-year-old son to a World Cup game in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, they opted to take public transit instead of driving from their nearby coastal city. It was Smith’s first time on the LA Metro in a decade, and the experience exceeded his expectations. […]

New York sues 3M, DuPont and other companies over so-called forever chemicals

Reporter USJuly 9, 2026

New York’s attorney general is suing several large chemical and agricultural companies, alleging they knowingly sold harmful so-called forever chemicals used in cosmetics, non-stick cookware and other products ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s attorney general sued several large chemical and agricultural companies on Thursday, alleging they knowingly sold harmful so-called forever chemicals used in cosmetics, […]

Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to 6.49%, pushing up homebuyers’ borrowing costs

Reporter USJuly 9, 2026

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate drew closer this week to 6.5%, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.49% from 6.43% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was 6.72%. When mortgage rates rise they can add hundreds […]

US home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise

Reporter USJuly 9, 2026

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to prospective homebuyers’ affordability challenges Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to prospective homebuyers’ affordability challenges. Existing […]

US jobless claims dip modestly to 215,000 last week

Reporter USJuly 9, 2026

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week as layoffs in the U.S. remain historically low. U.S. applications for jobless aid in the week ending July 4 ticked down by 2,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast 220,000 new applications. […]

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Africa secures $900 million in new clean cooking commitments

Andreessen, Chetty among leaders of Fed’s new task forces evaluating operations

In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish

Ex-Epoch Times CFO pleads guilty in $67M multinational money laundering scheme

Canada’s Carney defends his visit to Saudi Arabia and slams criticism from afar

LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics

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Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to 6.49%, pushing up homebuyers’ borrowing costs

US home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise

US jobless claims dip modestly to 215,000 last week

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