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CNN — Here’s some other information you need to know to start your day off right: Receive 5 offers in your inbox Life is busy. 5 Things is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and other stories and videos people are clicking on. Sign up for the 5 Things newsletter here. The Federal Reserve announced its first interest rate cut in four years on Wednesday, a major turning point for the U.S. economy. The half-point cut marks a major milestone for the economy as Americans grapple with a long battle against inflation and rising living costs since the COVID-19…

Kari Gibb/MDN Minot High School senior Cale Workman (9) handles the ball as teammate sophomore Dylan Oswalt (16) looks on during a Magicians home game at the start of the match. Minot High School is currently fifth in the WDA standings for football this season with five games remaining in the regular season. The Western Dakota Association (WDA) men’s soccer season is on the downhill slope of finishing regulation play with three weeks left until the start of the postseason, and the next two weeks will separate the good teams from the not so good ones. Minot High School 1,…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has announced he is giving up ownership of the party ahead of its conference this weekend.Unlike most political parties, the Reform Party was set up as a private limited company, with Farage holding a majority stake. He said this was to speed up the establishment of the Brexit Party (now Reform UK) in time to win the 2019 European Parliament elections.The company’s organisational structure also “prevented the party being hijacked by bad actors”, he told BBC Radio Kent.The Clacton MP will remain leader of Reform UK but said he “no longer needs to control Reform…

MECHANICSBURG — The Pennsylvania State High School Athletic Association has declared high school girls flag football a state-sanctioned sport. On Wednesday in Mechanicsburg, the PIAA Board of Directors met to deliberate girls flag football, approving its designation as a state-sanctioned sport after its third and final deliberation. A sport is eligible for sanctioning if it adopts a set of operational and safety standards established by a governing body. When these standards and best practices are fully implemented within the overall framework of the program, the event creates a more positive and structured experience for participants. In the case of girls’…

No matter how hard Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell tries to distance himself from politics, he just keeps getting drawn into the conversation. And yesterday, the Federal Reserve’s FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) decided to lower the benchmark interest rate, but this situation did not change. It’s not surprising, but perhaps misplaced, that politicians are so focused on the Federal Reserve ahead of the presidential election. Former President Donald Trump has previously suggested he believes both Powell and the Fed are political, and that the central bank’s powers will be used to steer the economy in favor of his rival,…

Lebanese ambassador: Netanyahu would rather lead region to brink of all-out war than face political destiny Lebanese ambassador Rami Mortada told Sky News that the Middle East was closer to a “no-one-can-miss” regional war than it has been in the last 50 years.He said Israel’s “war crimes” had brought the region “to the brink of all-out war.”Mortada said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “holding the entire region hostage” to avoid his own political fate.”We are faced with an Israeli prime minister who wants to keep his country in a state of continuous war in order to postpone the collapse of…

After the Federal Reserve announced a long-awaited half-percentage point cut in its key lending rate on Wednesday, US Vice President Kamala Harris hailed the first rate cut in four years as “welcome news” for Americans facing rising prices. But Republican Donald Trump, his Democratic presidential rival, and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, blasted Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s actions, saying they show the “economy is very bad.” Following Chairman Jerome Powell’s announcement, Kamala Harris reaffirmed the Fed’s commitment to fighting inflation, while Donald Trump said, “Assuming this isn’t just political tactics, cutting[interest rates]this much is a sign that…

Provided photo: Beatty’s Tucker Sanford goes for a gain during the Dragons’ 30-0 middle school football game win against Franklin on Wednesday at War Memorial Field. Beatty Warren Middle School defeated Franklin Middle School 30-0 in middle school football on Wednesday at War Memorial Field. Beatty led 14-0 after the first quarter on two touchdown passes from quarterback Parker Kiser to Collin Blair, one for 10 yards and another for 20 on a catch-and-run. Kiser also recorded a two-point conversion and an interception on defense as Warren took control. Beatty ended the first half up 14-0 thanks to fumble recoveries…

Update informationMARINA DEL REY — Fire officials are investigating a fire caused by a fireworks explosion aboard a luxury yacht that sank while docked in Marina del Rey Thursday. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the fire was reported just after 8:33 p.m. Wednesday and firefighters responded to 211 Basin A to extinguish the blaze on the boat, which was about three stories tall and 100 feet long. “According to the vessel’s owner, there were 1,000 unused rounds of ammunition and fireworks on board,” the county fire marshal’s office said in a statement Thursday morning. “No firefighters were…

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