Columbus, OH

Oil prices slipped for a third trading session on Tuesday as investors focused on the prospect of swelling oil supplies and weak demand, while showing little reaction to U.S. presidential campaign upheaval. Traders mostly ignored U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to call off his reelection bid and endorse Vice President...

Oil prices fall on predictions of swelling crude inventories, weak demand

CNBC's Rick Santelli and Diana Olick report on the latest economic data to cross the tape.

Home sales fall more than expected but prices hit new high

Gold prices drifted higher on Tuesday, snapping a four-day losing streak, as investors awaited U.S. economic data later this week for more insights on the Federal Reserve's interest rate-cut plans. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $2,405.13 per ounce, after hitting a record high of $2,483.60 last week. U.S. gold...

Gold snaps 4-day losing streak as traders await U.S. economic data

Unilever has just released a new Persil product called Wonder Wash. CNBC's Tania Bryer tours the group's R&D facilities to find out how technology helped develop the new product.

Inside Unilever’s R&D lab: Persil Wonder Wash

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Orinda, CA

Rana Robillard, chief people officer at software startup Tekion, was tricked into sending her life savings to a criminal. What happened to Robillard, a 25-year veteran of tech companies, speaks to the increasingly sophisticated nature of cybercrime. Real estate, with its large transaction sizes and frequent use of wire transfers,...

A Silicon Valley executive had $400,000 stolen by cybercriminals while buying a home. Here’s her warning

North Carolina State

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If you're considering memorializing a relative on your own property in North Carolina, it's important to be aware of the state's regulations regarding home burials and the scattering of ashes.

Can you bury a relative at home in your backyard in North Carolina? Here’s what state law says

Illinois State

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

A new initiative aims to provide housing for vulnerable Medicaid members, enhancing community wellness and support. MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. - In a significant move to tackle housing instability among Medicaid recipients, New Jersey's Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, along with Community Affairs Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez, today announced the availability of $95 million in funding for developers. This initiative, part of the Healthy Homes program, is designed to create affordable housing opportunities for NJ FamilyCare members who are either homeless, at risk of homelessness, or currently living in institutional settings.

$95 Million for Healthy Homes: Housing for Medicaid Members

Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Pennsylvania State

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid outrage over her agency's failure to prevent the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally. Cheatle's resignation came a day after a House committee hearing blasted her for the Secret Service's actions leading up to Trump's July 13...

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns over Trump shooting outrage

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

As more households stretch to cover price increases and higher interest rates, most Americans falsely think the U.S. is in recession, a new report by Affirm shows. Confidence in the U.S. economy is "at a low point," says Vishal Kapoor, senior vice president of product at the fintech company. By...

Is the U.S. in a recession? Roughly 3 in 5 Americans think so, report finds

Death Disclosure Laws and Property Disclosures in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is no legal obligation for homeowners or real estate agents to disclose if a death has occurred in a home, whether by natural causes, murder, or suicide. However, if a potential buyer directly inquires about any deaths on the property, the seller is required to provide that information.

If someone dies at your house do you have to tell a potential buyer? What North Carolina law says

Collingswood, NJ

CAMDEN, N.J. – Ralston Boswell, 34, of Collingswood, New Jersey, has admitted to participating in schemes to fraudulently obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and unemployment insurance benefits. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Plea: Man's PPP & Unemployment Fraud - $209K Scam

GM is again slowing its plans for all-electric vehicles by further delaying a second U.S. electric truck plant and the Buick brand's first EV. The delay also means the company will not achieve a prior target of having North American production capacity of 1 million EVs by 2025. GM did...

GM slows its EV plans again even as sales grow

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Horoscope for Tuesday, July 23rd

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – On Sunday July 21, President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race saying the decision is in the best interest of his party and the country.

Newsom responds to Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 presidential race

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Oil prices rise more than 1% as big drop in U.S. crude, gasoline stocks signals uptick in demand

Prices rose more than 1% with U.S. crude oil hovering near $84 per barrel. Gasoline prices are averaging $3.51 per gallon ahead of the Fourth of...

Oil prices rise more than 1% as big drop in U.S. crude, gasoline stocks signals uptick in demand

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