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The stock market just hit its first record since the pandemic started

(CNN Business)The S&P 500 (SPX) closed at an all-time high on Tuesday for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States. The index, which is the broadest measure of Wall Street, had been hovering in record territory for days but repeatedly fell short of reaching the milestone. But Tuesday was finally the day. It close up 0.2%, the first record since February 19. The record is a big deal, because it means it only took Wall Street five months to go from the most recent trough — after the pandemic selloff in March — to a new peak. This would make the Co

CNN Poll: Biden and Trump matchup tightens as enthusiasm hits new high

CNN – Joe Biden’s lead over Donald Trump among registered voters has significantly narrowed since June, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, even as the former vice president maintains an advantage over the President on several top issues and his choice of California Sen. Kamala Harris as a running mate earns largely positive reviews. And on the eve of the party conventions, a majority of voters (53%) are “extremely enthusiastic” about voting in this year’s election, a new high in CNN polling in presidential election cycles back to 2003. Overall, 5

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U.S. Postal Service warns states that mail-in ballots may not be counted in time

CBS News –  The U.S. Postal Service is sending letters to states warning that their mail-in ballots may not be counted in time because their provisions for voting by mail “are incongruous” with post office delivery standards. The U.S. Postal Service confirmed late Friday that letters that indicated concerns about on-time ballots had been sent to 41 states. Seven states were informed that their ballot request deadlines are “compatible” with delivery standards and “should allow sufficient times for voters to receive, complete, and return such ballots by the s

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Perspectives: The Impact of the Israel-UAE Agreement

(These three articles are form AllSides.com. This website is a good source to read articles on the same topic from different view points. Read the different articles and see if you can identify any differences.) Click on the image to read the articles.

New Jobless Claims Fall Below 1 Million

Washington Post –  About 960,000 workers filed for unemployment insurance last week, which marks the first time that initial claims dipped below 1 million since mid-March, when the coronavirus pandemic first took hold and workers were told to stay home. The weekly claims figure for the week that ended Aug. 8 fell below the 1.18 million claims from last week but remained well above historic highs. The pre-pandemic record for initial weekly claims was 695,000, from 1982, another recession. Another 488,000 new claims were filed for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, which is offered to

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