Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Evening Edition: Stocks tumble as Fed says interest-rate cut is not the start of a ‘lengthy’ cycle

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Stocks tumble as Fed says interest-rate cut is not the start of a 'lengthy' cycle
The Federal Reserve dropped rates by a quarter-point — its first cut since December 2008, part of an effort to ensure the trade war and slow growth overseas don't drag down the economy.
Alaska's sweltering summer is 'basically off the charts'
None of the state's nearly 300 weather stations have recorded a temperature below freezing since June 28 — the longest such streak in at least 100 years. 
 
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein partied together. Then an oceanfront mansion came between them.
Trump has not said why his relationship with Epstein ruptured, only that it happened about 15 years ago. At the time, the two men were squaring off over an oceanfront Palm Beach mansion being sold at bankruptcy.
 
Post Reports | Listen Now
How Trump wants to one-up Democrats on health care
Yasmeen Abutaleb on the White House's scramble for a health-care win. Moriah Balingit explains how e-cigarettes may lead to more than nicotine addiction. And Heather Long on the Federal Reserve's gamble on the economy.
 
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The Trailer | Analysis
Four questions from last night's debate and three matchups to watch tonight
We all know that Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker are likely to target Joe Biden. The question is whether they can promote their own policy ideas, too.
 
Trump administration piles on the obstacles in push to deter migration
A hastily rolled-out deal with Guatemala and new limits on asylum seekers are the latest measures meant to buttress against potential judicial setbacks and the possibility of a new migration surge this fall.
 
In Baltimore, Ben Carson defends Trump's harsh depiction of the city
The HUD secretary says that "there are problems in Baltimore, and you can't sweep them under the rug."
 
Northern Ireland's politicians don't agree on much. Except that Johnson's no-deal Brexit would be a disaster.
Boris Johnson made his first trip to Belfast as prime minister and met with the nation's five fractious parties, who are so gridlocked that the assembly hasn't met since 2017..
 
Critic's Notebook
Thank you, Hal Prince, for giving me some of the most transcendent nights of theater I've ever known
A maestro of the American musical leaves behind an unmatchable legacy, including "West Side Story," "Cabaret," "Sweeney Todd" and "Phantom."
 
Remains of a 'vampire' were found about 30 years ago. Now DNA is giving him new life.
This is the story of a man probably named John Barber, who was more than likely a hard-working farmer who died from tuberculosis and not a creature of the night.
 
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