A 75-year-old American swimmer swam in the Seine River in central Paris on Thursday to celebrate Independence Day and raise awareness of the French government’s efforts to clean up the river in preparation for the Olympic Games.
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Ebbing labor market momentum, together with abating inflation pressures, keep the Federal Reserve on track to start cutting interest rates this year.
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Five people were killed along with two others injured, after 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker went on a shooting rampage Monday evening in the Kingsessing neighborhood of southwest Philadelphia.
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Independence Day is just a day away
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President Trump is heading to Pickens, South Carolina on Saturday to celebrate Independence Day.
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