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Reporter’s Notebook: Congress dodged a fall shutdown, but the real fight looms

Politics

Reporter’s Notebook: Congress dodged a fall shutdown, but the real fight looms

"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall…" – Oscar WildeCongress certainly collapsed into fall this year. It lacked the usual mayhem of an imminent government shutdown for the first time in years. The government is usually only funded through September 30, the end of the federal fiscal year. Lawmakers solved that fiscal riddle early.So the beginning of fall in Congress is usually anything but enjoyable. Others are devouring cobbler, […]

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Make unknown callers explain why they’re calling

Tech/Gear

Make unknown callers explain why they’re calling

You know the feeling. Your phone rings, you look down and see a number you do not recognize. Now you have to decide whether to answer or let it go to voicemail. That choice gets harder when you are expecting a call from a doctor, repair person or someone else who may not be in your contacts.Fortunately, your phone can now help figure out who is on the other end […]

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Father hoped NYT executive son would visit home weeks before prosecutors allege deadly in-law ambush

Top Stories

Father hoped NYT executive son would visit home weeks before prosecutors allege deadly in-law ambush

A Facebook message from a father urging his son to come home surfaced days after a New York Times executive was allegedly gunned down by his 77-year-old in-laws in a California park.The executive, Jonathan McKinsey, shared a smiling photo of himself on Facebook Sept. 7. His father, William Finney II, commented beneath the post with a message expressing hope the family could reunite."Jon, hope everything is going well," Finney wrote. […]

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California business climate gets warning from real estate mogul: ‘Enough is enough’

Business

California business climate gets warning from real estate mogul: ‘Enough is enough’

California business owners need the confidence and ability to reinvest in the state’s economy, according to real estate mogul Mauricio Umansky, who argued that "bringing business back to California is critical" as voters weigh competing visions for the state’s future.The Agency founder and CEO joined FOX Business’ Stuart Varney on "Varney & Co." to discuss the Golden State's economic challenges and the 2026 gubernatorial race between Democrat Xavier Becerra and […]

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What to know about pentobarbital after death row inmate survives 2 lethal injection doses

Health

What to know about pentobarbital after death row inmate survives 2 lethal injection doses

A high-profile execution attempt in Nashville ended in chaos and raised urgent medical questions after Tennessee death row inmate Christa Gail Pike survived two separate doses of lethal pentobarbital, the Associated Press reported.Pentobarbital is a short-acting barbiturate, according to medical authorities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).Historically prescribed as a sedative, anti-seizure medication or sleep aid, pentobarbital enhances the activity of GABA, the brain's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter, slowing activity […]

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