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• El Chapo's wife set to be released from halfway house following prison sentence

  12-09-2023 23:55 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is set to be released from her California halfway house on Wednesday, according to prison records.
  
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• BP chief executive Bernard Looney resigns over past relationships with colleagues

  12-09-2023 23:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The CEO of British energy giant BP has resigned after he accepted that he was not “fully transparent” in his disclosures about past relationships with colleagues
  
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• Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of the season

  12-09-2023 22:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A person familiar with the diagnosis says he has a torn left tendon.
  
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• Mexican drug lord El Chapo’s wife to be released from prison, say US authorities

  12-09-2023 22:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Emma Coronel was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021 after pleading guilty to three counts of helping the Sinaloa drug cartelEmma Coronel, the wife of the imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman, will be freed in Los Angeles on Wednesday following her arrest in 2021 on drug trafficking charges, according to the US Bureau of Prisons.The US-born 34-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021 after pleading guilty to three counts of helping the S
  
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• University of Alabama condemns racist, homophobic slurs hurled at football game

  12-09-2023 21:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The University of Alabama condemned racist and homophobic slurs hurled by fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas Longhorn players during Saturday night's game.
  
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• Hurricane Lee heads north with landfall expected in Nova Scotia or Maine

  12-09-2023 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Storm threatens to affect parts of Bermuda, New England and Atlantic Canada with winds up to 115mphHurricane Lee continues to grow larger in size as it moves northward and threatens to affects parts of Bermuda, New England and Atlantic Canada.Moving at 7mph (11.3km/h) and packing winds of up to 115mph (185km/h), Lee was positioned 380 miles (612km) north of the northern Leeward Islands as well as 600 miles (965km) south of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday evening. That
  
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• Three reasons Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin might want to be friends

  12-09-2023 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From shared enemies to a reliance on China, Russia and North Korea have a few things in common.
  
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• Morocco earthquake: 'The destruction is complete, vast'

  12-09-2023 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hassan Ghani Sheikh from Islamic Relief Worldwide says people in the earthquake zone are traumatised and helpless.
  
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• Russian airliner forced to land in open field

  12-09-2023 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ural Airlines says no one was injured and denies a lack of spare parts was to blame for hydraulic failure.
  
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• WATCH: Double rainbow appears in New York City skyline on 22nd anniversary of September 11

  12-09-2023 18:01 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The two rainbows appeared just after a storm passed through New York state.
  
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• Kevin McCarthy endorses Biden impeachment inquiry – live updates

  12-09-2023 17:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Speaker directs House committees to open formal impeachment inquiry despite Republicans being unable to substantiate wrongdoingFormer Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang remains listed as the co-chair for the Forward Party, which he launched after leaving the Democratic party to become an independent in 2021.Yang slammed the idea of the 2024 presidential election shaping up to be a Donald Trump vs Joe Biden rematch in the Politico interview, describing the situation as “terribly
  
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• Boris Johnson government ‘always hoped’ Northern Ireland protocol would collapse – UK politics live

  12-09-2023 17:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Lord Frost, Brexit negotiator for former PM, tells House of Lords that government never wanted ‘unsatisfactory’ protocol to workRayner says Labour will update trade union laws to make them fit for the 21st century.The laws affecting union reps and officials do not take into account technological advancements, she says.First, we will update regulations to outlaw the use of predictive technologies for blacklisting and safeguard against singling out workers for mistreatment or the sack
  
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• Women challenge abortion bans in three states after emergency care denied

  12-09-2023 17:43 via theguardian.com
  
  The Center for Reproductive Rights has taken legal action on behalf of women denied care in Idaho, Oklahoma and TennesseeWomen who say they were denied abortions in medical emergencies have taken legal action in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee, in the latest attempt to challenge abortion bans that, abortion patients and doctors say, prevent people from getting care even when their health is in danger.The lawsuits in Idaho and Tennessee, along with a federal complaint against a hospital in Oklahoma
  
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• Two in five inpatients in England report health decline while on NHS waiting list

  12-09-2023 17:42 via theguardian.com
  
  New CQC report also finds growing number of patients think there are too few nurses to care for themTwo in five people admitted to hospital for planned care in England last year had their health worsen while they were on the NHS waiting list, a major survey reveals.The finding emerged in a new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that also found that growing numbers of patients think there are too few nurses on duty to care for them.39% of patients would like to have been admitted sooner.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin claims counteroffensive ‘has not made progress’; Sweden considers sending jets to Ukraine

  12-09-2023 17:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian president makes unsubstantiated claims as Kim Jong-un travels to meet him on rare trip abroad; Sweden may donate Gripen jetsWhat we know on day 566 of the invasionRussia has “recalibrated” its missile defences around Moscow as it faces near daily drone attacks, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has said in its latest intelligence update.As well as being aimed at improving its defences, the changes are likely also meant as a “high-profile reassurance” to the publi
  
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• Morocco earthquake: hope fades of finding survivors in rubble

  12-09-2023 17:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Complicated rescue effort continues as questions remain about king and government’s responseHope of finding earthquake survivors trapped under their homes in some of the remotest parts of the Atlas mountains in Morocco was fading rapidly as rescue efforts continued into their fourth day.Search and rescue teams were still attempting to reach the smallest hamlets and villages in the mountainous region of Al Haouz, close to the epicentre of the 6.8-magnitude quake that struck on Friday night.
  
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• Poundland moves to buy 71 Wilko sites with possible jobs guarantee for staff

  12-09-2023 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  PwC says owner plans to reopen stores under Poundland brand throwing lifeline to as many as 1,800 staffPoundland is to acquire up to 71 Wilko sites that it intends to reopen under its own brand in a deal that could throw a lifeline to some of the about 1,800 staff who will lose their jobs at the stricken retailer.Under the deal struck by administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) with Poundland’s parent company Pepco, the sites will be acquired only after all 408 Wilko stores are shut and
  
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• Stolen Van Gogh handed to Dutch art sleuth in Ikea bag

  12-09-2023 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arthur Brand met an unnamed man under a tree during a mysterious, years-long quest to find the work.
  
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• Ban on single-use vapes in UK may ‘flood market with illegal products’

  12-09-2023 17:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Ministers are said to be in favour of legislating against the devices due to concerns about children’s healthLeading doctors and councils have welcomed reports that ministers are preparing to ban single-use vapes in the UK, but others have expressed fears a ban could lead to a “flood” of illegal products on the market.The reports of plans to stop the sale of disposable e-cigarettes come as fears grow about their environment impact and the health risks they pose to the large num
  
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• River of red wine floods Portuguese village after distillery mishap

  12-09-2023 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 2.2 million litres of wine flowed through the streets of a Portuguese village after an accident.
  
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• Libya: 10,000 missing after unprecedented floods, says Red Cross

  12-09-2023 17:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Neighbourhoods washed away in port city of Derna, where two dams burstTen thousand people are missing after unprecedented flooding in Libya, the Red Cross said on Tuesday, as the extent of the damage to Derna, the port city where two dams burst over the weekend, became more clear.Tamer Ramadan, the Libya envoy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, gave the figure at a UN briefing in Geneva, describing the death toll as “huge”. Continue reading...
  
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• Queensland government urged to intervene after police staff in racist recordings go unpunished

  12-09-2023 17:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Retired officers say a lack of accountability within the Queensland Police Service has allowed racism to festerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer Queensland police say a lack of accountability within the service has allowed racism to fester after revelations that officers who joked about “beating and burying black people” have not been punished.On Tuesday there were calls for the state government to intervene in the case, as well as stamp
  
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• The owner of Bunnings and Kmart is now in the prescriptions business, raising fears over patient data

  12-09-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Doctors and pharmacists concerned that Wesfarmers’ acquisition of InstantScripts could end the notion that ‘health data is sacrosanct’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe integration of a controversial online doctor service alongside Bunnings, Kmart and hundreds of pharmacies in the Wesfarmers portfolio has raised concerns among medical practitioners about potential risks to patient da
  
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• ‘Makes your heart drop’: confronting images show dolphins and seals ensnared by NSW shark nets

  12-09-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Minns government forced to release photos as it pushes ahead with the same shark meshing program for coming seasonImages of sea creatures including bleeding dolphins and drowned seals that died in shark nets along the New South Wales coastline last summer have been released by the state government as it pushes ahead with the same meshing program for the coming season.The graphic Department of Primary Industries photos, obtained by a conservationist under information access laws, show
  
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• Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating

  12-09-2023 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals.
  
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• Big Panda author using proceeds to set up animal sanctuary in Swansea

  12-09-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: James Norbury says he is fulfilling pledge made after his debut book landed him a six-figure dealThe self-taught artist and writer James Norbury was living below the poverty line and volunteering with a cat charity when his self-published book was snapped up by a leading publisher in 2021.After repeated rejection by literary agents, the six-figure deal was all the more astonishing for him being a debut author and he vowed to invest money he earned in creating a sanctuary for animals.
  
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• Australia to impose sanctions on Iranian state media over broadcast of forced confessions

  12-09-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Penny Wong to announce the Albanese government’s new sanctions against those linked to the oppression of women and girlsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will impose sanctions on Iranian state media for broadcasting forced confessions, with the foreign minister, Penny Wong, vowing to take tougher action before the anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s death in custody.Brushing off claims from the Coalition that the government has been slow
  
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• Albanese government not doing enough on climate crisis, majority of Labor voters tell poll

  12-09-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  More should be done to prepare for the impact of heating, Climate of the Nation survey suggests, but certainty about the cause of extreme events fallsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA majority of Labor voters think the Albanese government is not doing enough to prepare for or adapt to the impacts of the climate crisis, according to a long-running national poll.The Climate of the Nation survey of voters, now in its 16th year and managed by the progressive
  
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• ACCC delays decision on Coles buying milk processing plants from Saputo

  12-09-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Dairy farmers warn the deal could reduce competition and lead to lower prices for producersSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityThe Australian consumer watchdog has delayed its decision on the acquisition by supermarket giant Coles of two major milk processing facilities, which dairy farmers warn would further reduce competition and lower milk prices.In April, Coles announced it had purchased two fresh milk processing p
  
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• Rhino kills keeper at Austrian zoo and injures her husband

  12-09-2023 16:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Animal attacked couple, killing 33-year-old woman and her spouse, who tried to chase the animal awayA rhino at a zoo in Austria has attacked a married zookeeper couple, killing the woman and seriously injuring the man.Sabine Grebner, the director of the Hellbrunn zoo in Salzburg, told reporters on Tuesday that the 33-year-old woman had been assigned to put an insect deterrent on the rhino. Continue reading...
  
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• UK ‘mortgage meltdown’ looms amid ‘terrifying’ growth in arrears

  12-09-2023 16:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Jump in borrowers unable to make payments with landlords particularly hit and ‘worse to come’ Analysis: will the Bank listen to business and halt rate rises?Mortgage arrears jumped by 13% in the second quarter of the year to the highest level since 2016, according to Bank of England figures that underscore the stress in the UK mortgage market.Rising interest rates and unemployment over recent months have put pressure on household disposable incomes, forcing some families to cut or su
  
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• ‘A little bit cursed’: how stolen Van Gogh was a ‘headache’ for the criminal world

  12-09-2023 16:43 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Indiana Jones of art world’ traces lost artwork seized from museum during Covid lockdownIt was a masterpiece with a curse: an early Van Gogh worth €3m-€6m (£2.6m-£5.2m) stolen from a Dutch museum three years ago was being passed around the criminal world like a hot potato, according to art detective Arthur Brand.“We knew that the painting would go from one hand to another hand in the criminal world, but that nobody really wanted to touch it because it was
  
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• Andrew Yang has ‘had conversations’ with third-party 2024 election group

  12-09-2023 16:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Tech entrepreneur and 2020 Democratic hopeful says he has spoken with No Labels, who are considering launching a candidateThe tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, has “had conversations” with No Labels, a group considering launching a third-party candidate in the 2024 election.“I’ve had conversations with various folks who are associated with No Labels,” Yang told Politico. Continue reading...
  
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• US to argue Google abused power to monopolize internet search as antitrust trial begins

  12-09-2023 16:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Outcome could reshape how public accesses and interacts with the internet, or embolden Google to pursue tighter grip on the marketThe watershed antitrust trial pitting the US government against Google begins on Tuesday in a Washington district court, as the government is set to make its case that the tech giant illegally abused its power to monopolize internet search. It is the biggest test of antitrust law in decades, and the first such case against Google to go to trial.Big tech companies and
  
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• Drew Barrymore faces criticism for restarting talkshow amid writers’ strike

  12-09-2023 16:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Demonstrators picket outside CBS Studios in New York to protest decision to resume production without unionized writersProtesters slammed host Drew Barrymore for restarting her daytime talkshow without its unionized writers amid the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike.Chanting slogans such as “shut it down”, at least a dozen demonstrators picketed in front of CBS Studios in New York on Monday to protest against Barrymore’s decision to resume production of her talkshow’s
  
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• Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia to meet Putin as US threatens sanctions

  12-09-2023 16:02 via theguardian.com
  
  North Korean leader travels on armoured train for talks amid concerns Putin is seeking arms deal for Ukraine warRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesKim Jong-un has arrived in Russia on his armoured train for a rare summit with Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible deal to supply North Korean arms for the war in Ukraine.The train arrived at Khasan station, the main rail gateway to Russia’s far east from North Korea, where Kim was filmed alighting and meeting the Russian environment
  
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• Trump White House officials feel as if they are facing prison, ally Navarro says

  12-09-2023 15:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-Trump aide says his contempt of Congress conviction makes ex-colleagues fear ‘massive legal bills … and prison time’Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress conviction has “everybody in that frigging White House” feeling as if they are grappling with “massive legal bills and … prison time”, the ex-Donald Trump administration official said on Monday.Navarro’s remarks came in an interview with the far-right media outlet Newsmax in which
  
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• Zimbabwe’s president accused of nepotism after appointing son and nephew

  12-09-2023 15:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Emmerson Mnangagwa also criticised for inflating size of cabinet and reappointing underperforming ministersThe Zimbabwean president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, recently returned to power after a disputed election, has been accused by the opposition of attempting to create a family dynasty after appointing his son as deputy finance minister barely a week on from conferring his wife with an honorary doctorate.Announcing his new cabinet on Monday, Mnangagwa said one of his younger sons, David Kudakwashe M
  
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• Up to 10,000 people feared dead after devastating floods sweep Libya

  12-09-2023 15:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  As many as 10,000 people are feared dead after a storm slammed into Libya, unleashing floodwater that left many missing in the eastern city of Derna.
  
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• WATCH: Drone captures moment of American caver's rescue

  12-09-2023 15:04 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A drone captured the moment American caver Mark Dickey was rescued after becoming trapped more than 3,300 feet underground for over a week in southern Turkey due to an illness.
  
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• Morocco earthquake live updates: Over 2,900 killed in rare, powerful quake

  12-09-2023 15:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The death toll has continued to climb in the wake of the rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night.
  
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• Spanish ‘wolf pack’ rapist’s sentence reduced under botched law

  12-09-2023 14:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Sentence trimmed from 15 years to 14 years in response to legislation that in turn was a response to 2016 gang-rapeOne of the five men convicted of the notorious “wolf pack” gang-rape in Spain seven years ago has had his sentence reduced under the botched sexual consent legislation that was introduced by the socialist-led government in the wake of public anger about the case.The rape, which took place during the running of the bulls festival in Pamplona in July 2016, shocked the coun
  
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• American rescued after more than a week in the depths of a Turkish cave

  12-09-2023 14:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  American cave explorer Mark Dickey has been rescued from a deep cave in Turkey after he became ill during an expedition more than nine days ago and was unable to reach the surface.
  
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• Libya floods: Floods devastate city of Derna

  12-09-2023 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eyewitness footage shows a torrent of water flowing through Derna, causing massive destruction.
  
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• What is Israel’s judicial overhaul about and what happens next?

  12-09-2023 14:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Constitutional crisis on cards as supreme court justices are asked to consider curbing their own powersIsrael’s supreme court has begun hearing challenges to the first plank of the far-right and ultra-religious government’s wide-ranging changes to the judiciary passed by the Knesset in July: abolishing the court’s power to overrule government decisions.A full-blown constitutional crisis is now on the cards as the justices weigh in on legislation curbing their own powers, while
  
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• Massachusetts city under state of emergency after 'catastrophic' flash floods

  12-09-2023 14:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  A state of emergency was declared due to devastating flash flooding in Leominster, Massachusetts, Monday night after furious rain inundated roads, created sinkholes and damaged homes.
  
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• Tantalising sign of possible life on faraway world

  12-09-2023 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nasa's James Webb Telescope may have discovered a molecule thought only to be produced by life.
  
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• Protests in Israel as supreme court hears challenge to judicial curbs

  12-09-2023 14:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Striking down of ‘reasonableness’ clause abolishing ability to overrule government could trigger constitutional crisisIsrael’s supreme court justices have begun hearing petitions against a key part of the rightwing government’s judicial overhaul limiting the court’s powers, a development that could trigger an unprecedented constitutional crisis.For the first time, a panel of all 15 judges convened on Tuesday to discuss eight filings aimed at striking down the &ldquo
  
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• Morocco earthquake: Inside a centre distributing donations

  12-09-2023 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There's been criticism of the official response to Friday's earthquake, with communities trying to plug the gap.
  
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• Inflation is driving up consumer credit card debt by billions of dollars

  12-09-2023 14:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rising credit card debt, inflation, consumer balance sheets, household spending.
  
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