Consumer confidence dips in July as markets wobble
The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index fell to 135.4 in July from 138.2 in June, amid stock market volatility and fears of a slowing economy. Dow Jones swung with a 211 point drop before ending down 93, while worries about corporate profits and political headlines weighed on sentiment.
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Inmate escape sparks Ohio political fight
Six inmates escaped from the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center as police searched a wooded neighborhood. Five have been captured. the last, an armed robber, remained at large. The escape prompted political sparring ahead of fall elections with critics blaming Gov. Voinovich for private prison flaws.
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