Inflation eases in October amid energy price fall
The Labor Department notes consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in October, the best in four months, as energy costs dropped 0.2 percent after a record surge in September. Core inflation edged up 0.2 percent, while energy prices remain a key influence on overall trends and Fed policy expectations.
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October Retail Sales Surpass Expectations Driven by Clothing, Malls
U S retail sales rose despite a 0.1 percent overall dip in October led by gains at specialty clothing and department stores. Excluding autos, sales rose 0.9 percent, while core inflation fell 0.3 percent. Gasoline station purchases fell 0.8 percent as pump prices retreated.
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Iraqi interior minister defends torture claims amid detainee uproar
Interior Minister Bayan Jabr defended officers amid torture allegations, noting only five detainees were maltreated and blaming some suspects as foreign terrorists. He pledged punishment for torture and cited an ongoing investigation with Gen. George Casey. The row followed reports of 173 malnourished detainees found in a U.S. seized Interior Ministry building, most Sunnis, prompting calls for international oversight and warnings from Sunni leaders.
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Dinosaurs grazed on grass earlier than thought
A Science report from researchers Vandana Prasad and Caroline Stromberg shows coprolite analysis from sauropods in central India reveals grass phytoliths in their dung at least 65 million years ago, suggesting grasses existed over 80 million years ago and prompting reevaluation of dinosaur ecology and grass coevolution.
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Bribery and kickbacks Charged in Iraq Contracts
American businessman Philip H. Bloom, long based abroad, was arrested in Newark for allegedly paying kickbacks to Coalition Provisional Authority and U.S. officials to win reconstruction contracts in Iraq. The affidavit cites at least 630,000 in kickbacks and money-laundering and conspiracy charges under seal, connected to bids in Al-Hillah and Karbala.
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