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2 killed, 7 wounded in mass shooting outside a Chicago McDonald’s

A suspect is in custody after two people were killed and seven others wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Chicago late Thursday night. Police said it happened just after 10:40 p.m. outside a McDonald’s a few blocks from the city’s Magnificent Mile shopping district. One of the eatery’s windows …

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Stocks tumble on recession fears, with the S&P 500 nearing a bear market

Stocks closed lower on Thursday, one day after the Dow Index suffered a 1,100-point rout. Investors remained jittery amid continuing fears that high inflation is chilling consumer spending and crimping corporate profits.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 236 points, or 0.7%, closing at 31,253. The S&P 500 dropped 0.6% …

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U.S. Air Force conducts successful hypersonic weapon test

The U.S. Air Force announced Monday it had successfully conducted a hypersonic weapon test.  In a release, the Air Force said a B-52H Stratofortress launched an Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the coast of Southern California Saturday. After separating from the aircraft, the weapon’s booster ignited and burned for …

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