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• Fed sees economy sinking deeper into rut
The Fed’s new snapshot of business conditions around the nation showed economic activity weakened across all of the Fed’s 12 regional districts. Consumer spending — which accounts for more than two-thirds of economic activity — slumped in ...
• Southeast told more water wars ahead
Geological Survey's Associate Director for Water Resources, said another hot issue is salt water intrusion in the groundwater in coastal areas. But he said that's a relatively slow process. "The effect of local and regional management of water ...
• Quake kills 12 in Russia's North Caucasus
At least 12 people were killed in the quake and a series of aftershocks, which were felt throughout the North Caucasus and which rattled Grozny for more than 30 seconds, the regional Emergency Situations Ministry office said. The toll was expected to ...
• Syria establishes diplomatic ties with Lebanon
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria formally recognized Lebanon for the first time Tuesday by establishing diplomatic relations with its neighbor — meeting a U.S. demand to do more for regional stability even as Damascus pursues indirect peace talks with ...
• N. Korea reportedly fires missiles into sea
Regional powers are trying to salvage a six-country deal to end North Korea's nuclear program after Pyongyang recently said it would start rebuilding nuclear facilities that it had started to disable earlier this year. North Korea previously launched ...