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The imperative to close all or portions of campuses potentially competes with the concurrent high priority of providing students with safe, up-to-date, fully resourced and inviting education environments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said the move was because "inflation is too high and has been for too long", adding that it was a "sober" and "responsible decision".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
During the early days of the war, some oil experts were warning of a risk that oil prices might climb as high as $200 a barrel.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
At the same time, the number of workers with a college degree or higher last year increased by 1.8 million, while their median earnings declined 1.1% By contrast, earnings for high school grads increased 5.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
This year she brought me along, so I could get to know the town before I start at the Mount, the Native boarding school for kids from villages too small to have a high school.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Furthermore, if oil shoots up to $125 a barrel, long-end yields, already at 19-year highs, will continue moving higher, said George Catrambone, head of fixed income, Americas, at DWS.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
With central bank interest rates on the rise -- and government bond yields reaching multi-decade highs in recent weeks -- Healey has pledged to maintain strict fiscal discipline.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Shares of Alphabet have fallen 15% off their May highs as the company’s artificial-intelligence capabilities come under scrutiny.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Prices fell back from early highs, led by diesel, after President Trump said Ukraine and Russia agreed to stop attacks on each other’s energy facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Halsey went on, seemingly oblivious, and for a few moments, Magdalys lost herself in the tumbling speech, its highs and lows and wishes and fears.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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Households feel the impact of a rising Bank rate through higher borrowing costs, but can benefit from more generous savings rates.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Furthermore, if oil shoots up to $125 a barrel, long-end yields, already at 19-year highs, will continue moving higher, said George Catrambone, head of fixed income, Americas, at DWS.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Warsh offered a sunnier interpretation of why Treasury yields have moved higher, citing increased expectations for economic growth and the artificial-intelligence investment boom, alongside geopolitical risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
At the same time, such offspring have something to live up to, expectations to meet, a bar to clear that’s set a little higher than if they were completely original.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
And just like their instincts to reach higher ground and to fight to stay awake, they knew now that they had to get moving.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Colombia has again topped the list of countries with the highest number of killings of land and environmental activists, according to an annual report by campaign group Global Witness, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The 30-year mortgage rate climbed to nearly 7% last week, the highest in nearly a year, according to a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association released Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Von der Leyen said it was time to move from cooperation based on trade to a broader "alliance for the future" and "bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible".
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
As Kahler sees it, paying the debts with the highest rates first is the way to go.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Surely Dr. Harlow must be held in the highest regard by Hannah Gage.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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