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Fox News Poll: Frustrated voters turn to Democrats over costs

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63% of voters say the Trump administration has made the economy worse, including a quarter of Republicans.

54% of voters view housing costs as a major problem, down from 60%.

51% of voters say a Trump endorsement makes them less likely to support a candidate, while 25% say it makes them more likely.

The Fox News survey was conducted September 11-14, 2026, with a sample of 1,211 registered voters and a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

62% of voters view grocery prices as a major problem, down from 66%.

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“When pundits and analysts talk about the fundamentals favoring the Democrats in this midterm, they are mostly referring to the economy,”
Daron Shaw Said DATE NOT STATED Reported SEP 16 verbatim · 1 source

Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts the Fox News Poll with Democratic pollster Chris Anderson, attributes Democrats' midterm advantage to the economy.

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US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time since 2023

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Warsh said the Fed's decision to raise rates was not influenced by financial markets.

Kevin Warsh assumed the role of Fed chair in May.

The US-Iran war began in late February with a large-scale US-Israeli attack.

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“Higher interest rates tend to weaken the economy … but if the market believes that there’s going to be a rate increase, it’s priced in already as prices move on news, so this won’t be news,”
Michael Klein Said DATE NOT STATED Reported SEP 16 verbatim · 1 source

Klein explained that anticipated rate increases are typically already priced into markets, which should help steady yields.

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News helicopter crash in Los Angeles kills at least three

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Moreno and Marciniw were employees of Angel City Air, a helicopter charter company that operated NBC Los Angeles' NewsChopper4.

Pilot George Marciniw was named as one of the three people killed in the crash.

NewsChopper4 also operated for Telemundo 52.

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“Our hearts are with the victims and families of tonight’s devastating Metro bus and helicopter crashes in Chatsworth, and with the entire NBC4 family,”
Gavin Newsom Said SEP 16 Reported SEP 16 verbatim · 2 sources

Newsom offered condolences in a statement on X thanking first responders after the Chatsworth crashes.

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Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time in three years

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Trump said he still has confidence in Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.

White House spokesman Kush Desai said on Fox News that the president still believes in the independence of the Fed.

Trump posted on Truth Social demanding the Fed lower interest rates.

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Congress passes sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions bill

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The bill allows the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top purchasers of Russian energy.

The Senate approved the measure by a vote of 86-11.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Russia and Iran sanctions bill by a vote of 262-159.

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“I’ll always stand with my community’s values, and am grateful for the 86 senators who voted to send this bill to the House. My vote today gets us one step closer to enacting these sanctions into law and I look forward to voting tomorrow to cut off the flow of Russian oil money fuelling this war.”
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Said SEP 15 Reported SEP 16 verbatim · 1 source

Perez expressed gratitude for Senate support and said her vote advanced the bill toward enacting sanctions on Russian oil money.

Artists pull out of Ed Sheeran tour over Palestine

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Finneas announced on Instagram on Tuesday that he had decided to withdraw from the tour after Macklemore's removal.

Aaron Rowe said as Irish people, they know about genocide, forced famine, and violent occupation.

Sheeran is set to kick off his North American tour at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday.

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Belarus frees 25 political prisoners in return for US sanctions relief

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Alexander Lukashenko is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In March, the government of Belarus released 250 prisoners following a pardon.

Journalist Andrei Alyaksandrau was among those released.

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe announces makeover ahead of expansion

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe unveiled a new look on Wednesday.

About 1 in 3 Tropical Smoothie Cafe orders comes from a loyalty program member, according to CEO Max Wetzel.

In fiscal 2025, Tropical Smoothie Cafe reported net income of $115.4 million on revenue of $131.4 million.

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“What's exciting is as we hit critical brand awareness levels in these markets, we're seeing a nice increase in overall [average unit volumes],”
Max Wetzel Said SEP 16 Reported SEP 16 verbatim · 1 source

Wetzel noted that as the chain reaches critical brand awareness in new markets, average unit volumes are increasing.

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USA exits U-20 World Cup on penalties

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Age-eligible US players absent from the tournament squad include Lily Yohannes, Claire Hutton, Jordyn Bugg, and Melanie Barcenas.

The United States defeated New Zealand 9-0 in the group stage.

Ainsley McCammon is a Seattle Reign midfielder.

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Saudi Arabia says it shot down Houthi drone south of Mecca

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Saudi Arabia issued a security alert in Mecca on Tuesday, the first since the Houthis last attempted to target the area with a ballistic missile in 2017.

Brent crude and US West Texas Intermediate futures hovered near four-month highs of $107.8 per barrel and $104.6 a barrel respectively.

Houthi spokesperson Hazem al-Assad said the claims about targeting Mecca are a worn-out lie.

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Anthropic and OpenAI propose new 'neutral' AI watchdogs

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Amodei cited embedded bank supervisors as a precedent for his proposal.

Amodei committed Anthropic to providing third-party evaluators with access comparable to internal risk teams and the right to publish findings without the company's editorial control, subject to limited redactions.

Hill said if an AI company selects the evaluator, controls what it can see, and remains free to disregard its conclusions, that looks a lot like an internal compliance department.

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Measles deaths in the United States amid falling vaccination rates

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A fourth person with measles has died in Pennsylvania.

The other infant who died had Amish microcephaly.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a longtime vaccine critic who has downplayed the seriousness of measles.

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Quote of the day
“We need support, most importantly with machinery, equipment, among others. Our colleagues here don't have [engine] oil and spare parts to continue to work with all the equipment that is still in Gaza.”
Alessandro Mrakic Said SEP 16 Reported SEP 16 verbatim · 2 sources

Mrakic called for support including machinery and spare parts, warning that approximately 400 other war-damaged buildings across Gaza were at imminent risk of collapse.

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