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Consumer prices rose 3.5% in June from a year earlier, down sharply from an annual rate of 4.2% in May, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
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  • Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary and tech mogul Elon Musk traded insults as a deal to equip aircraft with Musk's Starlink fell through.
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  • A new study has found that American consumers are paying for 96% of the Trump administration's tariff costs.
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  • Florida’s lack of income taxes convinced star wide receiver Tyreek Hill to sign with the Miami Dolphins over the New York Jets. Billionaire Jeff Bezos left his home in Washington for Florida to avoid the state’s tax on capital gains.
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