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The yield on the 10-year Treasury was relatively unchanged on Monday as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week where policymakers are widely expected to cut interest rates a quarter percentage point.The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was little changed at 3.991%, while the 2-year Treasury note yield was more than 1 basis point higher at 3.501%. The 30-year bond yield fell more than 2 basis points to 4.562%.One basis point equals 0.01% (1/100th of 1%) and yields and prices move inversely to one another.The Fed’s interest rate decision on Wednesday will be the key event this week and investors are anticipating that policymakers will…

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November.More than 1 billion pounds (454 million kilograms) of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according to the Department of Energy.Yours doesn’t have to go to waste. Experts told us your pumpkins can be eaten, composted or even fed to animals. Here’s how.Cooking with pumpkin wasteIf you’re carving a jack-o’-lantern, don’t throw away the skin or innards — every part is edible.After carving, you can cube the excess flesh — the thick part between the outer skin and the inner pulp that holds the seeds — for soups…

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun called Monday for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries, escalating a national fight over midcycle redistricting. President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Republican governors to draw new maps that give the party an easier path to maintain control of the House in the midterms. While Republicans in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina have moved quickly to enact new districts and California Democrats are seeking to counter with their own redistricting plan, Indiana lawmakers have been far more hesitant.Braun called for the General Assembly…

Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America “falls back” into standard time. But make sure to get outside for some morning sun, too — it’ll help your body clock reset faster.Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Standard time will last until March 8 when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time.There’s a lot of grumbling about the twice-a-year time changes. The spring switch tends to be harder, losing that hour of…

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s president on Monday asked former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, a populist billionaire, to form a new government after his party’s victory in parliamentary elections. President Petr Pavel made the announcement after meeting Babiš, whose ANO (YES) staged a comeback in the Oct 3-4 ballot. Babiš has been negotiating a possible majority coalition with the Freedom and Direct Democracy anti-migrant party and the right-wing Motorists for Themselves.All the three parties are critical of the European Union and reject its environmental, migrant and other policies and their rule is expected to steer the country away from…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mourners gathered at a church in Kyiv on Monday to honor two Ukrainian journalists killed last week when a Russian drone struck their car in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region.War correspondent Olena Hubanova, who worked under the pseudonym Alyona Gramova, and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed on Thursday by a Russian Lancet drone in Kramatorsk, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the front line. Another reporter who was part of the team was wounded.It was the latest deadly attack on journalists covering the war in Ukraine. Earlier this month, a French photojournalist, Antoni Lallican, and a Ukrainian…

Gold prices were flat in Asia trade on Wednesday as investors held back from placing large bets ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision, while also keeping a close watch on the developments surrounding the Israel-Iran conflict. Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe narrow lanes of Zaveri Bazaar, one of the oldest jewelers’ markets in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, grew even more congested this Diwali as crowds jostled to buy gold on the auspicious first day of the festival of lights.But there was a twist.Most of the people thronging the market were there to buy gold coins or…

KUWAIT, Oct 27: 1918: Around 4,000 people perished due to the influenza pandemic that struck almost every house. The pandemic lasted until December and Kuwaitis called this year “The Year of Mercy.”1962: The Kuwait College of Nursing opened with the aim of preparing nurses to honor needs of hospitals and clinics.1993: Three Kuwaiti pilots died when their helicopters crashed during a show held on the occasion of a visit by families of British soldiers who were killed in the war to liberate the State of Kuwait from the Iraqi occupation. The pilots were Khaled Al-Khalaf, Faraj Al-Dabbous and Jamal Bugrais.1997:…

Oct 27, 2025, 04:30 AM ETFormer Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has said his former club are in “crisis mode” after losing four straight games in the Premier League and questioned the physicality of the defending champions.Defeat to Brentford on Saturday was the latest in a string of poor results of Arne Slot’s side that has seen them register just one win in their last six in all competitions.Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher, who made 737 appearances for Liverpool in a 17-year senior career, didn’t mince his words speaking about the champions’ form.Liverpool’s title defence has faltered after a perfect start. Catherine…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers…Premier League Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Antoine Semenyo equalises for Bournemouth in their Premier League clash with Fulham Liverpool are keeping tabs on Antoine Semenyo but Bournemouth would want in excess of £75m for the winger – Mail Plus. West Ham plan to keep faith with Nuno Espirito Santo and not follow in Nottingham Forest’s footsteps by sacking a second manager of the season – Mirror.Bournemouth rejected £50m offers from Manchester United and Tottenham at the start of the summer window – Telegraph.Tottenham’s reshuffle at the…