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Chicago is facing two more days of rain, with the heaviest downpours bringing a risk of flooding across the city and areas to the north. Showers and overcast skies are expected on Wednesday, September 30, with temperatures reaching about 19C and south-westerly winds gusting up to 20mph. A few thunderstorms are also possible overnight and on Thursday. The National Weather Service has warned that repeated bands of rain could produce between 1in and 3in across the wider region through Thursday night. Saturated ground may lead to flooding in low-lying areas and places with poor drainage, while rivers and streams are…

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The last US soldiers have left Iraq, bringing an end to a 12-year military mission that President Donald Trump described as “a very expensive excursion into hell”. Mr Trump hailed the US military’s departure from Iraq as the mission came to a close.

Gold’s retreat from a record high has renewed interest in using retirement savings to buy the precious metal, but the fall in price does not by itself make a 401(k) rollover into a gold IRA the right decision. Gold reached nearly $5,600 an ounce in January before falling to about $4,300 by late September. That puts the metal roughly 23% below its peak and more than $100 lower than it was just a few weeks earlier. The decline may appear to offer investors a more attractive entry point, particularly those who had been waiting for prices to ease. However, gold…

Cara Delevingne led the star arrivals at Tom Ford’s Paris Fashion Week show on Wednesday, stepping out in a striking purple velvet suit at the Place Vendôme. The 34-year-old model paired the plunging two-piece with distinctive glasses as she left Le Bristol Paris before making her way to the event. Kate Moss brought her own dramatic style to the occasion, wearing an unbuttoned blue shirt that revealed a string bralette underneath. She completed the look with a black PVC skirt and heels, with her blue-coloured vape matching the outfit. Shakira made a surprise appearance after travelling from Miami, Florida, wearing…

A Federal Reserve official, Cook, has said inflation in the United States has been too high for too long. The remarks from the Fed’s Cook focused on the continuing problem of elevated inflation, with no further details provided.

Tom Cruise added the audience of The Jennifer Hudson Show to his coconut cake list after bringing slices of the signature dessert to share with those in the studio. The actor is known for giving coconut cake to fellow celebrities during the holidays. Hudson asked how she could join the list, only for Cruise to tell her that she was already included. He had also brought enough cake for the programme’s audience, turning the exchange into a shared treat for the studio guests. Hudson responded with a gift of her own, handing out her mother’s traditional pound cake. The talk…

Six people have been arrested after nearly 100 federal, state and local officers raided nine massage businesses across metropolitan Atlanta as part of a months-long human trafficking investigation. Search warrants were carried out simultaneously on Tuesday, September 29, by the Peachtree City Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit and officers from the Tyrone Police Department. The businesses targeted included Oak and Stone Massage on East Highway 54 in Peachtree City, Serene Spa and Healing Massage in Tyrone, and Ivy Massage on Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta. Investigators charged Yuhan Zhang with…

US inflation rose less than expected in August, with the Federal Reserve’s closely watched personal consumption expenditures price index increasing by 0.3% from the previous month. The rise followed a revised 0.1% increase in July and fell short of economists’ expectations for a 0.4% increase, according to Commerce Department data. Annual PCE inflation stood at 3.4% in August, unchanged from the revised figure for July. Core PCE inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, rose by 0.2% over the month, below forecasts of 0.3%. Core prices had increased by a revised 0.1% in July, while the annual rate of core…

The US Justice Department has filed a judicial misconduct complaint against all but one of the federal district judges in Minnesota, accusing them of breaching ethical rules after several spoke publicly about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operation. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the complaint against judges serving on the US District Court for the District of Minnesota. It was filed with the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The complaint names Judges Patrick Schiltz and John Tunheim, along with “anonymous district judges”. Six of Minnesota’s seven federal judges spoke to reporters about Operation Metro Surge, according to…