US inflation stays high as housing costs bite

Consumer prices rose 6.4% in the 12 months to January, the Labor Department says.
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New Zealand Calls State of Emergency for Cyclone Gabrielle

The cyclone, which caused severe flooding and cut power to 225,000 residents, was “the most significant weather event New Zealand has seen this century,” Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said.

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Julian Wasser, the ‘Photographer Laureate’ of L.A., Dies at 89

In the 1960s and ’70s, he created indelible images of the city’s combustible mix of art, rock ’n’ roll, new Hollywood and social ferment.

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Ford Halts Production of Electric Pickup Over Battery Issue

The automaker cited a potential problem with the battery pack of the F-150 Lightning but said it was unaware of any incidents “in the field.”

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Ukraine Urges Civilians Out of Bakhmut as Russia Edges Closer to City

Fewer than 5,000 residents remain in the eastern city, out of a prewar population of 70,000, as Russian forces close in.

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Pharrell Williams Is Louis Vuitton’s Next Men’s Designer

The rapper and music producer will succeed Virgil Abloh and “lead Louis Vuitton toward a new and very exciting chapter,” the brand said in a statement.

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Stocks Slip as Inflation Story Gets More Complicated

The prospect of a drop in the pace of inflation has recently boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve will soon stop increasing interest rates.

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