a critical rebound, or is it the calm before the storm? the data is in and the u.s. economy grew by more than expected last quarter putting an end to a six-month slump and the president is hoping this bounce gives democrats a jolt before election day. but before we discuss the political fallout let s look at the numbers. with cnn s matt egan and rahel soloman. break this down for us. does this mean we are out of the woods. unfortunately, not so much. great news that the economy bounced back last quarter. but that doesn t mean that the risk of a recession going forward has gone away. both things can be true at the same time. today s report showed that gdp increased last quarter at an annual rate of 2.6%. pretty solid. i think that plus low unemployment should put to rest this idea that the economy is already in a recession but this gdp report had concerning signals. it s really the improvement was driven by trade, exports were up. imports went down. that alone was enough to
The international community must take immediate action to end the wave of sexual violence being carried out against women and girls in Sudan, two senior UN officials said on Thursday.
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American rapper-songwriter Kanye West s honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been rescinded by the institution.
had concerns about him, took him to a mental health facility for mental health treatment but here is where the limited law comes in because under federal gun laws you cannot purchase or possess a firearm if you have been committed to a mental institution but that has to come from a lawful authority, from a court, from a commission that s not voluntarily committing yourself. here he went to get mental health treatment but that didn t stop him from getting the weapon, maintaining it and causing the shooting. and that school shooting in st. louis was at least the 67th attack this year in the u.s. thank you, josh campbell for your reporting. and insights. fierce fallout over recent anti-semitic comments. for people who have known the artist formerly known as kanye west, the hostile rhetoric or beyond hostile rhetoric, frankly, isn t new. we re learning more about the rapper s, quote, obsession with hitler. that s next.