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September PCE: Americans Spent More Dollars, but Bought Barely More

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ECONOMY / THE PURCHASING-POWER ISSUE September PCE: More dollars. Barely more. September PCE The receipt is not the basket. NEWJINMEDIA · October 31, 2026 A shopper checks her phone beside grocery shelves in Washington, D.C. Archival USDA photograph. USDA Food and Nutrition Service · Source · Public domain +0.5% dollar spending · less than +0.1% real consumption · −0.3% real disposable income The receipt grew faster than the basket Americans’ consumer spending rose 0.5 percent in September 2026, but the increase looked very different after inflation. Real personal consumption expenditures rose by less than 0.1 percent, while inflation-adjusted disposable income fell 0.3 percent. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those estimates on October 29. The important contrast is not between a good number and a bad number. It is between paying more dollars and receiving a larger volume of goods and services. The PCE price index increased 0.5 percent from August and 3.6 percent from a y...
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Democrats Won the House and Senate. What the 2026 Midterms Changed — and Did Not

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NEWJIN MEDIA Monday, November 9, 2026 Politics · 2026 Midterms Democrats Won the House and Senate. What the 2026 Midterms Changed — and Did Not By November 8 the AP count stood at 254–162 in the House and at least 54–44 in the Senate, with five governorships flipped. NEWJIN MEDIA · November 9, 2026 00 The U.S. Capitol at sunset, February 12, 2026. Shawn Miller · Library of Congress · CC0 (Wikimedia Commons) House · 435 seats 254 – 162 Democrats – Republicans. 19 uncalled; majority 218. Senate · 100 seats 54 – 44 Democrats – Republicans. 2 uncalled; majority 51. Governors · 50 states 28 – 20 Democrats – Republicans. 2 uncalled. AP calls, November 8, 2026. 01 The night The night the map changed On Tuesday, November 3, American voters handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress. The AP called Senate control at 11:39 p.m. Eastern time, on the Iowa result. By Sunda...
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Older Americans Reported $3 Billion in Fraud Losses. Investment Scams Led the Dollar Total.

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AI-generated editorial illustration of a scam call, not an actual incident. Society · Consumer protection Older adults. Bigger fraud losses. The FTC’s new older-consumer fraud report separates reported losses from estimates and shows where a pause can interrupt costly impersonation scams. October 21, 2026 · Official-source analysis Older Americans reported more than $3 billion in fraud losses in 2025. A pause before an urgent transfer can matter more than guessing whether a caller sounds convincing. 01 / Evidence and action A smaller share of reports, a disproportionate loss The most important finding in the Federal Trade Commission’s new older-consumer fraud report is not simply that losses rose. It is that a relatively small set of very large losses now accounts for most of the money older Americans report losing. That changes the practical question. Recognizing an obvious junk message is useful, but interrupting a believable emergency before a large transfer can matter much mo...
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Thanksgiving turkey safety starts days before the oven: a 2026 planning guide

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THANKSGIVING 2026 / THE KITCHEN PLAN USDA demonstration of well-placed refrigerator contents, San Antonio, June 5, 2020. USDA / Lance Cheung · Public-domain rights . Society / Food safety Turkey safety starts cold. The days before the oven matter as much as the holiday meal. NEWJINMEDIA November 5, 2026 A guide to official food-safety advice Plan refrigerator space, thawing time and a 165°F temperature check before Thanksgiving. Safe leftovers depend on what happens after the meal, too. Thanksgiving falls on November 26 in 2026. For a household buying a large frozen turkey, the most important preparation may happen well before that Thursday: making enough refrigerator space, checking the appliance temperature and working backward from the meal. A turkey can look ready on the outside while remaining frozen in the center, and a cooked bird can become unsafe later if it sits out too long. The useful plan is therefore a chain of decisions, not a roasting time alone. This guide draws on cu...
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Mini Mart Survivors Launches on Steam: The Night Shift Is Now a Bullet Heaven

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Gaming · Launch watch Mini Mart Survivors Launches on Steam: The Night Shift Is Now a Bullet Heaven Night shift Now hiring Official key art; Mini Mart Survivors, developed and published by Geek Haus. Original · Press permission Mini Mart Survivors turns a convenience-store job into a debt-fueled roguelite, with six branches and a free demo to test its combat. Newjinmedia · Published November 10, 2026 (KST) · Public-source reporting and editorial analysis A convenience store is an unusually good setting for a survival game. The lights stay on after the rest of the street goes dark. People keep arriving. The worker cannot simply leave. Mini Mart Survivors, released on Steam on November 9, makes that familiar situation literal: the customers become monsters, the merchandise becomes ammunition, and the paycheck is a reason to return to a dangerous job. The hook is instantly legible, but the more interesting question is what happens after the joke lands. Can a game about surviving anoth...
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Voyager 1 saves power as a one-day signal journey approaches

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Tech & Science / Interstellar operations Voyager 1 saves power as a one-day signal journey approaches New engineering work is buying scientific time for the 1977 probe. Its next distance record will make the communications delay easier to grasp. 24 h ONE-WAY RADIO TRAVEL AT ONE LIGHT-DAY NOVEMBER 4, 2026 · NEWJINMEDIA Deep Space Station 14 at Goldstone, California, in an archival image released in July 2024. The 70-meter dish is part of the Earth-based network supporting distant missions. Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech. Source · NASA media terms · JPL image terms Voyager 1 has saved power and regained contact as NASA prepares for a one-light-day distance milestone on November 18. In an October 29 update , NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said engineers completed an energy-saving hardware change in early September. Three powered devices were replaced operationally by three lower-power alternatives. Without that change, another science instrument could have needed to shut down a...
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U.S. construction spending fell in September. The housing detail changes the story.

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Economy / Construction spending U.S. construction spending fell. The housing detail matters. September’s national decline hides a near-flat month for new homes and a different direction for public work. NEWJINMEDIA · November 5, 2026 Analysis of U.S. Census Bureau public data Soo Lock construction at sunrise, Michigan, August 6, 2026. Archive project photograph. Kelsie Hall / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public-domain source . September construction spending fell 1.9%, but new-home spending was nearly flat. A closer look separates remodeling, offices and public projects. The November 2 release from the U.S. Census Bureau describes a smaller national construction market than a year earlier, but it does not describe every part of that market moving in the same direction. September spending ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.1861 trillion, down from a revised $2.2274 trillion in August. Private residential work fell sharply. Private nonresidential work rose. Public construc...
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Veterans Day 2026 at National Parks: Free Entry Is Not a Complete Trip Plan

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Society · Public access / United States October 29, 2026 November 11 / A day of remembrance Veterans Day 2026 at national parks Free entry is only the beginning. Match the pass, the route and the visit—not just the date. World War II Memorial reliefs and the Washington Monument at sunrise. Archive photograph; NPS. Source · Public-domain terms . Plan Veterans Day 2026 at national parks: who gets free entry, what military passes cover and which reservations, routes and facilities need checking. The National Park Service’s current entrance-pass calendar lists Wednesday, November 11, as its remaining 2026 fee-free date after October 27. That Veterans Day entrance-fee waiver applies to U.S. citizens and residents—not every visitor—and does not erase reservations or camping charges. For a family planning a day outdoors or a visit to a military memorial, the practical question is whether the people, route and activity on the itinerary are covered. A national fee calendar is not a national ...
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September State Jobs Report: Only Three States Had Clear Monthly Payroll Changes

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Economy / Labor geography September 2026 The state jobs report September state jobs. Beyond the average. September’s clearest monthly payroll changes were in just three states. The national unemployment rate cannot tell the whole local story. The Americas at night, a composite from 2012 satellite observations. Geographic context, not a map of current employment. NASA Earth Observatory/Robert Simmon; Suomi NPP VIIRS data courtesy of Chris Elvidge, NOAA. Image source · NASA media guidelines . New Jersey and South Carolina added payroll jobs in September 2026, while Wisconsin lost them. Those were the only statistically significant monthly state changes in the latest BLS report. Understanding what that means starts with separating people, jobs and uncertainty. Economy · NEWJIN MEDIA editorial desk · October 21, 2026 · Analysis of BLS and New Jersey Labor Department public records. September figures are preliminary unless otherwise noted. 01 / The local reading The important word is “s...
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Fed Holds at 3.75–4.00%: Why October’s Pause Is Not a Promise of Cuts

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Chairman Kevin Warsh at the October 28, 2026 FOMC press conference. Federal Reserve Board · Public Domain Mark 1.0 . 3.75–4.00% Federal funds target range · unchanged Economy / Monetary policy October Fed hold: not a promise of cuts. October’s decision, the operating machinery behind it, and the contracts that determine what households actually pay. Newjinmedia · Public-source analysis Published October 29, 2026 · Decision: October 28, U.S. Eastern time The Fed held rates on October 28. Here is what the split vote, operating rates and loan contracts mean—and why a hold does not promise cheaper credit. A pause after a hike—not a promise of cuts The Federal Reserve held its federal funds target at 3.75–4.00 percent on October 28, 2026. The practical message is narrower than the word pause can suggest: the committee left its overnight policy setting unchanged, but did not promise cheaper household borrowing or identify its next move as a cut. The decision passed 10–2. Lisa D. Cook and Be...
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EVgo’s 750-kW Charging Plan Comes With a More Complicated Growth Story

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AUTOMOTIVE · THE CHARGING NETWORK EVgo’s 750-kW Charging Plan Comes With a More Complicated Growth Story EVgo’s November 9 results pair a 750-kW charging plan with rising charging sales, softer total revenue and a network still being built. Newjin Media · Public-source reporting November 10, 2026 Existing Meijer charging canopy in Warren. Official archive photograph. © 2026 EVgo Services LLC. Used with Permission. Original · Editorial-use terms A faster charger is an easy headline. A charging network that drivers can find, enter, pay for and use without rearranging their day is the harder product. EVgo’s November 9 earnings announcement puts those two stories next to each other: the company says its next-generation architecture will be capable of delivering up to 750 kilowatts, with deployments anticipated to begin in 2027, while its existing business is growing in ways that deserve a closer look than one peak-power number. For the quarter ended September 30, EVgo reported $71.788 mil...
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