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Animator en Scooby Doo co-creator Joe Ruby has died. The co-founder of production company Ruby-Spears died Wednesday in Westlake Village, CA. He was 87. A rep for Ruby told Deadline that the animator died of natural causes after years of dealing with health issues. The animator, who collaborated with Ken …

Fed renews long-term strategy Today, the Fed released an update on its long-term monetary policy goals. On maximum employment, the FOMC emphasizes that maximum employment is a broad and inclusive goal and reports that its policy decision will be informed by its “assessments of the employment deficit from its maximum …

Thieves stole the painting Two Laughing Boys by Dutch golden age artist Frans Hals from a museum in the Netherlands, police said. the third time it has been taken. The artwork, valued at $ 18 million by one expert and dating from 1626, was taken over from the Hofje van …

Former New York Mets and Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry is in public for President Trump’s acceptance speech by the Republican National Convention on the White House South Lawn. Strawberry, 58, was a Yankee right-back from 1995 to 1999 after a career with several other MLB teams. But he made his …

The U.S. economy shrank in April-June with an alarming annual rate of 31.7% as it struggled under the weight of the viral pandemic, the government estimated Thursday. It was the sharpest four-year drop on record. The Department of Commerce downgraded its previous estimate of U.S. gross domestic product last quarter, …