Number of Americans filing for jobless benefits falls as labor market remains sturdy
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell last week as the labor market remains sturdy ahead of an expected purge of federal government employees
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Number of Americans filing for unemployment rises to 242,000, highest in 3 months
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three yearsABC News - Feb. 27 -
Jobless claims recede from 3-month high, but unemployment filings jump for federal workers
The first trickle of federal workers losing their jobs showed up last week in U.S. applications for unemployment benefits, but many more filings are likely in the next few months as the full scope ...MarketWatch - 3h -
Super Micro shares fall ahead of filing deadline
If Super Micro fails to file the reports, its stock could be delisted from Nasdaq.CNBC - Feb. 25 -
Americans apply for UK citizenship in record numbers
Donald Trump’s election and British tax changes believed to be behind 40% rise in applicationsFinancial Times - 2d -
USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers
The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.Wired - Feb. 20 -
Why 'Severance' would fall flat with the American workforce
While there’s no polling data asking about whether we’d be willing to become “severed,” don’t expect Americans to clamor for it any time soon.The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Redrawing of global energy markets map set to heap benefits on US
The prospects of peace and the return of Russian gas looks likely to serve the interests of Donald Trump. The Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine three years ago has reverberated through the global ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Trump and Musk float 'DOGE dividends.' Low-income Americans might not benefit.
President Donald Trump recently touted the of "DOGE dividends," which came to a 30-year-old investor in a dream and caught the attention of Elon Musk on X.NBC News - Feb. 23
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Trump announces pause on tariffs for some Mexican goods
The move expanded a carve-out issued for automakers a day earlier.ABC News - 13m -
Screaming match breaks out in House after vote to censure Democrat Al Green
The House voted on Thursday to censure Democrat Al Green over his outburst at President Donald Trump's speech to Congress on Tuesday night.ABC News - 50m -
Vatican offers brief update as Pope Francis begins 21st day in hospital
Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," but rested peacefully overnight into Thursday, the Vatican said.ABC News - 6h -
WATCH: Golden retriever takes 'retriever' identity very seriously
Brooks the golden retriever loves collecting sticks and is determined to carry a massive stick home through the streets of Charleston, South Carolina.ABC News - 1h -
WATCH: 'Lavanado' spotted spinning as Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii
The latest eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii brought more than tall bursts of fiery red lava and billowing smoke: A so-called "lavanado" was spotted spinning inside the crater.ABC News - 4h
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Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump cancels signing EO to dismantle Dept. of Education
The White House has pulled Thursday's signing of the executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, multiple sources told ABC News.ABC News - 2m -
Minister threatens law change after 'two-tier' sentencing row
From April, an offender's ethnicity or faith will be a bigger factor in deciding whether to jail them.BBC News - 6m -
Trump raids will now target migrants who entered the U.S. as families with children
U.S. immigration agents are planning a new operation to arrest migrant families with children as part of a nationwide crackdown, according to three sources familiar with the planning.NBC News - 11m -
As Trump goes after Education Department, staff cuts leave student loan borrowers in the dark
Federal student loan borrowers experiencing difficulties with their loans could find they have no recourse as President Donald Trump’s cuts to staff at the Department of Education are carried out, ...NBC News - 12m -
Rare Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant rookie jerseys expected to sell for $20 million at auction
Rare pieces of memorabilia from two of the National Basketball Association’s biggest icons are hitting the auction block and are expected to sell for a combined $20 million.NBC News - 12m