Nation and World
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US employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month though unemployment up to 4.1%
Mar 07, 2025 9:41 am - U.S. employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Donald threatens a trade war, purges the federal workforce and promises to deport millions of immigrants.
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Trump says he sent a letter to Iran's supreme leader over country's advancing nuclear program
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Clashes in Syria's coastal region between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 70
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Authorities: Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week earlier in Santa Fe
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Russia bombards Ukraine’s energy grid after Zelenskyy says his team will hold talks with the US
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Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar travel connecting Paris to London and Brussels
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Half a million US jobs on the line as DOGE fallout spreads
Mar 06, 2025 7:59 pm - The Trump administration’s rapid efforts to dramatically shrink the size of federal government have economists rethinking forecasts for another solid year of labor market...
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Trump administration plans 15% cut to VA workforce
Mar 06, 2025 7:56 pm - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans Wednesday to cut roughly 80,000 jobs, more than 15% of its employees, the latest in President Donald Trump’s effort to ...
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Draft executive order calls for closing Education Dept.
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GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds