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Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as labor market continues to show strengthApr 03, 2025 8:15 am - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell modestly last week, remaining within the same range of recent years.
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Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this weekApr 03, 2025 8:08 am - Violent storms and tornadoes tore through cities from Oklahoma to Indiana during what could be a record-setting period of deadly weather and flooding, destroying homes and sending debris nearly 5 miles into the air in one location.
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Naomi Watts, Great Dane share solace after loss in ‘The Friend’Apr 03, 2025 8:06 am - Having it all means different things to everyone, but a rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan is probably pretty close to a universal dream. It’s easy enough, then, to understand the conundrum facing Iris (Naomi Watts), a writer, who suddenly finds herself with a 150-pound Great Dane ward after an unexpected death in “The Friend.”
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Nearly 2 months later, the Cubs finally go home to Chicago for their Wrigley Field opener on FridayApr 02, 2025 8:49 pm - The Chicago Cubs were in Arizona for spring training, began the regular season in Japan, went back to Phoenix to face the Diamondbacks in a four-game set and then traveled to Northern California to take on the Athletics. Now, the San Diego Padres come to the Windy City beginning with a Friday matinee and more opening day fanfare for the Cubs in a wild start to the year.
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Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump’s DOGEApr 02, 2025 6:44 pm - WASHINGTON — DOGE’s days appear to be numbered. Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told report...
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Totally bananas: Jason Momoa shines in 'A Minecraft Movie'Apr 02, 2025 4:51 pm - The latest IP to be mined into a Hollywood blockbuster is appropriately a video game that celebrates digging: “A Minecraft Movie.” The Jared Hess-directed action-adventure artfully straddles the line between delighting preteen gamers and keeping their parents awake.
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Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unusedApr 02, 2025 4:16 pm - Most teenagers don’t use drugs. There’s data to show that because of a 50-year-old government survey that may now be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government tea...
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NASA’s Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won’t hit Earth in 2032Apr 02, 2025 4:09 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth’s hit list. Discovered la...
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Blink and you could miss them. 10 native spring ephemerals that bring early color to the gardenApr 02, 2025 2:27 pm - Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge and new annuals settle in. But a less common category of plants — native spring ephemerals — though fleeting, bridge the gap between winter and spring. Blink and you may miss them.
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Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire to ease quake relief as the death toll tops 3,000Apr 02, 2025 11:41 am - Myanmar's ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people.