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U.S. employers scaled back hiring in April but still added 175,000 jobs in the face of higher ratesMay 03, 2024 7:54 am - WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April, adding a modest 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to ...
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Police move in to clear NYU encampment, U.S. campus arrests grow to 2,200 in pro-Palestinian protestsMay 03, 2024 7:32 am - LOS ANGELES — Police moved in to clear an encampment at New York University on Friday at the request of school officials, the latest development in weeks of pro-Palestini...
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Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremoniesMay 03, 2024 7:30 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With student protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting campuses nationwide, several major universities are intent on ensuring that commencement cer...
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Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts political firestorm in 2016 over ‘Access Hollywood’ tapeMay 03, 2024 7:17 am - NEW YORK — Former White House official and Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks took the stand Friday at the former president's hush money trial and recounted how his 2016 cam...
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How to be a ‘Fall Guy’: Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble lifeMay 03, 2024 6:43 am - There are two things to keep in mind while being burned alive for a movie scene. The first, says stunt performer Ben Jenkin, is not to breathe in a flame. The other: Keep moving. Jenkin was reminded of that before doing his first fire burn in David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy.”
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Get better sleep with these 5 tips from expertsMay 03, 2024 6:29 am - Don’t fall for online fads or unproven methods to fall asleep and stay asleep. Instead, try these simple tricks recommended by sleep experts.
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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists sayMay 03, 2024 5:57 am - An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday.
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Lindor shakes off illness, comes off bench to rally Mets past Cubs in 11 inningsMay 02, 2024 7:03 pm - NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor delivered a pair of two-run doubles off the bench, rallying the New York Mets past the Chicago Cubs 7-6 in 11 innings Thursday for a split of ...
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IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filersMay 02, 2024 4:03 pm - WASHINGTON — The IRS said Thursday it has taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers, and is more closely examining ...
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Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prisonMay 02, 2024 12:38 pm - WASHINGTON — A Georgia business owner who bragged that he “fed” a police officer to a mob of rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Thursday ...