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Unemployment claims tick up to 206,000 but remain at historically low levels 0
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- September 3, 2026
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs are still rare and jobless claims remain at historically low levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday filings for benefits ticked up to 206,000 last week from a revised 204,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out
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Washington chemical tank called unfit for service before deadly failure, report says 0
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- August 28, 2026
An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill “not fit for continued service” 10 months before it failed in May, killing 11 in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace disasters in recent decades, according to a federal report released Friday. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s update about the May 26
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UN aid chief warns Russian drones threaten civilians and aid work in Ukraine 0
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- August 19, 2026
KYIV, Ukraine — The intensifying use of drones against civilians and humanitarian workers is a dangerous obstacle for aid operations in Ukraine, the U.N.’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, said on Wednesday. Fletcher spoke to The Associated Press in an interview after a visit to the southern city of Kherson, where he witnessed how communities there
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CDC’s new director is pressed to do something about its zombie programs 0
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- August 18, 2026
NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still has an Alzheimer’s disease program. Congress appropriated $41 million to it this year. There’s just no one staffing it. Then there’s the agency’s Office on Smoking and Health. Congress allocated $246 million for that. Its staffers were cut, too. Same for the epilepsy program.
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US job openings slip to 7.4 million, but labor market remains resilient 0
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- August 4, 2026
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings fell slightly in June, but the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of an economic shock from fighting in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The Labor Department said that employers posted 7.36 million vacancies in June, down from 7.54 million in May. The
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Father and son arrested after holding two Forest Service workers at gunpoint 0
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- July 18, 2026
REDDING, California.- A father and son are expected to face federal kidnapping charges after they tied up two U.S. Forest Service employees and held them at gunpoint inside a trailer in Northern California near Mount Shasta. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz said the two workers were conducting routine field operations in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest
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