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Stocks fall after a surprisingly strong jobs report raises prospects of an interest rate hike
Stocks fell on Wall Street and Treasury yields rose after a surprisingly strong report on the job market appeared to increase chances that the U.S. central bank could raise interest rates later this month
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Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as US talks on the war are expected
A Russian drone has struck Ukraine’s security service headquarters in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says
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Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey
The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity
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Watchdog report: Ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer oversaw hostile work environment, misused funds
A new watchdog report concludes that former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” work environment and engaged in numerous violations of department policy
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Hiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the US
The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs
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US issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a 'critical financial lifeline' for Iran
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian government
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US diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goods
Diesel has hit a record price in the U.S., soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time
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EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers
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China exerts tight grip on information after floods along the border with Nepal
It’s been more than a week since deadly flash floods killed hundreds and left thousands missing along the China-Nepal border
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US job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs; the unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%
US job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs; the unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%
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