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Employers add 339,000 jobs, but unemployment ticks up

The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of enduring strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to cool. Friday’s report from the government reflected the job market’s resilience after more than a year of… Read More

Financial watchdog issues warning about Venmo

Customers of Venmo, PayPal and CashApp should not store their money with those apps for the long term because the funds might not be safe during a crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned Thursday. The alert comes several weeks after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and… Read More

Joe Biden fell on stage, got head injury on Thursday

80-year-old President Joe Biden tripped and fell while on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. It took three handlers to help him get up. Later, upon returning to the White House, he has a minor head jury when exiting his Marine One helicopter, according to a report… Read More

This fast-growing state is limiting construction due to drought

Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought that is sapping its water supply. In a news conference Thursday, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the restrictions that could affect some of the… Read More

Former Playboy model launches fresh accusation against Bill Cosby

A former Playboy model who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 sued him Thursday under a new California law that suspends the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims. In her lawsuit, Victoria Valentino, 80, says she was an actress… Read More

Fort Bragg makes a BLM-inspired name change

Fort Bragg will shed its Confederate namesake to become Fort Liberty in a Friday ceremony that some veterans view as a small but important step. The change is part of a broad Department of Defense initiative, motivated by the 2020 George Floyd protests, to rename military installations bearing the name… Read More

Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth

A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon. But then the fossil vanished, and it took a media blitz and a kind-hearted jogger to find it again. Biden to Replace US Dollar?… Read More

Report: Pence to announce presidential campaign from Iowa on June 7

Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his long-expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week, adding another candidate to the growing GOP field and putting him in direct competition with his former boss. Pence will hold a kickoff event in Des Moines on June… Read More

Video: DeSantis shreds reporter over this loaded question

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis campaigned in New Hampshire on Thursday, marking his first visit as a presidential candidate. The governor fielded loaded questions from the media… and he didn’t even try to hide his confusion. The one food you should NEVER put on your dinner plate [sponsored] One reporter asked… Read More