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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than initially estimated, according to new data released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual benchmark review of employment data suggests that there were 818,000 fewer jobs in March of this year than were initially reported.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than initially estimated, according to new data released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual benchmark review of employment data suggests that there were 818,000 fewer jobs in March of this year than were initially
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Shen and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell, an outspoken and influential New Jersey congressman who served in the House of Representatives since 1997, has died at the age of 87. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Al Attles, the Hall of Famer who coached Warriors to 1975 title and one of NBA’s 1st Black head coaches, has died at 87.
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff used his speech Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention to paint a picture of Vice President Kamala Harris’ personal side. “She stands up to bullies, just like my parents taught me to. She likes to see people do well but hates when they’re treated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will face a national audience when he headlines the third night of the Democratic National Convention. Walz will deliver a speech Wednesday in Chicago. He wasn’t widely known outside of Minnesota before Harris chose him to complete the Democratic ticket. But Harris
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former babysitter pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant 40 years ago and was sentenced to three years in prison. Terry McKirchy, 62, accepted a plea deal for the death of Benjamin Dowling, who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected Republican legislators’ calls to give counselors at Wisconsin’s youth prison more leeway in controlling inmates after a counselor was killed in a fight at the facility this summer. Lincoln Hills-Copper Lakes Schools has operated under a federal consent decree since 2018 that prohibits punitive
Continue ReadingSTERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Seven anti-abortion activists have been convicted of crimes related to blocking a health clinic in suburban Detroit in 2020. The government says the seven sat or stood in front of the entrance to a clinic in Sterling Heights so that patients and employees could not enter. The seven were found
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Poland for top-level security and trade talks before heading to neighboring Ukraine, which is at war with India’s strategic partner, Russia. Modi will meet Poland’s prime minister and president for talks Thursday in Warsaw which are expected to focus on security, especially
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March this year than were originally reported, the government said Wednesday. The revised total adds to evidence that the job market has been steadily slowing and likely reinforces the Federal Reserve’s plan to start cutting interest rates soon. The Labor Department
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1980 Birth place: Hamilton, New Zealand Birth name: Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern Father: Ross Ardern, police officer Mother: Laurell Ardern, school cook Marriage: Clarke Gayford (January 2024-present) Children: with Clarke
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former football players coached by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be on hand as his name is entered into nomination on Wednesday, as the vice presidential nominee assumes the biggest stage of his political career. The former players from Mankato West High School, where Walz once coached, will join
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former football players coached by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be on hand as his name is entered into nomination on Wednesday, as the vice presidential nominee assumes the biggest stage of his political career. The former players from Mankato West High School, where Walz once coached, will
Continue ReadingBy Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — Do you know your “yeah, nah” from your “nah, yeah”? Or your “woop woop” from your “wig out”? Australians have long prided themselves on putting their own twist on the English language. Across the English-speaking world, they’ve become famous for their penchant for shortening words like sunglasses to sunnies,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The European Space Agency’s Juice mission made two historic firsts this week on its long journey to study the potential habitability of Jupiter’s icy moons. The Juice, or Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, spacecraft — launched in April 2023 — conducted the first flyby of the moon and Earth in
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — No need to worry about Alicia Silverstone, you guys. The “Clueless” star sparked concern after she posted on TikTok video in which she took a bite into what some of her followers speculated was poisonous fruit. “I’ve discovered something that I can’t figure out what it is and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — Key mediator Egypt expressed skepticism Wednesday about the proposal meant to bridge gaps in cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas as more details emerged a day before negotiations were expected to resume in Cairo. The challenges around the so-called bridging proposal appeared to undermine the optimism for an imminent agreement
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily found the bodies of five passengers Wednesday, leaving one still missing as questions intensified about why the vessel sank so quickly when a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed. Rescue crews brought four body bags ashore at Porticello. Salvatore
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Paul P. Murphy, Isaac Yee and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s bold cross-border advance in Russia has seen troops continue to take out key bridges in the western part of the country, while on Wednesday Moscow’s mayor accused Kyiv of attempting to launch “one of the largest ever” drone attacks on
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