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America’s Labor Market Is Frozen: 29,000 Jobs, 4.2% Unemployment, and Nobody Moving
America added just 29,000 jobs in September as unemployment held at 4.2%. Economists call it 'low-hire, low-fire' — a frozen labor market.
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Moscow Offers to Help End Iran War as Trump Talks of Productive Contacts
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday that Moscow is ready to help end the war involving Iran, according…
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Caspian Leaders Put Environment at Centre of Turkmenbashi Summit
Leaders gathered in Turkmenbashi for a Caspian environmental summit placed the sea's shrinking levels and shared ecosystem at the centre of regional diplomacy, with…
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KOSPI Suffers 7.6% Black Thursday as Chip Rout Triggers Trading Halts in Seoul
South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index plunged 7.6 per cent on Thursday, according to market reports, triggering emergency trading halts on both of Seoul’s stock…
Politics
Crime Message Returns to Centre of Republican Midterm Campaign
Republicans are returning to a tough-on-crime message in the final stretch of the midterm campaign, featuring law-enforcement voices and warnings about public disorder as…
Business
Berkshire Hathaway Doubles Down on Bending Spoons With $330 Million Stake
Berkshire Hathaway is deepening its bet on Bending Spoons, the Milan-based software group, with a fresh $330 million investment that lifts its ownership stake…
Technology
Apple Trims iPhone 18 Pro Orders on Soft Demand, Report Says
Apple has cut orders for the iPhone 18 Pro on soft demand, Nikkei Asia reported, in a headline carried across Asian market coverage on…
Sports
Jalen Hurts Ruled Out of Sunday’s Panthers Clash as Blood Clot Shifts in His Leg
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss Sunday’s home game against the Carolina Panthers after a follow-up ultrasound showed movement in a blood clot…
Entertainment
Women + Sports Summit Sets Agenda for Ojai Gathering
The espnW Women + Sports Summit will return to Ojai for its 17th year with an agenda spanning mentorship, motherhood and athletic performance, and…
Health
UN Adopts Global Pandemic Preparedness Pact After US Objection Blocks Consensus
The UN General Assembly adopted a pandemic preparedness declaration 153-3 after US objections blocked consensus. WHO chief Tedros urges action on the unfinished PABS annex.
Science
Perseverance Finds Groundwater and Hot Fluids, Not Just an Ancient Lake
NASA's Perseverance rover has found that rocks in Jezero Crater record repeated encounters with water in different forms — lake water, groundwater and hot…
