The U.S. economy created 209,000 new jobs in June, down from a downwardly revised 306,000 in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This also came in below the consensus estimate of 225,000. The unemployment rate slipped to 3.6 percent, down from 3.7 percent, and matched economists’ expectations. BLS noted that the change…
Job Growth Slows to 209,000 in June, Falling Below Expectations
The U.S. economy created 209,000 new jobs in June, down from a downwardly revised 306,000 in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This also came in below the consensus estimate of 225,000 and represented the lowest level of job creation of President Joe Biden’s time in the White House. Employment growth has…
Police Union Chief Calls for NYC Council Staffer to Be Fired After Anti-Law Enforcement Posts Emerge
July 7, 2023
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The head of the New York City Police officers union has criticized a New York City Council staffer for allegedly encouraging violence against law enforcement officials during protests following the police killing of George Floyd. Ember Ollom, 28, is a digital press aide who was hired by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’s office last fall, according to the…
NY Times, Getty Photographers Sue Kenosha Police Over Alleged Injuries Sustained During 2020 Protests
Two freelance photographers have filed a federal lawsuit against police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, alleging that they were unlawfully shot with rubber bullets during a protest over police racism in 2020. The lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on July 4 by photographers Alyssa Schukar and Scott Olson who claim their civil…
Supreme Court to Hear Veteran’s Claim He Was Unfairly Denied Education Benefits
July 7, 2023
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The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could make 1.7 million post-9/11 veterans eligible for additional education benefits potentially worth billions of dollars. The case is about whether a veteran who qualifies for education benefits under multiple GI Bill programs is required to use up or abandon the benefits of one…
Iowa Teen Gets Life With Possibility of Parole After 35 Years for Spanish Teacher’s Beating Death
DES MOINES, Iowa—The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility of parole after 35 years in prison. A judge sentenced Willard Miller after a sentencing hearing that lasted more than seven hours. Willard…
Newsom Calls for DOJ Probe Into Florida’s Transporting of Illegal Immigrants to California
July 7, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for an investigation into the recent transport of illegal immigrants from Republican-led border states under “deceptive representations.” In the letter, Mr. Newsom and his co-signatories say that illegal immigrants purportedly seeking asylum in the United States have been transported…
Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Meta Over Rival Threads App
July 7, 2023
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Lawyers for Elon Musk have threatened to take legal action against Meta Platforms after the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company this week unveiled a microblogging platform rivaling Twitter called Threads. In a July 5 letter (pdf) addressed to Mr. Zuckerberg, Mr. Musk’s attorney Alex Spiro wrote that Twitter has “serious concerns” that Meta has engaged in “systematic, willful, and…
Trump Jr. Says Australian Home Affairs Minister Needs to Make Room for Free Speech
Donald Trump Jr. has criticised media outlets and the Australian Labor government for spreading “fake news” about his upcoming speaking tour. The son of the former U.S. president’s comments come in response to ongoing criticism from federal Labor ministers culminating in a now-deleted Twitter post from the Australian home affairs minister who called Mr. Trump…
US Utilities Lobby Congress to Keep Gas Stoves Legal
July 7, 2023
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American gas utilities are lobbying support for bills to keep gas stoves operational, as the Biden administration recommends their elimination for climate change purposes. Natural gas companies are gathering their political allies in Congress to ward off any attempts that gas stove use be curtailed, according to federal records. Gas utility companies fear that gas…
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