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US economy added 29,000 jobs in September, monthly jobless rate increased to 4.2%: Labor Department
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected job growth of 84,000.
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Hochul appoints New York AG Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell case
Hochul said that new information related to the incident has "raised serious questions about how this case was handled," and that she lost confidence in the DA's ability to prosecute the case.
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Pennsylvania Senators Fetterman and McCormick team up with plan on 'How to Regulate AI'
“It is not enough to say 'slow down' to American developers,” the two wrote. Fetterman and McCormick believe that to begin, “strong and explicit legal liability for AI companies, combined with targeted government oversight” is needed.
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Abbott highlights border security, including busing foreign nationals to VP’s house
Abbott also described his efforts to enforce the law, including Texas being the only state to build its own border wall.
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‘Ghost dollars:’ Universities secretly take billions in foreign money, report says
“Higher education is awash with conflicting interests,” said NAS Fellow and report author Neetu Arnold, who added that universities "search for partnerships and grants abroad, sometimes from adversarial governments."
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Federal judge strikes down part of 2021 Texas election law, AG Paxton to appeal
The bill creates uniform statewide voting hours, maintains and expands access to registered voters who need assistance, prohibits drive-through voting, and enhances transparency by authorizing poll watchers to observe more aspects of the election process.
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Democratic ad campaign targeting Texas, Florida U.S. Senate races
Several polls show Cruz and Scott are ahead in their races, but not by much.
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DirecTV and Dish to merge in $10 billion deal
Discussions between DirecTV and Dish TV were off and on over the last 10 years.
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Port worker strike looms as pay negotiations stall
The strike, which would impact the U.S. import and export of goods from retail products to cars, could cost the U.S. economy as much as $5 billion each day.
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Mike Huckabee calls for a ‘buy-cott’ to support Reagan movie, counter anti-Trump film
“I’m a First-Amendment guy who wants people to get their views out there. but good messages should also be heard,” former Arkansas governor says.
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LA DA Gascon criticized after female gang member who only did 4 years time for murder kills again
Former prosecutors and victims’ advocates told the Daily Mail that Streeter’s murder would never have happened if not for the controversial policies of LA DA Gascón.
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Kris Kristofferson, star of movies and country music, dies at age 88
A Rhodes Scholar from Brownsville, Texas, Kristofferson wrote and sang country classics like “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Help Me Make it Through the Night.”
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Former opponent of FL Rep. Anna Paulina Luna charged with threatening a hit against political rival
Luna recently said she had received a “very serious shooting threat.” Braddock was allegedly caught on an audio recording calling Anna Paulina Luna a “dead squirrel” and “a f—ing speed bump in the road.”