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Private sector employment up 86,000 jobs in October, earnings growth highest in two years: report
Base pay for private-sector workers rose 3.2% and gross pay was up 4.7% year over year, ADP's pay data shows.
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Stocks tick higher following midterms as weight of uncertainty lifts off investors
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 1,131 points, or 2.2% higher on Wednesday morning, with the S&P gaining 1.6%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2%.
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DOJ sends letters to people for suspected involvement in Alaska spoiler candidate probe
Marc Elias, founder of Elias Law Group, said top leadership at his firm received letters from the DOJ regarding its probe into the election investigation. Elias Law Group represents the DSCC and Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign.
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Supreme Court skeptical of Colorado's LGBTQ requirements on Catholic schools for tuition assistance
"Explain what the difference is between" explicitly excluding religious schools "and then choosing to impose a condition that you know that those schools will be unable to agree to?" Justice Barrett asks state's lawyer.
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ICE cracks down on CDL violations, arrests more than 230 in 15 states
ICE worked with state and local partners through Operation Guardian from Oct. 26 to 28. They targeted illegal foreign nationals with unauthorized CDLs and who posed other public safety threats in the trucking industry, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said.
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Authorities capture convicted murderer who escaped from Tennessee prison
Jacob Morley, 28, was serving a life sentence at Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville.
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Oklahoma man arrested on suspicion of sending letters containing white powder to public officials
More than 100 of the letters were sent to multiple secretary of state and election offices, among others.
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Two Chinese nationals sentenced for acting as agents of the People's Republic of China
Prosecutors say that the two men carried out clandestine intelligence activities in the United States that included facilitating secret “dead drop” cash payments in exchange for information related to the national security of the United States.
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NTSB member says Jet may have broken apart before Palm Beach County crash
Timothy Monville, the investigator in charge, said the crash site spans about half a mile and is scattered across ballfields, businesses and personal residences.
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Mayoral race in Los Angeles down to the wire as candidates clash over crises, leadership
Mayor Karen Bass is banking on endorsements from first responders including the Los Angeles Police Protective League and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna to win votes.
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Kennedy Center names its 2026 honorees as event changes location amid renovations
The 2026 list of honorees was chosen by the Kennedy Center’s Special Honors Advisory Committee, which consists of former honorees, distinguished artists and members of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees.
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Archbishop of New York joins lawsuit by nuns and others against state’s assisted suicide mandate
The lawsuit in question concerns New York state’s assisted suicide mandate that requires healthcare providers to present patients with the option of assisted suicide when giving a terminal diagnosis.
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Family members ID victims in Florida plane crash
Family members have identified two victims as 44-year-old Adam Robinson and his wife Helen Sharp, who chartered a $2 million Learjet 60 from Austin to the Bahamas, which nosedived in Palm Beach County, Florida.