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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, as the country continues to grapple with the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Weekly initial jobless claims reached 1.3 million for the week ending July 11, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow …

English soccer has featured successful Americans before Christian Pulisic joined Chelsea. Tim Howard performed more than a decade of first-class work as a goalkeeper for Everton after a stint at Manchester United, and Brad Friedel recorded 450 network league appearances for Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. Higher …

The assistant editor at the Wall Street Journal editorial page, James Freeman, says those who are unemployed will have to think creatively about other careers they may be qualified for as the country heads toward a new normal post-coronavirus. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained historically high …

Since Kenny Florian’s heyday, a serious UFC title contender has left the Boston area, but Calvin Kattar is right on the doorstep. In a UFC main event on ESPN 13 that involved handing the winner to the list of top contenders for Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight title, Kattar pitched a game …

Thursday Market minute Global stocks fall as coronavirus infection rates remain high in the United States and investors ignore stronger-than-expected GDP data in China. China’s second-quarter GDP grows 3.2%, but June retail sales fell for the fifth consecutive month, underscoring the fragility in the world’s second-largest economy. Infections in the …