People line up outside the Kentucky Career Center before it opens to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA, June 18, 2020. Bryan Woolston | Reuters The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits for the first time increased more than expected last week as the coronavirus …
Read More »Jobs increase by 4.8 million, unemployment rate by 11.1%
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 4.8 million in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the United States continued to reopen the coronavirus pandemic, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected an increase of 2.9 million and an unemployment rate of 12.4%. The report …
Read More »Victory for Putin who could now remain in power until 2036
Members of a local electoral commission empty a ballot box at a polling station after a national vote on constitutional reforms in Moscow on July 1, 2020. ALEXANDER NEMENOV The Russians have voted overwhelmingly in favor of changes to the country’s constitution that allow President Vladimir Putin to potentially remain …
Read More »Ford has partnered with Disney to present the Bronco SUVs on July 13
Ford recently teased this image of the front of its new Ford Bronco on social media before the vehicle’s debut. Ford Ford Motor is partnering with Disney to present a unique presentation of its new line of Bronco SUVs as automakers around the world search for alternative ways to attract …
Read More »Authorities confiscate hair tissues suspected of being from Chinese prison camps
On Wednesday, federal authorities in New York seized a shipment of fabrics and other beauty accessories suspected of being made from human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp. US Customs and Border Protection officials told The Associated Press that there were 13 tons (11.8 metric tons) …
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