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Jobs Shock: Hiring Hits The Brakes

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The nation added just 29,000 jobs in September, far below what economists expected and a sign the hiring slowdown is not letting up.Quick TakeEmployers added 29,000 jobs in September, well under forecasts of 90,000.The...

WHO Warning: Ebola Explodes

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More than 4,000 people in Congo have died from Ebola since mid-May, in what officials call the fastest-growing outbreak on record.Story SnapshotAuthorities report 4,018 deaths and 8,300 confirmed cases since May 15.World Health Organization...

Botched Execution Sparks Outrage

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Two full syringes of a lethal drug went in, the microphone clicked off, and Christa Pike kept breathing.Story SnapshotLawyers say Pike remained unconscious and on a ventilator for days after the attempt.Witnesses reported loud...

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Sticker Shock Hobbies – Spending Explodes

Americans spent 7.9% more on hobbies in August, but they did not swipe 7.9% more times—so the price of fun is doing the heavy...

TikTok Shock: Food Recalled After Viral Video

A viral video showing a suspected rodent inside a jar of peperoncini triggered a targeted recall within days. Story Snapshot Mezzetta recalled one lot of...

IRS Letters Hint At Free Money – Did You Get THIS?

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started mailing notices to taxpayers who may qualify for a brand-new retirement benefit worth up to $2,000 a...

Record-Breaking Virus Outbreak, Tracing Collapses

Health leaders say Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is growing faster than any outbreak they have managed, and the numbers show...

Two Vanished Women – Videos Stun Cops

Police say a Philadelphia home yielded more than one million digital files, including videos where two missing women appear dead, and the hunt for...

Alarming Drop After Retirement Exposed

Quitting work early might do more than free up your calendar. It could cost you real brainpower. Quick Take A RAND Corporation study found retirement...

Jobs Jolt Brings Good News

Private employers added 90,000 jobs in September, a clear uptick that beat forecasts and reset the month’s tone on growth. Story Snapshot ADP says private-sector...

Last-Minute Execution Reprieve On Death Row

An hour before she was set to die, a federal court stopped Tennessee from putting Christa Pike to death. Quick Take The Sixth Circuit Court...

Tax Tsunami Looms In Dark Blue State

Oregon lawmakers want to build a government-run health plan that would cover every single resident in the state, paid for through one public fund...

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Capitol Terror Plot Foiled Overnight

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A Tuesday night tip, a 3 a.m. door knock, and a suspected Capitol attack stopped before sunrise. Story Snapshot Texas public safety officials said a credible threat targeted the Texas Capitol on Thursday. Officers arrested...

Mass Recall of Popular Soda

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More than 77,000 cans of 7UP Tropical marked "Zero Sugar" were actually packed with full-sugar soda, and now they're coming off store shelves. Quick Take Admiral Beverage Corporation, a Utah distributor, launched a voluntary recall...

Poll Shock: Trump Approval Craters

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Most Americans now pin stubbornly high prices on President Trump’s policies, and his economic approval has sunk to new lows. Story Snapshot About 65% blame Trump’s policies for high prices, AP-NORC reports. Only about 17%...

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Daycare Horror Averted – Cop Arrested

A toddler pulled a loaded gun from a backpack in a Michigan daycare, and only a teacher’s split-second action kept tragedy off the morning...

Football Boss Shot Dead At 1 A.M.

A 53-year-old football club president was shot dead around 1 a.m., and police called it premeditated murder. Story Snapshot Police and prosecutors opened a premeditated...

Disney Slammed Again – Key Details Here

Disney is cutting about 300 jobs, mainly in human resources and technology, as part of a cost plan it flagged weeks ago. Story Snapshot About...

Interstate Hostage Horror Stuns City

Prosecutors say a Roxbury man forced a pregnant Rhode Island victim into a car at gunpoint, asked if they wanted to “die here or...

Airline Makes Big Bet – Will Flyers Approve of THIS?

Alaska Air Group is betting hundreds of millions of dollars that flyers will keep paying extra for a lie-flat bed, a private suite door,...

BREAKING: Governor Abbott Hits Emergency Button

Texas moved first and fast: Governor Greg Abbott declared a statewide disaster to break a diesel squeeze before it choked harvests and freight. Story Snapshot ...

NOW: Colombia’s ‘Spider’ Lands In U.S.

A Colombian commander called “Spider” just landed in San Diego to face narco-terror charges — and that single flight could redraw lines between war,...

Supreme Court Puts DHS Election Tool Back In Play

The Supreme Court’s stay keeps the federal voter-citizenship checks alive for November—and that changes everything. Story Snapshot The Supreme Court stayed a lower-court block, allowing...

Daybreak Bloodbath Stuns Lib City

Three men were killed and four others were wounded after a fight at an after-hours strip club on Detroit’s west side turned into gunfire...

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