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Today’s Headlines – Independent News Aggregator – Sunday 5/17/20
Italian Politician Demands Bill Gates Arrest For Crimes Against Humanity
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Chinese Ambassador To Israel Found Dead In Home, Sparking Avalanche Of Rumors Amid Tensions With US
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U.S. Economy Adds 130,000 Jobs in August, Less Than Expected
The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in August, less than economists expected. The unemployment rate remain unchanged at 3.7%. Among the sectors were job creation increased was federal government, health care and financial services.
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College Tuition is Skyrocketing But So Are College Housing Costs
One of the fastest growing costs of college education is not just tuition but student housing. Average cost of tuition at public colleges tripled between 1990 and 2018 to $10,270. As a result, average student debt has increased from about …
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China May Restrict Access of U.S. Companies to Technology
China is taking steps to protect its technological advancements, it says, in the latest tit-for-tat in escalating trade tensions with the U.S. The move is seen as retaliation to the U.S. government’s stance against Chinese technologies companies.
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U.S. Cities Best in World for Making a Living According to Report
San Francisco is the world’s best city in terms of making a living, according to an annual analysis conducted by Deutsche Bank. The firm’s “Mapping the World’s Prices 2019” report, which analyzes cities the world over and ranks them …
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Sinclair Reaches Agreement to Purchase 21 Sports Networks from Disney
Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the nation’s largest media companies, has reached an agreement to purchase twenty-one regional sports networks from Walt Disney Co. The deal is worth a reported $10.6 billion.
The purchase extends the Maryland-based Sinclair’s push into …
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Alphabet Tops LinkedIn’s List of Most Desired Companies
Online job search firm LinkedIn has released its annual list of most sought after companies. This year’s Top Companies list is the company’s fourth and lists the companies Americans most want to work for – and remain at once they’re …
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U.S. Shown to Add 304,000 Jobs in January in Stellar Jobs Report
The U.S. economy, surpassing expectations, added 304,000 jobs in January, indicating the economy remains as strong as it has been in recent months. Economists had been expecting gains of about 180,000 new jobs for the month.
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The U.S. Economy Added 250,000 Jobs in October Exceeding Expectations
The U.S. economy added 250,000 jobs last month exceeding expectations set by most economists. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7%. The jobless rate is at the lowest it’s been since 1969, 49 years ago.
Among the industries that added …
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July Jobs Report Shows U.S. Economy Continues to Grow
The U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.9% in a jobs report that was below analysts’ expectations but still showed an economy humming along. Experts had expected job gains of 190,000 …
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Apple Market Cap Reaches $1 Trillion
Apple became the first U.S. company to surpass $1 trillion in market valuation today when its stock price reached $207.05. It retained the label by closing slightly above that mark at $207.39. The stock price had receded from the …
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President Hails 4.1% GDP Growth as Sign of Strong Economy
President Trump touted the strength of the economy on Friday, pointing to a GDP rate of 4.1% and record-low unemployment.
“I am thrilled to announce that, in the second quarter of this year, the United States economy grew at the …
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Four-Day Workweek Leads to Greater Productivity, Study Finds
A company in New Zealand has found that a four-day workweek not only doesn’t hurt productivity, but actually improves it. The experiment was so successful that management is seeking to make the change permanent.
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Starbucks to Open First U.S. “Signing Store” for Hearing Impaired
Coffee giant Starbucks will open its first Signing Store in the U.S. this October. The store will be staffed by Deaf Starbucks partners (employees) and will offer a unique store format that promotes accessibility, as well as employment and career …
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Tesla Rolls Out New Attendance Policies for Employees
Tesla has introduced new attendance policies for its hourly workers and it has left some scratching their heads. The policy allows Tesla to cite employees who are even one minute late to work. Enough citations, called “occurrences” under the new …
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Inflation Wiping Out Wage Growth
U.S. inflation hit a six-year high last month delineating the reason workers are not feeling real increases in their wages. Americans are finding it difficult to realize real increases in their take-home pay despite an economy that is growing at …
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