Image copyright Getty Images The US economy created far fewer jobs than expected last month and wages also rose less than forecast. Some 75,000 jobs were created in May rather than the 185,000 expected by analysts, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. The dollar dropped as markets assumed that the slower-than-expected job growth meant a […]
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The Latest on the sunken tour boat in Hungary’s capital (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Hungarian police say the confirmed death toll from the Danube River tour boat that collided with a large cruise ship grew to 11 after they recovered another body. The remains of a South Korean man were found Tuesday about 58
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Sounds positive. Only, YouTube also showed this past week that it struggles to live by its rules. It came to light that Steven Crowder, a popular conservative commentator on YouTube, had repeatedly insulted Carlos Maza, a journalist from Vox, using racial and sexual slurs. Initially YouTube said Mr. Crowder’s comments did not break its rules.
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The Latest on Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara is on the ice for pregame warmups. Matt Grzelcyk is not and will miss Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues. Chara took a puck to the face in Game
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The city of Preston has introduced new ways of making itself more prosperous. Council leader Matthew Brown, says the “Preston model” aims to bring more democracy and make the local economy more resilient. Using a range of policies, including encouraging local procurement by the city’s big players and the development of worker owned cooperatives, Preston
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“It’s a great tool,” Ms. Gehringer said of the account. While ABLE programs offer investments like mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, most also offer traditional interest-bearing savings accounts and checking accounts with debit cards that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. That gives people who are uncomfortable with putting their money at risk
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Prosecutors face a legal hurdle as they pursue 25 murder charges against an Ohio doctor accused of essentially using his colleagues as weapons by ordering fatal painkiller doses for hospital patients but not directly administering them himself, legal experts say. Critical care doctor William Husel has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer, Richard Blake, said Husel
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Image copyright Reuters / BBC Image caption Not every T-shirt appears to have been printed with the typo, prompting some fans to ask if it was deliberate Take a look at the headline at the top of this article. Did you spot the misplaced apostrophe? If you didn’t, don’t worry, you’re in good company: Taylor
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Image copyright Amazon/Twitter Image caption Amazon trialled one pop-up kiosk at London’s Paddington station Online giant Amazon is testing out a series of pop-up kiosks in the capital as it experiments with physical shops. The firm has so far conducted a one-day trial in some of London’s main stations and said it planned more going
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The Latest on the fatal Danube River boating accident in Hungary’s capital (all times local): 8:10 p.m. A ship tracking service shows the cruise ship that collided on the Danube River with a sightseeing boat that capsized and sank is headed back to the Hungarian capital, where the accident that killed at least 13 people
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