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America In Focus: US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs; mortgage rates rise again - AP News
U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% only because Americans left the job market. Meanwhile, the average long-term U.S. mor…
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Iran War Updates: Iran targets ship in Strait of Hormuz even as it says deal is close - CBS News
The United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said one of its ships was targeted while transiting the strait on Saturday.
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Berkshire earnings rose last quarter and CEO Greg Abel is starting to deploy Buffett's massive cash hoard - CNBC
Strength across its energy, railroad and manufacturing businesses more than offset weaker insurance results.
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Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but will not open the waterway by itself - NBC News
Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there.
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Houthi strikes on Saudi military targets fuel fears of wider Yemen conflict - The Hill
Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday launched drone and missile attacks toward Saudi military targets in the eastern city of Marib, Yemen, raising concerns of a widening war in the region. Two people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded during the …
A 12-year-old girl dies after Thailand school shooting, bringing the death toll to at least 8 - AP News
A schoolgirl has died from critical wounds after a student opened fire at a high school and his home outside Bangkok the day before, raising the death toll to at least eight. The 14-year-old shooter opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School before apparently …
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The strange reason flu shots have been so hard to improve - vox.com
Moderna’s mFLUSIVA is the first mRNA flu vaccine approved in the US. It could make flu shots faster to update, but access remains unclear.
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Families retrieve bodies after deadly shooting rampage outside Bangkok - Al Jazeera
Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in Asia.
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AI creates 16 new viruses that never existed in nature after learning DNA’s pattern from 9 trillion nucleot... - Yahoo
Researchers say the phages can overcome bacterial resistance
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‘It’s been chaotic’: Trump’s immigration crackdown prompts worries from industry groups - CNN
Industry groups ranging from construction to agriculture are raising concerns with the Trump administration over its ongoing immigration crackdown, arguing it is undercutting President Donald Trump’s agenda and weakening the economy, according to multiple gro…
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How much coffee is too much coffee for your health? - The Star
This popular beverage is beneficial for our health – up to a certain extent.
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North Carolina pastor taken by ICE had a stroke in detention, family says - NBC News
A little more than two weeks after her father was arrested by ICE, Gabri Johnson received the call she had been dreading: Her father, a pastor in North Carolina, was in the hospital in Texas after having a stroke, she said.
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iPhone 17 Prices Could Rise as Soon as Monday, Rumor Claims - MacRumors
Apple could raise iPhone 17 prices as soon as Monday, August 10, according to a new rumor, well before the wider round of increases expected with...
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Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general after weeks of uncertainty - NBC News
After weeks of uncertainty, Todd Blanche was confirmed as U.S. attorney general early Saturday in a mostly party-line vote.
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Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 4 days to totality - Space
Follow our live coverage of the total solar eclipse 2026 as we count down to eclipse day with the latest news, expert insight and updates before bringing you live reports from Greenland and Spain.
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