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United States Employers Cut Twenty-Three Thousand Jobs in July as Labor Market Weakens

United States employers unexpectedly shed twenty-three thousand jobs in July, while employment for May and June was revised down by a combined one hundred and three thousand, signaling a sharper slowdown in hiring as labor force participation declined.
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Trump’s Top General Seeks an Exit Strategy From Iran War, Report Says
Brock Lesnar Retires From Wrestling, Closing a Career of Rare Athletic Range and Lasting Controversy
UFO: Pentagon Releases Video of Unidentified Object Tracked Over Middle East
US Health Secretary: “I’m Not Afraid of Germs — I Used to Snort Cocaine Off Toilet Seats”
Ukraine Tells Senate Republicans Its Drone War Offers a Blueprint for America
Australian Crew Evacuates Seriously Ill American From Antarctica in Midwinter Darkness
Weight-Loss Drug Boom Tests the Limits of Prescription Advertising Rules
Trump Keeps Hegseth at Pentagon While Leaving Door Open for DeSantis
UK Clears Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, but US Trial Looms
UK Prosecutors Add 38 Charges Against Andrew and Tristan Tate
Taiwan’s President Joins Wartime Command Drill as China Pressure Grows
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Mutual-Defence Pact
Trump Administration Considers Removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in Test of Presidential Power
Federal Reserve Reassesses Rate Outlook After Weak July Jobs Report
United States and Iran Explore Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz to Commercial Shipping
Trump Imposes Fifteen Percent Tariff on Polysilicon Imports to Protect U.S. Solar and Semiconductor Supply Chains
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Four Hundred Million Dollar White House Ballroom Project
Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism
United States Employers Cut Twenty-Three Thousand Jobs in July as Labor Market Weakens
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