Tag Archives: unemployment
Supremes Save DACA, It’s Juneteenth
Friday, June 19, 2020
Stay at Home Order: Dealing a blow to President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 yesterday that Trump cannot abruptly end protections for illegal immigrants brought to the US as children. The program known as DACA, Deferred Action for …
Numbers Spiking, New Rules
Friday, March 20, 2020
New Rules!: California Gov. Gavin Newsom last night ordered all 40 million Californians to stay inside and leave home only for essential business. Newsom said, “I think it’s time I tell you what I tell my family.” He said, “This is not …
French Election Hacked, Cop Charged
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Le Hack: The campaign of French moderate Emmanuel Macron has been hit by what they call a “massive and coordinated” hacking operation after which internal campaign documents were published on social media. The campaign staff says internal emails, accounting documents, …
Taiwan Quake, New Hampshire Battle
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Quake: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck in Taiwan last night, causing widespread destruction and killing at least 11 people. A 17-story building collapsed in the southern city of Tainan. Water was cut off to 400,000 people and the high-speed rail …
Woman Accuses Hastert, Triple Crown Run
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Mr. Speaker: A Montana woman told ABC News yesterday that her brother was sexually abused by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert back in the 1970s when the retired politician was a wrestling coach at a suburban Chicago high school. Jolene …
Jobs up Again, Williams Under Fire
Friday, February 6, 2015
Econ 101: The US economy added 257,000 jobs in December, a healthy number, according to the Labor Department. The job market appears to be maintaining its momentum from 2014, the best year of job growth since 1999. Wages are rising …
Unemployment Drops, Superstorm Coming
Friday, November 7, 2014
Econ 101: Just three days after an election that was taken as a vote of no confidence in President Obama’s stewardship, the Labor Department announced today that unemployment has fallen to 5.8 percent with an addition of 214,000 jobs in …
Ceasefire Fails, Dow Takes a Dive
Friday, August 1, 2014
Trucefire: A 72-hour ceasefire that started at 8am local time in Gaza collapsed hours after it began. An Israeli infantry officer appears to have been captured by Hamas gunmen who emerged from a tunnel and a suicide bomber killed two …
Hurricane Rising, Jobs Growing
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Stormy 4th: The East Coast from Georgia to Nova Scotia is under hurricane warning as Tropical Storm Arthur gathers strength and moves northeast. The storm is expected to be over the Outer Banks of North Carolina by tomorrow. Thousands of …
D Plus 70, Recession Jobs Return
Friday, June 6, 2014
World: World leaders gathered in Normandy today to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied invasion to free Europe from Nazi Germany. The inescapable irony is that Russian President Vladmir Putin, whose bullying of Ukraine threatens world peace, was present …