The number of Americans collecting jobless benefits last week is at its highest level since November, a sign the labor market is cooling as the Federal Reserve tries to lower inflation by slowing economic growth. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 30 rose by 6,000 to 260,000, …
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A Southern California office who was named “detective of the year” in 2019 allegedly sent graphic messages to a decoy pretending to be a 14-year-old girl and some of the communications occurred while he was on duty, prosecutors said Tuesday. The civilian decoy contacted Orange County Crime Stoppers and reported …
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U.S. Secret Service Director James Murray announced Thursday that he will “briefly delay” his retirement amid multiple investigations into the agency’s response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In an internal message sent to staff Thursday afternoon and obtained by CBS News, Murray announced his decision to “briefly delay …
Read More »JetBlue is buying Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion, creating the nation’s fifth-largest airline. The agreement, announced Thursday, comes a day after Spirit’s attempt to merge with Frontier Airlines fell apart. JetBlue will acquire Spirit for $33.50 per share in cash, including a prepayment of $2.50 per share in cash payable …
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NEW YORK — A bishop was robbed at gunpoint in the middle of a sermon Sunday in Brooklyn, and it was caught on video, CBS New York reports. Bishop Lamor Whitehead says five to ten minutes into the sermon, he saw the door in the back of the room kicked …
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The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, that aired Sunday, July 24, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning, and welcome to Face The Nation. We have a lot of news to get through this morning, but …
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Daily Harvest says investigators believe one ingredient is to blame for gastrointestinal issues that sickened hundreds of people and prompted the recall of the food company’s French Lentil + Leek Crumbles in June. “At this time, we have identified tara flour as the cause of the issue,” Rachel Drori, founder …
Read More »Republican Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia has been subpoenaed to appear before a special grand jury in his state investigating former President Donald Trump’s behavior after losing the 2020 election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis issued the subpoena on June 29, and Hice revealed its existence in a filing in …
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Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was charged with murder Thursday in the deaths of his wife and younger son, who were fatally shot outside their home more than a year ago. Murdaugh is already jailed and faces dozens of criminal charges that have piled up in the months since his wife Maggie, 52, …
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Twitter said Tuesday it has sued Elon Musk to force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. Musk and Twitter have been bracing for a legal fight since the billionaire said Friday he was backing off of his April agreement to buy the company. According …
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