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Unemployment Dips To 4. 2 Percent As Hiring Slows Sharply In June
19+ hour, 1+ min ago (539+ words) U. S. employers added just 57, 000 jobs, far below expectations, while a shrinking labor force helped push the jobless rate lower. (Worthy News) " The U. S. unemployment rate unexpectedly dipped to 4. 2 percent in June, even as hiring slowed sharply and employers added far fewer jobs…...
GOP Hardliners Vow To Blockade Must-pass Bills Unless Voter ID Demands Met
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (600+ words) By Th'r'se Boudreaux | The Center Square (Worthy News) " Despite the looming 2026 midterm elections and the growing list of congressional responsibilities, a persistent group of Republicans are vowing to obstruct all U. S. House business until leadership effectively forces the Senate to take…...
Russian Attack Destroys Red Cross Aid Hub In Deadliest Kyiv Strike This Year
20+ hour, 48+ min ago (517+ words) By Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief KYIV/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) " The Ukrainian Red Cross said Thursday that one of its main humanitarian warehouses was destroyed in a large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv that killed at least 27 people and…...
French Government Under Pressure As Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (457+ words) PARIS (Worthy News) " The French government faced mounting political pressure Thursday after nearly 3, 000 people were evacuated from wildfires in southern France, prompting Prime Minister S'bastien Lecornu to warn that this year's fire season had begun weeks earlier than usual following…...
Israel's Armenian Genocide Recognition Sparks Turkish Anger Ahead Of NATO Summit
21+ hour, 2+ min ago (516+ words) JERUSALEM/ANKARA (Worthy News) " Turkey has condemned Israel for recognizing the Armenian Genocide, the systematic killing of some 1. 5 million Armenian Christians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I, ahead of hosting next week's NATO summit. The dispute comes as…...
Dutch Government Faces Pressure As More Municipalities Resist Asylum Centers
20+ hour, 59+ min ago (544+ words) NOORDWIJK, NETHERLANDS (Worthy News) " The Dutch centrist government came under mounting pressure Thursday after another municipality announced it would refuse to accommodate asylum seekers despite national legislation requiring local authorities to help shelter people fleeing war, persecution, and poverty. The…...
Iran Threatens U. S. , Israel Ahead Of Khamenei State Funeral; Warns Tankers In Hormuz
20+ hour, 45+ min ago (251+ words) (Worthy News) " Iran's military command warned the United States and Israel on Thursday against launching any new attack as the Islamic Republic prepares a massive state funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes on…...
Trump Administration Moves To Shield Farmers And Ranchers From "Weaponized" Lawfare
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (534+ words) USDA and SBA announce new partnership aimed at protecting rural America from regulatory abuse, activist litigation, and government overreach. (Worthy News) " President Donald Trump's administration is moving to confront what officials describe as years of "weaponized" lawfare against American farmers,…...
Israel Marks 1, 000 Days Since October 7 Massacre With Protests, Memorials, And Demands For Accountability
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (847+ words) Demonstrators blocked roads, gathered outside lawmakers" homes, and joined grieving families in calling for a state inquiry as Israel remembered the Hamas attack that changed the nation. (Worthy News) " Israel marked 1, 000 days since the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre on Thursday with…...
Scientists Move Closer To Creating "Life From Scratch" With Synthetic Cell Breakthrough
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (484+ words) Lab-made "Spud Cells" can feed, grow, copy DNA, and divide, but researchers say they are not yet alive (Worthy News) " Researchers say they have taken a major step toward creating life from scratch after building tiny synthetic cell-like structures that…...