The Independent

Fears over a slowing economy heading into the election season mounted on Friday when federal officials released disappointing job numbers.The Labor Department stated that in July the economy added 1114,000 jobs - a figure that missed expectations, according to the Wall Street Journal. That is compared to the economy adding nearly 180,000 jobs in June.“Temperatures might be hot around the country, but there’s no summer heatwave for the job market,” Becky Frankiewicz, president of the ManpowerGroup employment agency, said, according to CNBC. “With across-the-board cooling, we have lost most of the gains we saw from the first quarter of the...

Economic recession fears grow after bleak jobs report and unemployment spike

CBS News

Hiring lost momentum in July as employers added 114,000 jobs, a far smaller number than economists had expected. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, jumped to 4.3%. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent breaks down the numbers.

Disappointing numbers in July jobs report, unemployment hits 4.3%

While displaying a trend in the right direction, the unemployment numbers for the trucking industry are still much higher than the overall percentages. According to a recent release, the unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 5.7% (not seasonally adjusted) in July 2024 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

While still high, trucking unemployment trends lower

Black Enterprise

The unemployment rate is forecast unchanged at 4.1%, having risen for three consecutive months. The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to an 11-month high last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market, though claims tend to be volatile around this time of the year.

Unemployment Benefit Claims Jumps To An 11-Month High

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to near a three-year high of 4.3% in July amid a significant slowdown in hiring, heightening fears the labor market was deteriorating and potentially making the economy vulnerable to a recession.

Sharp slowdown in US job growth boosts unemployment rate to 4.3%

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Construction material prices fell 0.3% in June and are up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. Prices in June were 39.5% higher than in February 2020. Nonresidential construction material prices fell 0.4% from May to June and increased 0.7% compared with one year ago. Softwood...

Construction material prices fell in June

Orange County, CA

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Corcoran, CA

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CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Pennsylvania State

In battleground Pennsylvania, the presidential race is still taking shape. The Keystone State's popular Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is reportedly in serious contention to become Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate. "It's going to be a tough sell for Donald Trump to win if [Governor] Shapiro is on the ticket,"...

Pennsylvania's Democratic governor could give Harris a polling boost in the key swing state

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The Kentucky Secretary of State on Friday announced 14,502 Kentuckians registered to vote in July. “Kentuckians are signing up to vote in big numbers, because they trust the integrity of our elections,” said Secretary of State Michael Adams.

Kentucky voter registrations increased by more than 14,500 in July, the most since 2022

Camden, NJ

Cornelius, NC

Morristown Minute

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

Texas State

Houston, TX

Vice President Kamala Harris gave a eulogy for Sheila Jackson Lee Wednesday, describing the late representative from Texas as a "force of nature" who worked to build coalitions and represent women in Congress. “She always expected in all of us that we would rise to a point of excellence, knowing...

'A force of nature': Kamala Harris eulogizes Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Plaintiffs, in a case against Wells Fargo alleging that the bank knowingly took part in a marketing scam, asked the court, July 8, not to grant a motion for summary judgment.

Class action lawsuit says Wells Fargo customers lost over $160 Million

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Unemployment rate up to 4.3% as hiring slowed in July

The U.S. economy added just 114,000 jobs in July, marking one of the worst months for hiring in recent years, according to new employment data released...

Unemployment rate up to 4.3% as hiring slowed in July

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