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What factors, such as inflation, affected the monthly jobless report?

Friday, April 01, 2022

The Labor Department is issuing its monthly report card on jobs and unemployment. The job market has been unusually tight, which is pushing up both wages and prices.

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News brief: Russia's military moves, Shanghai lockdown, LinkedIn fake profiles

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Russia is pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital. Shanghai is going through a staggered COVID lockdown. A technology used to promote misinformation online enters the business world.

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A gunman kills 5 in Israel before being killed by police

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

A Palestinian gunman has killed five people in a suburb of Tel Aviv. It's the latest in a series of attacks that left 11 people dead in just over a week.

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TV streaming service CNN+ has launched

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

CNN+ is part of a larger trend as cable and broadcast outlets turn to streaming to retain audiences. What does this mean for the future of cable news?

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News brief: Mariupol evacuees, COVID booster, J&J vs cancer patients

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Resident flee as the battle for the Ukrainian city of Mariupol goes on. If eligible, should you get a second COVID booster? J&J is using a controversial bankruptcy maneuver to delay some lawsuits.

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Shanghai is going into a staggered lockdowns because of rising COVID cases

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Shanghai is the latest Chinese city to be sealed off and shut down to contain the coronavirus — raising questions about the long-term viability of China's zero-COVID approach.

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News brief: Ukraine war talks, Biden defends Putin comment, Jan.6 panel

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Ukraine and Russia officials hold peace talks in Turkey. Biden says he was expressing "moral outrage" when saying Putin shouldn't stay in power. The Jan. 6 House panel takes new steps in the probe.

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March Madness is coming down to the wire. Champions will be crowned in April

Monday, March 28, 2022

The Final Four in the men's Division 1 college basketball tournament is set: Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova. The women are halfway to their Final Four.

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The Oscars are all the buzz — but not for the reason one would expect

Monday, March 28, 2022

Will Smith stormed on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after he'd made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. Smith later went on to win his first Oscar but he had overshadowed his own victory.

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The Jan. 6 House panel focuses on Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino

Monday, March 28, 2022

The House panel probing the Capitol riot holds its first public meeting since December to consider referring two senior Trump White House officials to the Justice Department for criminal contempt.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Jan. 6 committee, Oscar roundup

Monday, March 28, 2022

Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine. The Jan. 6 House panel recommends two Trump White House officials be held in contempt of Congress. And a recap of the Academy Awards ceremony.

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With 'Humble Quest,' Maren Morris is closely following her compass

Friday, March 25, 2022

After a global dance hit, the country star returns from lockdown with an intimate new album — and a new son, who helped inspire it.

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The U.S. and allies plan to step up sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

President Biden is leaving for Brussels and Warsaw, a trip where he plans to meet with NATO allies, and discuss how to hold Russia to account for its invasion of Ukraine.

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News brief: Biden to Brussels, Judge Jackson's record, Ohio's redistricting

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

NATO holds an emergency summit in Brussel. Biden's Supreme Court nominee faces a second day of questions from a Senate panel. Legal fights over Ohio's redistricting are about to come to a head.

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A marathon day is ahead for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

President Biden's Supreme Court nominee appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions from lawmakers in her bid to become the first Black woman on the nation's high court.

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News brief: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Ukrainian refugees, China plane crash

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Biden's Supreme Court nominee will spend hours fielding questions from a Senate panel. The U.N. says 10 million Ukrainians have fled. A Chinese airline plane crashes into mountains in southern China.

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Senate panel will hold 4 days of hearings for Biden's Supreme Court nominee

Monday, March 21, 2022

The Senate Judiciary Committee opens Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman on the high court.

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News brief: Latest in Ukraine, NATO's Ukraine options, Ketanji Brown Jackson

Monday, March 21, 2022

While the war in Ukraine continues, President Biden will head to Brussels for a NATO meeting on the crisis. The Senate Judiciary Committee considers President Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court.

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The leaders of the U.S. and China will talk by phone about pressing issues

Friday, March 18, 2022

So far, China has remained noncommittal about whether it opposes Russia's war in Ukraine. President Biden will push China to come out more strongly against Russia.

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The four 'SZNZ' of Weezer

Friday, March 18, 2022

Rivers Cuomo, songwriter of Weezer, talks about looking to Vivaldi for inspiration in announcing a quartet of seasonal releases this year and navigating three decades spent in the same band.

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