Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia praised the August jobs report of 1.4 million jobs added in August with unemployment dropping to 8.4% as a great way to head into Labor Day weekend.
— Caleb Parke
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed blasted “reckless” beachgoers celebrating Burning Man in her city after the actual festival, which was supposed to take place in Nevada, was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
— Evie Fordham
Harvick won in front of 8,000 fans at the South Carolina track.
— Pete Iacobelli
Democratic officials are calling for an investigation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy following a Washington Post report that claims when he was still at his former company New Breed Logistics, DeJoy pushed employees to donate to Republicans then reimbursed them through bonuses that were higher than usual.
— Ronn Blitzer
The Gov. of California declared a statewide emergency as wildfires continue to burn severely in several counties. “We had to splash water on our hair because our hair was catching on fire,” one evacuee said of the harrowing escape from the Creek Fire. The governor declared emergencies in Fresno, Madera and Mariposa counties where the Creek Fire is burning. There is also an emergency in other counties such as San Bernardino and San Diego, where El Dorado and Valley Fire are respectively raging, according to a statement from the state’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), on Sunday night.
— Neil Vigdor, Christina Morales and Bryan Pietsch
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India on Monday reported at least 90,000 new daily infections, breaking its own record from the day before and taking its total to more than 4.2 million cases.
The U.S. Congress first voted in 1894 to set aside a Labor Day holiday on the first Monday of every September. Thanking all the essential workers who have been vital to our Covid-19 pandemic road to recovery. Remembering our entire workforce is important to our survival.
— Jeff Rhodes
After past holiday weekends caused spikes in Covid-19 cases, public health officials are urging people to keep gatherings small, outdoors and masked. With both the upcoming flu season and the Covid situation, the fall pandemic case could be devastating.
— Tara Parker-Pope
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— Paul Batura
Experts urge caution at Labor Day celebrations after cases spiked following other U.S. holidays. Melbourne, Australia, extended its lockdown by two weeks.