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U.S. lost 140,000 jobs in December in first drop since April

Michelle Dryden January 8, 2021Comments Off on U.S. lost 140,000 jobs in December in first drop since April

The sputtering economic rebound went into reverse in President Trump’s last full month in office, as employers laid off workers amid rising virus cases. — NYT: Top Stories

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Vote could come next week; more Trump aides resign

January 08, 2021

The assistant speaker of the House said Democrats could vote on impeachment next week. With less than two weeks left of Donald Trump’s presidency, a wave of resignations hits his cabinet. — NYT: Top Stories

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Who was Ashli Babbitt? Woman killed in Capitol embraced Trump, QAnon

January 08, 2021

After 14 years in the military, Ashli Babbitt bought a pool supply company and delved into far-right politics. — NYT: Top Stories

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The Capitol Hill building rioters included white supremacists and conspiracy theorists

January 08, 2021

The mob that rampaged the halls of Congress included infamous white supremacists and conspiracy theorists. — NYT: Top Stories

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Merck to hold fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 sales and earnings conference call on February 4

January 08, 2021

KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$MRK #MRK–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, will hold its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 4. During the

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2020 ended with exceptionally high demand from homebuyers, according to latest HouseCanary report

January 08, 2021

Increased Demand From Homebuyers Shows No Signs of Slowing, with Listings Under Contract Up 19.2% Year-Over-Year New Listing Volume Declined 10.0% Year-Over-Year, Highlighting That Supply Remains Tight Heading Into 2021 Since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Median Price of Closed

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U.S. unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000

January 07, 2021

FILE – In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Zeida Hernandez, of Tampa, Fla., left, makes Factory Throwout cigars using an antique hand-operated cigar machine at the J.C. Newman Cigar Co., Tampa’s last cigar factory, in Fla. American factories grew in December

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Covid-19, overshadowed by Washington, was deadlier than ever in America

January 07, 2021

Deaths reported across the country on Wednesday set a new record. Five states have now reported their millionth case. — NYT: Top Stories

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World leaders express horror at U.S. Capitol attack

January 07, 2021

Global leaders watched live as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, and many saw it as a warning to global democracies, placing the blame squarely on President Trump. — NYT: Top Stories

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