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AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - No World Cup jobs bump evident in June data Fri Jul 3 02:03:53 2026

With the U.S. hosting the World Cup, there have been plenty of anecdotes about a booming tourism economy in host cities — Scotland fans drinking Boston bars out of beer, for example. - But no World Cup hiring bump is evident in the June employment data. By the numbers: Leisure and hospitality employment fell by 61,000 jobs in June. That's the category that includes restaurant and hotel employment and is most sensitive to tourism trends. - The report also sharply revised down what had been first reported as a huge surge in May employment in the sector — to 40,000 jobs added from 70,000. Of note: The month-to-month numbers are volatile, reflecting both sampling error and the vagaries of seasonal adjustment processes. But even over…

With the U.S. hosting the World Cup, there have been plenty of anecdotes about a booming tourism economy in host cities — Scotland fans drinking Boston bars out of beer, for example. - But no World Cup hiring bump is evident in the June employment data. By the numbers: Leisure and hospitality employment fell by 61,000 jobs in June. That's the category that includes restaurant and hotel employment and is most sensitive to tourism trends. - The report also sharply revised down what had been first reported as a huge surge in May employment in the sector — to 40,000 jobs added from 70,000. Of note: The month-to-month numbers are volatile, reflecting both sampling error and the vagaries of seasonal adjustment processes. But even over…Open

AXIOS (Erica Pandey) - Portrait exhibit brings 47 American presidencies to life Fri Jul 3 01:43:19 2026

America's 250 years have been divided into 47 presidencies, served by 45 men. - A new exhibit on display in the lobby of Goldman Sachs' global headquarters in New York City brings each presidency to life. Artist Salvatore Catalano pairs a portrait of every president with a quote that captures the era or the individual. Why it matters: "Most Americans can't name the presidents, much less tell you what they look like," Catalano tells Axios. "This was a labor of love." - "Portraits are very important to me," says Catalano, who's spent decades developing a distinctive style of color, shadow and light in portraiture. "We look at a list of names, but there's no color there. There's no brilliance, no blood." Zoom in: He used quotes from each…

America's 250 years have been divided into 47 presidencies, served by 45 men. - A new exhibit on display in the lobby of Goldman Sachs' global headquarters in New York City brings each presidency to life. Artist Salvatore Catalano pairs a portrait of every president with a quote that captures the era or the individual. Why it matters: "Most Americans can't name the presidents, much less tell you what they look like," Catalano tells Axios. "This was a labor of love." - "Portraits are very important to me," says Catalano, who's spent decades developing a distinctive style of color, shadow and light in portraiture. "We look at a list of names, but there's no color there. There's no brilliance, no blood." Zoom in: He used quotes from each…Open

NYTIMES (Miles G. Cohen and Hurubie Meko) - Empire State Climbers Accused of Breaking Security Door to Get to Spire Fri Jul 3 01:42:09 2026

Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, extreme climbers who have illegally scaled buildings around the world, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Manhattan landmark.