State of the Union: The job numbers for May and June were revised downward. The post American Economy Shed 23,000 Jobs in July appeared first on The American Conservative .
The U.S. economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had projected 80,000 job gains in July. The BLS reported that employment “declined in local government, education, and retail trade” but “continued to trend up in health care.” Hiring numbers for the months of May and June, meanwhile, were revised downward by a combined 103,000 jobs — to 63,000 and 20,000 jobs added, respectively. The unemployment rate, currently at 4.1 percent, changed little in July, while labor force participation is down 0.7 since January, to 61.4 percent. About 264,000 people left the labor force in July, and people who are no longer in the…Open
On this episode of "Cuomo Crime Time: Weekend Edition," host Chris Cuomo dives into the death of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old found on Mississippi’s Horn Island after a Fourth of July boat trip whose cause of death remains undetermined by both autopsies. Former police officer and host of “The Officer Tatum Show” Brandon Tatum, who traveled to Mississippi and walked the timeline, shares what he learned about the sinking boat, the distress call and why race became part of the story so quickly as the investigation heads before a grand jury. Chris is then joined by defense attorney Sara Azari and reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Catherine Birndorf to dig into the case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged in the deaths of her…
The Trump administration has launched a new effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook , notifying her that President Trump is considering her removal and giving her 21 days to respond to mortgage fraud allegations in a letter obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The Supreme Court this year blocked Trump's first attempt to remove Cook, finding that the Fed official was not given notice or a chance to respond. - The new letter seeks to satisfy those requirements in what remains an unprecedented effort to fire a sitting Federal Reserve governor. - News of the letter, dated Wednesday, was first reported by ABC News. Driving the news: The letter revives the same mortgage-fraud allegations that formed the basis of Trump's earlier effort…
SOUTH BEND, IN — The debate over dangerous pets heated up again after a woman took her pet velociraptor out for a walk and declared, "There aren't any bad pets, only bad owners."
