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Facebook Tweet Email Link Warning signs have been flashing for months that the US job market has been losing steam. That became starkly clearer in July, and the initial data for August isn’t looking much better. New metrics released Thursday showed that first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose to an 11-week high; that private-sector businesses sharply reined in their hiring …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The majority of the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump imposed during his second term face one final litmus test that will determine whether he can continue to levy them – and also whether businesses are eligible for massive refunds. That potentially dramatic turn in the tariff saga comes after a federal appeals court ruled on Friday …

With more than 80,000 AI-powered cameras across the U.S., Flock Safety has become one of cops’ go-to surveillance tools and a $7.5 billion business. Now CEO Garrett Langley has both police tech giant Axon and Chinese drone maker DJI in his sights on the way to his noble (if Sisyphean) goal: Preventing all crime in the U.S. In a windowless …

There are certain words you don’t want to hear in a medical checkup or in an investment bank’s recession outlook: “stable but elevated.” It’s a phrase that could refer to blood pressure, even risk of a heart attack, a favorite metaphor of hedge fund legend Ray Dalio, or in UBS’s evaluation, risk of a recession. The bank found that from …

Robin Wright, known for her roles in “Forrest Gump” and “The Princess Bride,” has moved to the United Kingdom and is saying goodbye to the United States. Speaking with The Times, the actress/director said she has been working in the U.K. for several years. “America is a s—show,” she said, though her remarks mentioned nothing political, or dealing with President …

House of Cards star Robin Wright has fled the U.S., slamming it as a “s–tshow,” the latest star in a steady flow of high-profile names moving to Britain and Ireland to escape American politics. The 59-year-old has been primarily based in the U.K., renting a series of Airbnbs around the Chilterns, a coveted area of picturesque hills to the northwest …

Robin Wright is joining a handful of celebrities, like Ellen DeGeneres, who left the U.S. for greener pastures — specifically, for the rolling hills of the U.K. countryside. In a new profile with The Times U.K., the eight-time Emmy-nominated actress-cum-director reflected on having found a new home in the U.K., where she has been living and working for the past …

A remote West Virginia school known as the quietest in America has finally been granted access to Wi-Fi for the first time in its history.  Green Bank Elementary-Middle School is located within the National Radio Quiet Zone and has remained offline for decades. Its isolation from the internet and essentially the rest of the world was enforced over 50 years ago …

Modelo has been America’s favourite beer ever since Bud Light enraged conservative imbibers in 2023 with a “woke” social-media campaign featuring a trans woman. Now Constellation Brands, which owns the Modelo brand in America, also finds itself a victim of the country’s rightward lurch. According to the company, Hispanic customers, who make up half its total, are staying home and …

America Closed Malls, but China Kept Building Them. Now It Has Too Many.  The New York Times Source link