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US jobless claims dip to 237,000 as labor market stays resilient

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting companies are holding onto workers despite a moderation in job gains.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023

Group pushing FCC on deepfake ads submitting new petition

WASHINGTON -- Less than three weeks after the Federal Election Commission deadlocked on a request to develop regulations governing so-called deepfake political ads generated using artificial intelligence tools, a non-partisan advocacy group pushing for the new rules is trying again.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023

Perrigo wins US approval for over-the-counter birth control pill

U.S. regulators approved Perrigo Co.’s Opill for over-the-counter use, making it the first daily oral birth-control product to be available without a prescription in the U.S.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023

The Orioles sent a large contingent to the All-Star Game. When might it come to them?

SEATTLE — Eliminated in the second matchup of Monday night’s Home Run Derby, Adley Rutschman stuck around to watch the other competitors. Like everyone else in T-Mobile Park, he couldn’t look away during Julio Rodríguez’s opening round.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023

Kevin Sherrington: Rangers need to land a few big arms at the trade deadline to reignite this season

DALLAS — Now that the American League can return the All-Star team to its rightful owner, a man who also just walked away with the draft’s biggest steal, Chris Young can get back to fixing what ails the rest of the Rangers.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023

A mining company is hunting for lithium — right on the edge of wildlife refuge

LAS VEGAS -- The modern-day gold rush in the race to a greener economy is knocking on the door of a long-protected oasis in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2023

Populist puppet or Biden ally? Who is Poland’s Andrzej Duda

“I've always stood up for Polish interests,” Andrzej Duda told supporters in the small northern town of Polczyn-Zdroj just hours after being criticized by the U.S. for giving the greenlight to a panel that would investigate Poland's opposition leader. “Nobody is going to stop me.”

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2023

American states once awash in cash see their fortunes suddenly reversed

California Governor Gavin Newsom for years had an enviable problem. His state was awash in cash.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2023

Fatal shooting draws focus on Seattle's illegal market for stolen guns

SEATTLE — Two years and roughly 40 miles separate the theft of a Smith & Wesson handgun and its use in an unprovoked Belltown neighborhood shooting that killed a pregnant woman and injured her husband as they sat in their car, waiting for a red light to change.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2023

Campus diversity will be a struggle without race-based admissions, history shows

States that have tried to enroll more Black and Hispanic students in state universities without using race-based admissions policies have seen the numbers of those students slip — especially at elite institutions.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2023