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U.S. Applications For Jobless Aid Fell To 233,000 Last Week As Layoffs Remain Low

U.S. Applications For Jobless Aid Fell To 233,000 Last Week As Layoffs Remain Low

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs in the U.S. remain low despite uncertainty about how tariffs will impact the economy. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending June 28 fell by 4,000 to 233,000, less than the 241,000 that analysts forecast. The four-week average of claims,…MORE

TRE Shooting in Fort Worth; Expect Delays

TRE Shooting in Fort Worth; Expect Delays

(WFAA-TV) – FORT WORTH – One man who was found with a gunshot wound to the leg was taken to an area hospital in “stable but potentially life-threatening condition,” police said. The suspected shooter, who is believed to have fired several shots in the train, was taken into custody and also transported to an area…MORE

Police Say Cars Pulled From Pond Were Stolen Or Involved In a Crime
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Police Say Cars Pulled From Pond Were Stolen Or Involved In a Crime

(WBAP/KLIF) Dallas – In June police removed a number of cars from a pond at Lake Cliff Park. According to the Dallas Police Department, the cars’ histories date back to the early 1980’s. Of all the vehicles, four were stolen from Dallas, others were stolen from Grand Prairie, Houston and Plano. Another was reportedly involved…MORE

Trump Tours Florida Immigration Lockup And Jokes About Escapees Having To Run From Alligators

Trump Tours Florida Immigration Lockup And Jokes About Escapees Having To Run From Alligators

OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump toured an isolated new immigration detention surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in Florida’s Everglades. He suggested during Tuesday’s tour that the site could be a model for future lockups nationwide, as his administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. Trump called the lockup “Alligator Alcatraz.” That’s a…MORE

Jury Reaches Verdict On 4 Of 5 Counts In Diddy Trial But Is Told To Keep Deliberating

Jury Reaches Verdict On 4 Of 5 Counts In Diddy Trial But Is Told To Keep Deliberating

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial says it has reached a verdict on four of five counts against the hip-hop mogul. The jury was stuck on the top charge, racketeering conspiracy. Tuesday’s partial decision remains under wraps. Jurors are due to continue deliberating about the racketeering conspiracy charge…MORE