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U.S. Job Market Eases, but Hiring Remains Firm
Employers added 175,000 jobs in April, a milder pace than in the winter months, though layoffs have remained low and most sectors appear stable.
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Billionaire Donor Barry Sternlicht Assails Brown’s Deal With Protesters
Real estate mogul Barry Sternlicht’s scathing criticism of his alma mater is the most immediate blowback against the school’s deal to end protests on campus.
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Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19, including Evers, Pelosi and Ledecky
President Biden gave the nation’s highest civilian honor Friday to former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, civil rights leader Medgar Evers, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and others.
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Kristi Noem just won’t stop talking about killing her dog
South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem recounted the episode to show that she is tough enough to face “difficult, messy and ugly” tasks. But many in both parties are horrified.
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Hope Hicks gets teary testifying at Trump’s hush money trial
After a week of tabloid-focused testimony, Hope Hicks led Donald Trump’s jury through the whirlwind of the 2016 campaign and directly to the Oval Office.
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Henry Cuellar Indicted Over Bribery Scheme
Mr. Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting bribes from a bank in Mexico City and an oil and gas company owned by Azerbaijan. He has maintained they are innocent.
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U.S. Approved More Weapons for Ukraine. Now It’s a Race Against Time.
President Biden and Ukraine’s allies have invoked a sense of urgency over weapon deliveries. But there are logistical hurdles, and Ukraine has little time to lose.
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Furor Over U.S. Steel Bid Puts Secretive Government Panel In Spotlight
Backlash over the deal has echoes of the 1980s when Nippon Steel tried and failed to buy another American metal company.

