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U.S. job growth slows in 2019 as labor market tightens

U.S. job gains, along with wage growth, slowed down in 2019, with job growth expected to further decelerate in the year ahead as the labor market continues to tighten. In 2019, payroll employment ro

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Impasse broken as Pelosi announces plan to release Trump impeachment articles amid pressure

An impasse between Democrats and Republicans over the arrangement of a Senate trial of U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment was broken on Friday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a pla

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Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian passenger plane

Iran has admitted that it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger airplane, citing "human error," Iran state TV reported on Saturday.A Boeing 737 plane operat

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Over two dozen encryption experts call on India to rethink changes to its intermediary liability rules

Security and encryption experts from around the world are joining a number of organizations to call on India to reconsider its proposed amendments to local intermediary liability rules.In an open lett

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Zuckerberg ditches annual challenges, but needs cynics to fix 2030

Mark Zuckerberg won’t be spending 2020 focused on wearing ties, learning Mandarin or just fixing Facebook. “Rather than having year-to-year challenges, I’ve tried to think about what

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Layoffs at Lime and Getaround herald rise of profit-hungry unicorns

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.A million dollars isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Positive adjusted

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Zelensky Says West's Claims Boeing 737 Downed by Missile Possible, But Unconfirmed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said the West's claims about a Ukrainian airplane that crashed in Iran allegedly being downed by a missile were possibl

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Hamilton pledges $500,000 to Australian bushfire cause

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (C) shakes hands with then Red Bull racer Daniel Ricciardo (L) during a press conference of Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, March 22, 2018. Merced

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UN-supported Libya government welcomes civil war truce calls

Libya’s United Nations-supported government has welcomed Russian and Turkish calls for a ceasefire in the country’s ongoing civil war, though its rivals appeared cool t

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McConnell, Pelosi stand firm as impeachment remains frozen

The standoff over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial deepened as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there will be “no haggling” with Democrats as House

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Austria's Kurz backs justice minister against online hate

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz offered his “full support” on Thursday to the country's new justice minister in the face of online hatred over her Bosnian origins.Al

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US 'ready for serious negotiations with Iran' amid warning of more action in Middle East

The United States says it is ready to take part in "serious negotiations" with Iran as it insisted the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was an act of self

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Prince Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made a surprise announcement Wednesday night: that they would "step back" from their roles as senior mem

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Two Rockets Fall in Green Zone in Iraqi Capital of Baghdad - Reports

Two loud blasts followed by sirens were heard in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night, Reuters reported, citing witnesses.According to Al-Mayadeen, two rockets fell in

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Trump to address the nation amid showdown with Iran

President Donald Trump faces one of the greatest tests of his presidency after Iran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops and plans to address

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Fears of Sanders win growing among Democratic establishment

Increasingly alarmed that Bernie Sanders could become their party’s presidential nominee, establishment-minded Democrats are warning primary voters that the self-descri

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Mahrez congratulates Sadio Mane for African Player of the Year win

Prior to his win, Sadio Mane had finished second in the last two years, coming third in 2016./ Photo: CAF – Twitter Manchester City's Algerian forward Riyad Mahrez has congratulated Liverpool'