Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August jobs report which showed that the U.S. economy added 142,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2%. Groundwork Collaborative’s Executive Director Lindsay Owens reacted with the following statement: “Today’s jobs report confirms that the Federal Reserve is late toContinue Reading
Baby poo study reveals mysteries of newborn guts Getty Images Scientists have studied more than 2,000 samples of poo from babies in the UK to get a clearer idea of which types of bacteria first colonise a newborn’s gut. Researchers say they were surprised to find baby poo fell intoContinue Reading
As countries celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of ” Protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact” is in the spotlight at the United Nations.Continue Reading
Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest day on recent record registered on 22 July – yet another indication of the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing our climate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Wednesday. Continue Reading
Democracy Now! is joined by the nephew of Republican presidential nominee Americas Worst Traitor, who has endorsed The Traitor’s Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Fred The Traitor III’s new memoir, All in the Family: The The Traitors and How We Got to Be This Way, shares fresh insights intoContinue Reading
Environmental advocates, landowners, and fishers filed two petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday, challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) recent authorization for the construction of a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. FERC approved the Calcasieu PassContinue Reading
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a major U.S. regional telecom monopoly is looking to buy another major U.S. regional telecom monopoly in a massive transaction that both companies insist holds vast benefits for American consumers. This time it’s Verizon stating it intends to purchase Frontier in aContinue Reading
In the wake of the Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia, police across the state and further afield have dealt with a string of copycat school shooting threats., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Arlington Cemetery Incident, Georgia School Shooting, Jobs Report Preview Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories NPR identified two TheContinue Reading
There have been significant population shifts in the last two decades in this country, and that has had a big impact on U.S. politics. These demographic shifts are, in large measure, the reason why some states, like Ohio and Iowa, are no longer swing states — and why some haveContinue Reading
Beijing’s detractors claim it lures in African countries with big loans, but the continent’s leaders also have a choice., Nkurunziza Alphonse knows that every time he goes out to protest, he could get arrested, even detained for a lengthy period in Kampala’s maximum security prison. It has happened before. Still,Continue Reading
With 80% of schools destroyed, students in Gaza have lost a year of education and are on the brink of losing another., The Stream With 80 percent of schools destroyed, students in Gaza have lost a year of education and are on the brink of losing another. It is aContinue Reading
The Texas senator, up for reelection, has expanded a crusade against gas stove regulations into a scorched earth campaign against a bill to reduce deadly e-bike battery fires., Read MoreContinue Reading