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US stocks wobble after feeling both the upside and downside of a strong jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are feeling both the upside and downside Wednesday of a surprisingly strong report that said the nation’s unemployment rate improved last month.
After initially rising toward its all-time high, the S&P 500 flipped to a loss before pulling back to a rise of less than 0.1% The Dow Jones ... (full story)
Plight of imprisoned Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai evokes grief over loss of press freedoms
HONG KONG (AP) — About five years after Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily shut down and its founder was jailed, the newspaper’s former staff and readers are lamenting the loss of the city’s press freedoms.
Founder Jimmy Lai, 78, was sentenced last week under a Beijing-imposed national security law to ... (full story)
Who Do You Want Watching Out for You? A 'Trusted' Contact? Or an 'Emergency' Contact?
Do you have a "trusted contact" for your brokerage account? Most people don't, according to a 2024 FINRA study.
The idea behind a trusted contact is to give your brokerage firm someone you want them to call if the firm believes something is amiss. A red flag would be "sudden and uncharacteristic behavior, such as ... (full story)
Local
Supreme Court Asks Ohio Attorneys to Report Pro Bono Service
Ohio attorneys are being asked to take part in a statewide effort to learn more about the legal services they donate to people in need.
A survey distributed last week is crucial to understanding pro bono needs and identifying gaps in the delivery of legal services across the state. The survey, coordinated by the Supreme Court of ... (full story)
A 130,000 surge in US hiring last month is a stark contrast to the drastic job cuts of 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands.
The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
The report included major revisions that reduced the number of jobs created last y ... (full story)
State
FBI search of Georgia election offices relied on years-old claims of fraud, affidavit shows
ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI relied on years-old claims about the 2020 presidential election, many of which had been thoroughly investigated and found to have no connection to widespread fraud, to obtain a search warrant for seizing ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia, according to an affidavit unsealed Tuesday t ... (full story)
Dutch court orders investigation into chipmaker Nexperia and upholds Chinese CEO's suspension
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court last week ordered a formal investigation into chipmaker Nexperia and upheld an earlier order suspending its Chinese CEO, citing doubts about the company’s policies and conduct.
The written decision by the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal is the latest ste ... (full story)
Privacy activists call on California to remove covert license plate readers
More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of covert license plate readers deployed across Southern California that the groups believe feed data into a controversial U.S. Border Patrol predictive domestic intelligence program that scans the country's roadway ... (full story)