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‘Too much pressure on the brakes’

The U.S. central bank may be rethinking its decision to keep borrowing costs unchanged earlier this week after a government report on Friday showed the job market slowed sharply last month. The Labor Department reported that payrolls rose by just 114,000 in July, sending the unemployment rate up to 4.3%, signaling an unexpected deterioration in […]

Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe Joins Harris Campaign

A key figure in former President Barack Obama’s campaign is joining Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign as a senior adviser. David Plouff built his reputation as a campaign guru by leading Obama from unknown Illinois congressman to the White House in one of the most difficult and historic elections in American political history. He […]

Chinese Olympic swimmer Wang Shun denies ever doping

A second Chinese swimmer has spoken out in a doping scandal that has rocked China ahead of the 2024 Olympics. After winning the bronze medal in the men’s 200m individual medley on Friday, Wang Shun denied allegations he had cheated while training for the Paris Olympics. “Chinese swimmers will only compete in clean competitions. That […]

Enyel De Los Santos grateful to join Yankees as needed bullpen help

Despite being with four teams over the past four years, Eniel de los Santos didn’t expect to be moved to a fifth team before the July 30 trade deadline. But just four days after the deadline, he joined the Yankees in a trade with San Diego. “I was surprised,” the 28-year-old said before pitching one […]

US women stars take center stage at Olympics on Saturday

Team USA has a great game coming up on Saturday at the Paris Olympics, with a ton of gold medals potentially up for grabs. And it’s led by three women: Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and Shakyari Richardson. Biles will compete in the women’s artistic gymnastics vault final at 10:20 a.m. Simone Biles led the U.S. […]

NABJ president: Trump interview delayed over fact-checking dispute, not audio issues

Ken Lemon, president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), said Wednesday’s interview with former President Trump was delayed because of a dispute over fact-checking, not because of audio issues, as the Republican presidential candidate claimed. Lemon told Axios. He was called back to discuss an issue just before Trump was due to take […]