The unemployment rate barely rose, but only 175,000 jobs were added in April
Job additions in April were lackluster at 175,000, many of them in the health care sector. (iStock) The U.S. added 175,000 jobs in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. employment status report. This is a small increase compared to the average monthly increase of 242,000 over the past 12 months. The unemployment rate […]
RFK Jr. hits back after Trump’s ‘barely coherent’ rant
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired back at former President Trump’s “largely incoherent” rant targeting independent presidential candidates on Friday night’s TruthSocial. “When a frightened man takes to social media, he runs the risk of verbal abuse that makes him appear unfazed,” Kennedy said on social media on Saturday. post “President Trump’s tirade against me is […]
Juan Soto barely finished signing autographs before Yankees’ first pitch
Juan Soto had a close call before the game started. Thinking he still had time before the first pitch, Soto went to the right field stands to sign autographs, but then noticed that Nestor Cortez was about to start the game. “I was hesitant because I looked at the clock and the game was scheduled […]
Bills chances barely budge after Stefon Diggs trade
Commercial Content 21+. Despite an offseason filled with departures in the Stefon Diggs trade, the Bills remain a Super Bowl contender. Buffalo’s Lombardi Trophy odds fell slightly on Wednesday after the Bills shipped their star receiver to the Houston Texans for a 2025 second-round pick via the Minnesota Vikings, with next year’s odds at BetMGM […]
Houston walk-on makes clutch free throw in March Madness after barely playing all year
The top-seeded Hughson Cougars were in major foul trouble in the final minutes of the Round of 32 game. Texas A&M on Sunday night. By the end of the game, three players had fouled out, including Emmanuel Sharpe, who scored 30 points in the game, Javier Francis, and Big 12 Player of the Year Jamal […]
With Trump barely ahead, conservatives need to face some hard truths
a pew research poll Last week’s poll found Donald Trump’s favorability rating was just 3 points higher than Joe Biden’s. Among black respondents, Biden leads his Republican opponent 54% to 12%. However, a quarter of those surveyed said they had a negative view of both candidates. This reluctance may explain why the president remains a […]
G/O Media sells Deadspin, lays off entire editorial staff with barely any notice
Sports blogging site Deadspin has been sold to a European publisher and its entire staff was reportedly let go with little notice on Monday. It came just months after the publisher was forced to apologize after a young Kansas City Chiefs fan accused him of doing “blackface.” Jim Spanfeller, CEO of parent company G/O Media, […]
Biden barely beats Trump on saving democracy in 2024: CBS poll
President Biden has a narrow lead over former President Trump in a new poll asking whether democracy and the rule of law would be protected if either of the leading candidates were elected to the White House. New CBS News/YouGov poll Thirty-four percent of voters believe that democracy and the rule of law in the […]
After 15 terms in the House, Sheila Jackson Lee is barely hanging on in her primary
Member of Parliament sheila jackson lee (Democrat of Texas) is a Houston institution. So even though there are three female congresswomen in the Houston area, Jackson Lee is the only one commonly referred to as “Congresswoman.” Jackson Lee has been easily reelected 14 times since first defeating incumbent Congressman Craig Washington in the 1994 Democratic […]
KJP goes viral for all the wrong reasons after calling fallen soldiers ‘military folks’ in barely coherent interview
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made headlines Monday for all the wrong reasons. Last weekend, three American military personnel were killed. More than 40 others were injured with a drone attack. They were stationed at a U.S. outpost in northeastern Jordan. The US government said Iranian-backed extremists were responsible for the attack. In an […]