US unemployment claims drop to 184,000, lowest since 1969

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. job market is recovering from last year’s coronavirus recession
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Stocks drop after Trump calls off talks on economic stimulus

Stocks dropped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump ordered aides to stop negotiating with Democrats over another round of aid for the economy until after the election
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Some Orange County schools to reopen as COVID-19 cases drop. What about L.A.?

The Orange County Health Care Agency said Thursday that the California Department of Public Health has approved the reopening for in-person learning at at least 24 private elementary schools and one public K-6 school.

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Georgia governor to drop lawsuit over Atlanta mask mandate

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he’s dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the city’s requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Scientists explain how wombats drop cubed feces

How do wombats produce cube-shaped feces? Scientists have investigated the hydrodynamics of fluids, including blood, processed food and urine, in the bodies of animals. She was curious how the differences in wombats’ digestive processes and soft tissue structures might explain their oddly shaped scat.
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Opioid use responsible for 20% of the drop in male workers

Princeton University economist Alan Krueger conducted a comprehensive review of data from the past 15 years on prescription rates and the amount of people in the labor force.
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