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A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, July 25, 2024. On Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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The number of Americans filing for jobless claims hits highest level in a year

By MATT OTT MATT OTT - AP Business Writer
Thu,08/01/24-7:41AM, 122 Reads
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in a year last week, even as the labor market remains surprisingly healthy in an era of high interest rates.
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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, waves to the crowd as he walks toward the podium during a campaign event in Glendale, Ariz., Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory

By STEVE PEOPLES, STEPHEN GROVES AND MARC LEVY STEVE PEOPLES, STEPHEN GROVES AND MARC LEVY - Associated Press
Wed,07/31/24-11:06PM, 49 Reads
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump is used to defending himself. But this week, the Republican presidential nominee has been put in the rare position of having to defend someone else — his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance.
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Travelers pass through Salt Lake City International Airport on May 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. On Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to announce a new rule that would require airlines to do everything possible to ensure parents can sit with young children on flights. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Proposed US rule would ban airlines from charging parents additional fees to sit with their children

By DEE-ANN DURBIN DEE-ANN DURBIN - AP Business Writer
Thu,08/01/24-7:12AM, 129 Reads
The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents more to sit with their young children.
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Picket signs in a kick-off picket line for the SAG-AFTRA video game strike at Warner Bros. Games headquarters on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Burbank, Calif. Hollywood's video game performers are currently on strike, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Video game performers protest unregulated AI use at Warner Bros. Studios

By SARAH PARVINI AND KAITLYN HUAMANI SARAH PARVINI AND KAITLYN HUAMANI - Associated Press
Wed,07/31/24-11:00PM, 89 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 300 video game performers and Hollywood actors picketed in front of the Warner Bros.
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