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Slowdown or not? US job market walking a tight rope

Slowdown or not? US job market walking a tight rope

The number of "Help Wanted" signs may have decreased across the United States in August, but the job situation still remains tense, official figures are expected to show Friday.

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Biden slams Trump 'extremist' assault on democracy

Biden slams Trump 'extremist' assault on democracy

US President Joe Biden took fierce aim Thursday at Donald Trump and his "extremist" supporters, labeling them enemies of American democracy in a prime-time address that sought to fire up voters ahead of key midterm elections.

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Man Utd's Antony swoop, Chelsea move for Aubameyang headline deadline deals

Man Utd's Antony swoop, Chelsea move for Aubameyang headline deadline deals

Manchester United were the biggest spenders on the Premier League's transfer deadline day as they splashed out £82 million ($94 million) on Ajax forward Antony, while Chelsea's frenzied spree culminated with a swoop for Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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Big-spending Chelsea swoop for Barcelona's Aubameyang

Big-spending Chelsea swoop for Barcelona's Aubameyang

Chelsea signed Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a reported £10.3 million (12 million euro) deal on Thursday as the club's incredible transfer window spending went over £240 million.

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Choi, Ciganda and teen Yin share lead at LPGA Dana Open

Choi, Ciganda and teen Yin share lead at LPGA Dana Open

Chinese teen Yin Ruoning fired a six-under par 65 to match South Korean Choi Hye-jin and Spain's Carlota Ciganda for the lead after Thursday's first round of the LPGA Dana Open.

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Three dead of mystery pneumonia in Argentina, six others ill

Three dead of mystery pneumonia in Argentina, six others ill

A third person has died this week in Argentina from a type of pneumonia of unknown origin, with the fatalities thus far limited to a single clinic, health authorities said Thursday.

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British men in 89-year high at US Open

British men in 89-year high at US Open

Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans reached the US Open third round on Thursday, giving Britain four men in the last 32 in New York for the first time since 1933.

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GM driverless car unit recalls vehicles after accident

GM driverless car unit recalls vehicles after accident

General Motor's autonomous vehicle unit Cruise recalled 80 cars and updated their software after one failed to properly predict the trajectory of an oncoming vehicle.

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US official rejects Amazon challenge to New York union vote

US official rejects Amazon challenge to New York union vote

A US official Thursday rejected Amazon's efforts to overturn a worker vote in favor of unionization at a New York warehouse, dismissing the retailer's election complaints as groundless.

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Biden warns Trump loyalists taking America 'backwards'

Biden warns Trump loyalists taking America 'backwards'

US President Joe Biden took fierce aim Thursday at hardcore supporters of Donald Trump, warning they were determined to take America "backwards" by subverting basic freedoms, as he seeks to seize political momentum in a national address ahead of key midterm elections.

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