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Number of Americans applying for jobless claims remains historically low

Thu, May 2, 2024 at 10:23 am

( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the previous week.”

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Weekly unemployment claims are considered a proxy for the number of U.S. layoffs in a given week.

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VERBATIM: The Labor Department reports unemployment claims for the week ending April 27 was 208,000, the same as the previous week. That’s the fewest since mid-February. In total, 1.77 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits during the week that ended April 20. That’s also the same as the previous week.

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Biden meets with grieving families of slain law enforcement officers

Thu, May 2, 2024 at 6:31 pm

President Biden paid his respects to the four law enforcement officers killed in North Carolina this week. During a visit to Charlotte, the president met privately with the families of the officers who were gunned down on the job Monday. He also met with officers wounded during the shooting, and wished them a fast recovery. The president said “the men and women of law enforcement … represent the best of us.”

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Bob Agnew SRN News U.S. Senate correspondent

Trump, Johnson To Hold Joint Press Conference At Mar A Lago

Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:14 pm

Election integrity will take center stage on Friday as House Speaker Mike Johnson [R-LA] and former President Trump hold a joint press conference at Trump’s Mar a Lago resort in Florida. The two have long had amicable relations..Johnson supportive of Trump’s effort to challenge certification of the 2020 election, and has endoresd his bid for reelection. The joint apperance also comes at a time when Johnson can benefit from a strong show of support from the former Commander in Chief. He’s facing the threat of being ousted as Speaker , an effort being lead by fellow Trump supporter , Georgia Repreentative Marjorie Taylor Green.

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Bernie Bennett SRN News U.S. House correspondent

Michael Harrington SRN News religion desk editor

The 2024 election might be all about faith

Wed, May 1, 2024 at 10:14 pm

The 2024 election might be all about faith

VERBATIM: People of faith, that is. Leaders of both conservative and liberal church groups are planning national get-out-the-vote campaigns heading into an election that many believe will be one of the most important in U.S. history. The National Council of Churches, which includes most liberal denominations, has announced a “Freedom Summer” initiative. The conservative Faith and Freedom group will spend 60 million to register voters.

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