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California's Jobless Rate Drops Slightly To 4.9 Percent
L.A. County's robust labor market continued to gather steam in October as the unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent from 4.9 percent in September and the county added 35,000 payroll jobs, the state reported on Friday. "We are seeing an aging workforce and a lot of the employees are retired or are reaching retirement age within the next couple of years", Weaver said about building trade jobs. [Full Article...]
Bill Gates to help UP fight encephalitis
He also informed the Microsoft founder that the state government recently organised a successful vaccination programme to counter vector borne diseases. Microsoft founder Bill Gates will help Uttar Pradesh government set up a Regional Vector-borne Diseases Centre at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur to help state government fight against Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephal... [Full Article...]
Saudi public being prepared for alliance with Israel?
In addition, the aggressive and inconsistent policies that the U.S.is resorting to for the protection of its economic interests are intensifying uncertainty. Saudi Arabia has been trying to figure out how to properly confront Iran and it is no easy task. Tehran has also increased its financial support for its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah to $800 million a year, a dramatic boost from the $200 million... [Full Article...]
Families made official during National Adoption Month
Walker said. Families with cases scheduled for the day are invited to attend special ceremonies. It's a time to celebrate adoptive families and spread awareness of the more than 110,000 children in foster care nationwide waiting to be adopted. [Full Article...]
Florida Democratic Party chair resigns after report of 'creepy' behavior toward women
His resignation comes at a time when sexual misconduct allegations have been leveled against prominent US figures in politics, entertainment and other industries. I hope Chairman Bittel does the right thing and steps down as Chairman. "He keeps them in a drawer with other gag gifts". "No individual should feel less than safe and comfortable in their workplace". [Full Article...]
Reported sexual assaults increase at Camp Lejeune, New River & Fort Bragg
Over time, the military says, the percentage of service members who choose to report the crime has increased. The Pentagon in 2013 first began allowing victims of sexual assault to access legal help and counseling without notifying their command and police, which would be classified as restricted reports. [Full Article...]
Macron's Invite to Hariri Launches new French Strategy in the Middle East
Addressing a Lebanese audience, Aoun asked them to have no fear for the country's economy or security, since there was no sign of any economic fall out from the crisis. In an interview on Sunday, his first public comments since resigning, Hariri warned of possible Saudi action against Lebanon, including the risk of Arab sanctions and threats to the livelihood of Lebanese workers in the Gulf. [Full Article...]
Trump Just Named Five New Possible Supreme Court Nominees
The other new names on Trump's list were Judge Kevin Newsom, a former Alabama solicitor general who was recently confirmed to the USA 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta; Georgia Supreme Court Justice Britt Grant; and Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Patrick Wyrick. [Full Article...]