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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 27 articles How is the American economy recovering from the pandemic? |  | |
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Post-vaccine rebound accelerates as US economy adds 850,000 jobs.
The Guardian (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 78% • 3 min read
The uptick in jobs exceeded estimates for the first time since the Covid-19 vaccine began to be widely distributed in the US. April was a particularly dour month in comparison, with the country adding 266,000 new jobs that month – far below the 1m expected. The latest rise still leaves the number of people in work or looking for a job 3m below the peak preceding the pandemic.
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As a majority of states have fully lifted their coronavirus social distancing and masking restrictions, more Americans are traveling and eating out. A bulk of the jobs that were added in June came from the leisure and hospitality sector, with nearly 200,000 jobs added to food and drink services.
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Many businesses have started offering increased wages and hefty signing bonuses in an attempt to entice new employees to work. One Burger King in Pennsylvania put a sign on its storefront advertising a $1,500 bonus to new hires. Average hourly earnings rose 3.6% compared with last June.
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US employment likely accelerated in June as companies boost perks.
Reuters (Center) • Factual Grade 78% • 4 min read - Top long-read
The June jobs report arrives today, offering a reading on economic momentum.
New York Times (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 83% • 6 min read
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| | #2 in U.S. News • 21 articles How will the moratorium on federal executions affect future prosecutions? | 
Attorney General Merrick Garland said he was imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and procedures. He gave...
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| | YESTERDAY'S POLL Are state efforts to reform voting racially discriminatory? 442 votes, 68 comments Context: Supreme Court rules Arizona's voting reform laws are lawful. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " No - I've had the good fortune to visit several foreign countries, and [...] I've found that the American elections are far less restrictive than most other "free countries" in the world. Even these recent so-called "restrictions" in AZ/GA/etc leave voters with more options than most citizens of other countries have." " Yes - The courts and Republicans are using a lack of clear discriminatory intention as an indicator that these aren't discrimin..." " No - What is racist is assuming that people of color are incapable of following simple procedures designed to preserve the integrity of our ele..." | | | #1 in World News • 54 articles How is the US presence in Afghanistan winding down? |
American forces on Friday vacated Afghanistan's Bagram Airbase, once a bustling minicity that saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through its gates. The airfield [was] handed over in its entirety early Friday to th...
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| | #2 in World News • 21 articles Why has Canada Day 2021 been marked by major protests and vandalism? |
Thursday was Canada Day, which is usually a day of celebration to mark [Canada's] founding. This year, it was a day of protest and unrest, which saw prominent statues of the...
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| | #1 in Sports News • 67 articles Why was Olympic qualifier Sha'Carri Richardson suspended by an anti-doping agency? |
Sha'Carri Richardson's trip to Tokyo was compromised after she tested positive for marijuana use, the United States Anti-Doping Agency said Friday. Her first-place finish of 1...
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