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U.S. employers shrug off omicron, add 467,000 jobs in January

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The Labor Department’s Friday report also showed the unemployment rate ticked up to 4 percent from 3.9 percent. Job gains in December were also revised much higher.

Palin resumes court battle with New York Times after COVID pause

By Tom Hays, Associated Press

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is back in a New York City courtroom more than a week after her libel trial against The New York Times was postponed because she tested positive for COVID-19.

What does it mean to be fully vaccinated?

By Laura Santhanam

For nearly two years, Americans have been getting a crash course on the evolution of science, data and research – one in which our knowledge and understanding need constant fine-tuning.

U.S. hospitals seek foreign nurses amid pandemic strain

By Amy Taxin, Associated Press

The Biden administration has taken some steps to try to help foreign health care workers get here more quickly. But some hospitals say they're still waiting on consular interviews to bring in nurses.

Sen. Joe Manchin says Build Back Better bill is 'dead'

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

It's the strongest language to date that the pivotal West Virginia Democrat has used to underscore that any revival of Democrats' top domestic priorities would have to arise from fresh negotiations.

HUD prioritizes climate change mitigation, economic equity in block grants

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has laid out new guidelines for the disbursal of $2 billion in disaster-relief bloc grants, with an emphasis on climate-change mitigation and equity for underserved communities.

WATCH: Biden issues an infrastructure 'roadmap' in meeting with U.S. governors

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is urging U.S. governors to ramp up their construction plans as his administration rolls out a guidebook for accessing the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal.

IMF urges El Salvador to scale back its push for Bitcoin as legal tender

By Claudia Torrens, Associated Press

The International Monetary Fund says that El Salvador should dissolve the $150 million trust fund it created when it made the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender and return any of those unused funds to its treasury.

Burkina Faso at risk for more unrest after coup

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Already there appear to be tensions between the military and gendarme security forces. There is also the risk that some elements within the military could stage a counter-coup against the junta now leading the West African country.

State and local governments see rebound after billions of dollars in losses during pandemic

By David A. Lieb, Camille Fasset, Associated Press

State and local governments lost at least $117 billion of expected revenue early in the pandemic, according to an Associated Press analysis, but many are now awash in record amounts of money, boosted partly by federal aid.