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Sep 24

Trump administration expands overtime to 1 million workers

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Most Americans earning less than $35,308 a year will now be paid time and a half for any work over 40 hours a week. The rule is a scaled back version of an Obama-era proposal.

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Jan 04

312,000 jobs added in December offer dose of economic reassurance

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

It was an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the federal government.

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Feb 15

Puzder withdraws nomination for labor secretary

By News Desk and Associated Press

Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants Inc., says "while I won't be serving in the administration, I fully support the President and his highly qualified team."…

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Dec 02

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News Wrap: U.S. unemployment at a 9-year low

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In our news wrap Friday, the unemployment rate in November hit a nine-year low, dropping to 4.6 percent, as 178,000 new jobs were added and many people stopped looking for work. Also, House lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a nearly $619 billion…

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Nov 22

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News Wrap: Obama commutes prison sentences for 79 more

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In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama commuted the sentences of another 79 federal offenders, taking him over the 1,000 mark. The White House says that’s more than the past 11 chief executives combined. Also, a federal judge in Texas…

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Nov 21

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What we know about Trump’s plan of action

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As the parading of possible cabinet members by President-elect Donald Trump continues, Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg Politics and Michael Schmidt of The New York Times speak with Judy Woodruff about what we know about Mr. Trump’s agenda, plus a new…

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Nov 04

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News Wrap: Unemployment rate drops below 5 percent

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In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added a net 161,000 jobs in October, dipping the unemployment rate a tenth of a percent to 4.9. Also, there are guilty verdicts in New Jersey Governor Chris…

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Oct 22

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Economists expect ‘messier’ jobs report for October after unimpressive September

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