The Big Number: 818,000
The Labor Department issued a huge downward revision on jobs figures for the 12 months that ended in March, pointing to greater cracks in the economy.
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John Lansing, Who Guided NPR Through Tumultuous Times, Dies at 67
He led the broadcasting organization during the coronavirus pandemic, a decline in revenue and a period of extreme political polarization.
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Fed Chair Powell Signals Interest Rate Cuts in Jackson Hole Speech
Jerome H. Powell used a speech in Jackson Hole to signal that the Federal Reserve will begin to cut rates on Sept. 18, and to voice wariness about the job market.
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Farm Workers Union Battles With California Grower, Wonderful Nurseries
Wonderful Nurseries, owned by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, has sued the state to overturn a labor organizing law championed by the United Farm Workers.