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U.S. employers added just 266,000 jobs in April as hiring slows

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers as the economic recovery strengthens. With viral cases declining and states...

Court hears challenge to topless ban at Maryland beach

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A ban on bare-chested women at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection and should be overturned, advocates argued to a federal appeals court. The Washington Post reports that...

Watch: SpaceX launches, lands Starship in 1st successful flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched and successfully landed its futuristic Starship on Wednesday, finally nailing a test flight of the rocketship that Elon Musk intends to use to land astronauts on the moon and send people to...

South Carolina House adds firing squad to execution methods

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House voted Wednesday to add a firing squad to the state’s execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs — a measure meant to jump-start executions in a state that once had...

Massachusetts collects about $3.86 billion in taxes in April

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts pulled in about $3.86 billion in tax collections in April, state Revenue Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder said Wednesday. That’s about $1.88 billion more than the actual collections in April 2020, and $385 million more than predicted...

U.S. backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

JAMEY KEATEN and ZEKE MILLER, AP May 5, 2021 | 6:04 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is throwing its support behind efforts to waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines in an effort...

Truck drivers for Shaw's supermarkets return to work

WELLS, Maine (AP) — Truck drivers and mechanics for Shaw’s supermarkets are back on the job in New England as the Teamsters and company prepare to return to the bargaining table on Thursday. The drivers based at a warehouse...

Mass. shoe company executive pleads guilty to embezzling $30 million

BOSTON (AP) — A former top executive at a nearly 140-year-old shoe manufacturer in Massachusetts pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling $30 million from the company and spending it on luxury items and travel for himself and another person, federal...

Peloton recalls treadmills after a child dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton is recalling its treadmills after one child died and 29 other children suffered from cuts, broken bones and other injuries from being pulled under the rear of the treadmill. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety...

Actor indicted in $227 million Ponzi scheme involving film rights

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aspiring actor was indicted Tuesday in Los Angeles on suspicion of running a massive Ponzi scheme that solicited hundreds of millions of dollars from investors for phony Hollywood film licensing deals, federal prosecutors said....

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