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US Hiring Stalls With Employers Reluctant to Expand in an Economy Grown Increasingly Erratic

US Hiring Stalls With Employers Reluctant to Expand in an Economy Grown Increasingly Erratic

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weight of President Donald Trump’s erratic economic policies. Uncertain about where things are headed, companies are reluctant to hire, leaving agonized jobseekers unable to find work and worrying the consumers (70% of U.S. economic activity)…MORE

Powerball Lottery Players in Texas and Missouri to Split Nearly $1.8 Billion Jackpot

Powerball Lottery Players in Texas and Missouri to Split Nearly $1.8 Billion Jackpot

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball players in Missouri and Texas have won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game’s three-month drought without a big winner. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17. The prize, which was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history,…MORE

THC Remains Legal In Texas

THC Remains Legal In Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) Austin – Most forms of consumable Hemp Derived products will continue to be legal in Texas as the legislature ends the second special session late Wednesday without any action on the Senate Bill. A last minute effort earlier Wednesday to reach a compromise was not successful. It was not known if Governor Abbott would…MORE

HB 8 Passes, Replaces STAAR With 3 Tests

HB 8 Passes, Replaces STAAR With 3 Tests

(WBAP/KLIF) AUSTIN, TX – The following is from a press release issued by the office of State Senator Paul Bettencourt Texas Senate District 7 In the final days of the 89th 2nd Called Special Session, the Texas House gave finalpassage to House Bill 8 (HB 8) with a key Senate amendment to restore the critical…MORE

Scotiabank is Opening Their Regional Headquarters in Dallas

Scotiabank is Opening Their Regional Headquarters in Dallas

(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – The Bank of Nova Scotia, commonly known as Scotiabank is opening their regional headquarters in Dallas. The terms include a $60 million dollar capital investment in Dallas by Scotiabank which will occupy up to 100,000 square feet of office space in Victory Park in Downtown Dallas. The Canadian bank will…MORE

Trump Says He’s Set to Order Federal Intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, Despite Local Opposition

Trump Says He’s Set to Order Federal Intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, Despite Local Opposition

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition from state and local officials in both cities. Asked Tuesday by reporters in the Oval Office about sending National Guard troops to Chicago, Trump said, “We’re going in,” but added, “I…MORE