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States reduce jobless checks, adding pressure to unemployed

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — When Demetrius White recently lost his job as a $10-an-hour forklift driver loading pallets of shampoo, he applied for unemployment…

Courting unions on Labor Day, Obama pushes paid sick leave

BOSTON (AP) — Courting unions on Labor Day, President Barack Obama denounced Republicans for a “constant attack on working Americans” and said he was using…

Obama draws sharp contrasts with ‘mean’ Republicans

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wading into presidential politics, President Barack Obama on Thursday promoted his brand of middle-class economics by drawing sharp contrasts with…

Carl Heastie elected first Black speaker of New York Assembly

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Carl Heastie was elected speaker of the New York state Assembly on Tuesday, making him the first African-American to hold the…

Obama seeks to draw attention to manufacturing at Bakery Square

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Surrounded by an array of gadgets and high tech equipment, President Barack Obama pledged to boost American manufacturing and to give entrepreneurs…

Presidential checklist: jockeying for position

WASHINGTON (AP) – In the latest prep work for a presidential campaign, Rand Paul is conspicuously courting moderate and establishment Republicans while Ted Cruz keeps…

Election-year Senate vote nears on minimum wage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Win or lose — and they’ll probably lose — Democrats hope this week’s Senate showdown over raising the federal minimum wage reaps…

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