Ottawa County Sees Low July Unemployment at 3.7 Percent
Ottawa County posted a 3.7 percent unemployment rate in July, tying for the state's third lowest with Livingston and Grand Traverse counties. Michigan statewide unemployment rose to 4.3 percent for July, while the Grand Rapids Wyoming area recorded 3.9 percent with 565,209 employed and 22,986 unemployed out of 588,195.
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Ottawa County
Livingston
Grand Traverse
Allegan
Kent
Michigan
U.S
Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget
Jason Palmer
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
Grand Rapids- Wyoming
Barry
Montcalm
Ottawa
Odessa shooting rampage leaves seven dead in Texas
Police say motive unclear after Seth Aaron Ator 36 opened fire during a traffic stop and spree across Odessa and Midland. He killed seven and injured 22 before an officer shot him dead outside a cinema. Victims include Edwin Peregrino 25, Mary Granados 29, and 15 year old Leilah Hernandez.
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Odessa
Texas
West Tex
Seth Aaron Ator
Ator
Edwin Peregrino
Mary Granados
U.S
Leilah Hernandez
Michael Gerke
New York Times
Washington Post
FBI
Interstate 20
Texas Department of Public Safety
Katherine Cesinger
Cesinger
Midland
Dallas
Cinergy Movie
Christopher Combs
Waco
Hutt Trucking Earns 3rd Straight SmartWay High Performer
Hutt Trucking Co Inc received its third consecutive SmartWay High Performer designation from the U S Environmental Protection Agency recognizing efficiency in shipping and freight emissions. The Hudsonville area company joined SmartWay in 2008 and also earned the 2019 Hudsonville Chamber Business Excellence Award this summer.
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Holland
Hutt Trucking Co., Inc
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Hutt
Jim Hutt
Hutt Trucking
SmartWay
Hudsonville Area
Dozens Feared Dead After California Dive Boat Fire
Coast Guard says as many as 34 people may have died after a dive boat caught fire off the Southern California coast near Oxnard. Five crew members leaped to safety and were rescued. two crew members reported with minor injuries. Shoreline searches continue for possible survivors aboard The Grape Escape aided some crew.
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Oxnard
Calif
Coast Guard
California
Cmdr
Matthew Kroll
Associated Press
Mark Barney
Brian McGrath
Ventura County Fire Department
Monica Rochester
Channel Islands Harbor
Rochester
Envoy cites plan for 5000 U S troops to leave Afghanistan
U S envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says a draft in principle agreement with the Taliban would see the first 5,000 troops withdraw within 135 days from five bases. The deal hinges on President Trump’s approval and progress toward violence reduction and ceasefire.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
U.S
Donald Trump
Zalmay Khalilzad
America
Khalilzad
Ashraf Ghani
Qatar
Ghani
Taliban
TOLO
Trump
Fox News
United States
United Nations
Sediq Seddiqi
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Esanullah Fazeli