Economy adds 162000 July jobs amid slower pace
The July unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent from 7.6 as 162000 jobs were added. Most gains were in low paying or part time work, with overall growth easing and consumer spending weak. Market reaction was muted as investors weighed Fed bond purchases and future policy.
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Washington
U.S
Labor Department
Federal Reserve
Fed
Nariman Behravesh
IHS Global Insight
Scott Anderson
Bank of the West
Treasury
Beth Ann Bovine
Standard & Poor’s
Sikhs plan peaceful rites for Oak Creek shooting anniversary
Sikh temple members mark the one year anniversary of the Oak Creek shootings with memorial events, prayers, and a 3.7 mile run. Security upgrades including bulletproof doors cameras and a guard remain in place as the community emphasizes peace and healing.
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Oak Creek
Wis
Wisconsin
Harpreet Singh
Singh
Gill
Brookfield
FDA links stomach illness to Mexican farm outbreak
The FDA ties an Iowa Nebraska Cyclospora outbreak to salad served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster from Taylor Farms de Mexico. More than 400 sick in 16 states. investigation ongoing to confirm links with other states and products. Taylor Farms Mexico claims state of the art safety record and cooperates with FDA while product is removed. The FDA will boost surveillance of green leafy imports from Mexico.
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Food and Drug Administration
Iowa
Nebraska
Red Lobster
Darden Restaurants
Darden
Mike Bernstein
FDA
Bernstein
Taylor Farms de Mexico
Salinas
Calif
Taylor Farms
Mexico City
San Miguel de Allende
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Congress Divided Stumbles Into Five Week Summer Break
Washington report on the 113th Congress portrays a fractious, noisy Capitol. Senate debates stall as Democrats peg critiques on GOP leadership while Boehner vows to curb ObamaCare repeals. House factions threaten, a spending bill is pulled, and Pelosi denounces the summer vacation as harmful to the public and economy.
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Washington
Senate
Harry Reid
Susan Collins
Maine
Capitol
House
John Boehner
Boehner
Congress
GOP
Nancy Pelosi
High court allows early release of California inmates
The Supreme Court refused to delay a lower court order forcing early release of about 10,000 inmates to ease overcrowding. Gov Brown warned of a public safety crisis, while state officials vowed to appeal. Prison conditions and health care remain cited as abysmal.
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Calif
San Francisco
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Jerry Brown
Covina
Kim Raney
California Police Chiefs Association
Brown
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Jeff Beard
Don Specter
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