Jobless Rate Holds At 7.3 Percent For Fifth Month
The Labor Department reports civilian unemployment at 7.3 percent in June, the fifth straight month at this level. About 600,000 people left the labor force, mostly teenagers, offsetting stagnant job growth and a manufacturing downturn as total employment fell to 106.37 million. The unemployment tally stayed at 84 million, the fifth consecutive month, marking the longest standstill since 1969.
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Fire and lottery notes from regional briefs
Fire log shows calls over the last 24 hours ending 10 a.m. in Sabillasville with a gas leak at 10:40 p.m. Uniteds and ambulance crews responded to emergencies. Lottery results reported from Maryland District of Columbia and Pennsylvania include Daily Lottery 3 4 3 and Pick Four 4 8 1 9 in Maryland, Lucky Numbers 8 3 6 and D C 4 9 6 7 in DC, and Pennsylvania Daily Lottery 3 3 0 with Big 4 5 4 5.
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Weather outlook for Ohio Valley and Maryland regions
A cold front will bring increasing showers and thunderstorms Saturday with improving conditions Sunday. Western Maryland counties face warm humid nights, Saturday showers, and a Sunday clearing. Maryland Mountains see showers today and Saturday. Ocean beaches expect showers Saturday into Sunday with highs in the 80s. Farm forecast notes winds and drying conditions improving Sunday. Temperature and sun estimates provided for several towns.
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Cumberland
Hagerstown
Oakland
Westminster
David Lesher
Firefighters struggle to contain Western fires across 10 states
Firefighters battled blazes across Arizona Idaho Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico Oregon Washington Wyoming and California to slow a wind driven surge that burned more than 140000 acres of brush and rangeland. In California 78000 acres burned near Santa Barbara as crews worked amid evacuations and a few fireworks events proceeded.
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Lebanon seeks to stop Beirut airport closure amid hijack crisis
Lebanese officials press European envoys to refrain from flight bans in protest of the TWA 847 hijacking. Italy and France pledge to condemn the attack while noting trials for the hijackers, and Middle East Airlines warns European sanctions could threaten Lebanon’s carrier.
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Turk
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Greece
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Turkey
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France
Sweden
Switzerland
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Robert Stethem
Safir
Salim Salam
Middle East Airlines
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Watermelons recalled amid pesticide illness scare
In California grocers halted Fourth of July melon sales after a state recall following illness in 35-plus people across three states. Striped melons caused 15 to 17 illnesses in the Portland area and southwest Washington, while green melons sickened 21 in California. Officials warned against consuming purchased melons as the health department moved to prevent further cases.
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