March shows slump in U.S. economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, the U.S. economy's strength has been flagging. Manufacturing slowed. Fewer homes were built. Cheaper gas failed to ignite consumer spending. Yet month after month, employers kept on hiring vigorously. In March, the economy's slump finally overtook the job market. Employers added just 126,000 workers — the fewest since December 2013…
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West Virginia Authorities Allowing Fires To Burn Themselves Out
MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. (AP) - Fires burned for hours after a train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed in a snowstorm in West Virginia, plunging at least one tanker into a river while sending a fireball skyward, authorities and residents say. Federal railroad and hazardous materials officials are probing Monday's derailment. One…
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New Jersey racetrack plans fantasy sports betting
OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey racetrack says it will soon offer fantasy sports betting. Monmouth Park officials announced their plans in a statement Saturday. It came one day after a federal judge ruled the state can't partially lift a prohibition on sports betting in an effort to boost its struggling horse racing and…
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ISRAEL, HAMAS BATTLE OVER PUBLIC OPINION ONLINE
JERUSALEM (AP) — Beyond the boom of Israeli airstrikes and the stream of rockets fired from Gaza, Israel and Hamas are also battling to control the message emanating from this latest Israeli-Palestinian conflagration. Using videos, Twitter, text messages, leaflets and phone calls, both sides have attempted to direct the tone of the fighting — for…
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