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WASHINGTON (AP) — The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it.Trump claimed that June’s employment figures were “RIGGED” to make him and other Republicans “look bad.” Yet he provided no evidence and even the official Trump had appointed in his first term to oversee the report, William Beach, condemned the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics appointed by former President Joe Biden. The firing followed Friday’s jobs report that showed…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel, alleging negligence in the design of a critical switchboard on the ship.Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine PTE Ltd, the owners of the Dali, filed the lawsuit last week against Hyundai Heavy Industries in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. “As a result of the defectively designed Switchboard, the Vessel suffered a power outage that led to the allision with the Key Bridge,” Grace Ocean Private alleges in the lawsuit.Hyundai Heavy…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed that the Justice Department move forward with a probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation following the recent release of documents aimed at undermining the legitimacy of the inquiry that established that Moscow interfered on the Republican’s behalf in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.Bondi has directed a prosecutor to present evidence to a grand jury after referrals from the Trump administration’s top intelligence official, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. That person was not authorized to discuss it by name and spoke on condition of anonymity to The…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel returned to the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia, which spearheaded the effort, are determined to keep up the momentum.But hurdles for a two-state solution that would see Israel living side-by-side with an independent Palestine are very high.War in Gaza — a crucial part of a hoped-for Palestinian state — drags on with escalating violence in the West Bank, the other main component. And Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his…

Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim sits for an interview at the Firefly Aerospace mission operations center in Leander, Texas, on July 9, 2025.Sergio Flores | ReutersFirefly Aerospace has lifted the share price range for its upcoming initial public offering in a move that would value the space technology company at more than $6 billion.The lunar lander and rocket maker said in a filing Monday that it expects to price shares in its upcoming IPO between $41 and $43 apiece.Firefly’s new target range would raise nearly $697 million at the top end of the range. That’s up from the previously expected…

Blue Pioneer camp gives students lessons in marine life, mapping, environmental protection KUWAIT: A new summer camp launched in Kuwait aims to raise environmental awareness among high school students across the region through a packed schedule of hands-on learning, field visits, and interactive workshops.The Blue Pioneer camp, organized by the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME), brings together young participants and a range of local institutions, including the Environment Public Authority (EPA), Kuwait University, the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, and the Kuwait Coast Guard.The initiative aimed at educating high school students on key environmental challenges…

Beth LindopAug 4, 2025, 02:03 PM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo were on target as Liverpool beat Athletic Club 3-2 in the second of two preseason friendlies at Anfield on Monday.After a number of Liverpool’s fringe players had played out a 4-1 victory over the Spanish club earlier in the afternoon, head coach Arne Slot named a completely changed side for the late kick-off.The hosts started well, with both Gakpo and Florian Wirtz going close before new signing Hugo Ekitike teed up Salah to score…

KUWAIT: Only about 10–12 percent of mothers in Kuwait practice exclusive breastfeeding, well below the global average of 30–40 percent, a health expert told KTV on Monday.During an event held at The Avenues by The Kuwait Pediatric Association, specialists urged families to support breastfeeding as a foundation for a child’s physical, psychological and emotional development.They emphasized that breastfeeding lowers the risk of childhood illnesses such as obesity and infections, while also providing psychological comfort and a sense of connection between mother and child. “Breastfeeding is not just food,” said Pharmacist Walaa Maarafi. “It’s emotional support, immune protection, and social closeness.”The…

Caution tape hangs near the steps of Federal Hall across from the New York Stock Exchange in New York.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThough it may have been controversial, the July jobs report helped confirm the notion that the U.S. economic engine is sputtering.Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 73,000 for the month, below even the muted expectations. Heavy downward revisions to the May and June count took the three-month average job gains down to just 35,000, or less than one-third the pace for the same period a year ago.Traditionally a lagging indicator when it comes to recessions, the weakness…

Rio Ngumoha, who only turns 17 at the end of the month, opened the scoring with a terrific solo effort and assisted Darwin Nunez to put the Reds two goals up inside five minutes.Ben Doak netted the hosts’ third just prior to half-time and was joined on the scoresheet by Harvey Elliott later on, with Gorka Guruzeta netting a consolation.TeamAlexis Mac Allister made his first start of Liverpool’s pre-season programme and Andy Robertson took the captain’s armband.Liverpool: Woodman (Pecsi, 46), Nunez (Koumas, 80), Mac Allister (Lucky, 56), Jones (Laffey, 85), Elliott, Tsimikas, Robertson, Nyoni (Pilling, 67), Doak (Danns, 56), Ngumoha…