Today in News History
On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1915, Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (born 1830) passed away. In 1939, John H. Sununu, American engineer and politician, 14th White House Chief of Staff was born. In 1942, Vicente Fox, Mexican businessman and politician, 35th President of Mexico was born. In 1950, Jon Trickett, English politician was born. In 1954, Chris Huhne, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change was born. In 1964, Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (born 1929) passed away. In 1986, Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player and manager (born 1917) passed away. In 2003, Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver and businessman (born 1907) passed away. In 2015, Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (born 1946) passed away. In 2019, Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
US job growth falters, testing Trump’s Republicans ahead of midterm election
The United States posted weaker-than-expected job growth in June as new data showed the labour market is facing headwinds ahead of the testing midterm election for President Donald Trump’s Republicans. Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 57,000 and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.2 per cent, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) said in a statement on Thursday. After months of seesawing growth and contraction, the US job market posted strong gains in the last three months, but...
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