Новости за 03.02.2024

Blockbuster job growth in the past several months has coincided with high-profile layoff announcements by a number of large companies. So, how are both occurring at the same time? It’s not as contradictory as it might seem. Recent job cuts have been concentrated mainly in just a few sectors: technology, finance and media. Relative to the U.S. labor force of 160 million people, layoffs so far have been dwarfed by consistently vigorous hiring — a monthly average of 248,000 jobs added over the past six months. Читать дальше...

A case with the potential to disrupt Donald Trump’s drive to return to the White House is putting the Supreme Court uncomfortably at the center of the 2024 presidential campaign. The justices will hear arguments Thursday in a Colorado case about whether the former president can be kicked off the state's Republican primary ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. At issue is a constitutional provision adopted after the Civil War to prevent former officeholders who “engaged in insurrection” from reclaiming power. Читать дальше...

A union representing hospitality workers has reached a tentative agreement with four hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas as employees at three other properties remained poised to strike Monday when the city kicks off Super Bowl week. By Saturday morning, the Culinary Workers Union had announced it had reached a tentative five-year contract with Binion’s, Four Queens, Fremont and Main Street that covers about 1,000 workers. The Golden Nugget, Downtown Grand and Virgin Las Vegas near the Strip haven’t reached an agreement with the union. Читать дальше...

Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, whose enormously popular show will soon also be available on competing platforms.

Police say an inert Cold War-era rocket of the type used to carry a nuclear warhead has been found in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in Washington state. Bellevue police said an Air Force museum in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday evening reported an offer to donate the item. Bomb squad members responded Thursday and found it was a Douglas AIR-2 Genie, an unguided air-to-air rocket designed to carry a nuclear warhead. There was no warhead attached and there was no rocket fuel. Since the item was inert and posed no danger... Читать дальше...

Marshall is averaging 17.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.9 steals and 31.2 minutes per game.