US unemployment benefit applications plunge to 15-year low
The latest drop may have been exaggerated by the federal holiday, which likely slowed the processing of some claims. Still, applications are a proxy for layoffs, so the sharp decline means companies are probably cutting fewer jobs. The four-week …
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2 Miss. history museums close to private fundraising goal
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi history museums being built in downtown Jackson are moving closer to their private fundraising goal. Including a new donation announced Friday, the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights …
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California Treasurer John Chiang nixes US Senate run
23, 2015 he has decided not to seek Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, the latest prominent Democrat to sidestep the unfolding 2016 contest. Chiang, a former two-term state controller before he captured the treasurer's post in November, had been among …
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