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Looking for an entry-level job at a US store? It’s harder now

Getting a job at a store or fast-food restaurant used to be as simple as walking up and down the mall and applying. Now, with store chains closing and laying off thousands of workers, that path is more complicated.

Hiring surge added 313K US jobs in February

U.S. employers went on a hiring binge in February, adding 313,000 jobs, the most in any month since July2016, and drawing hundreds of thousands of people into the job market.

FDA seeks removal of opioid painkiller from the market

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday asked a drug company to remove its opioid pain medication from the market, the first time the agency has made such a request because of the public health consequences of abuse.

Lunch with Warren Buffett costs millions; Is tip included?

The winning bid for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett might top several million dollars in an online auction to benefit a California homeless charity that wraps up Friday night.

Harvard releases 1937 recording of young JFK

The voice of a young John F. Kennedy can be heard on what Harvard University believes is the earliest known recording of the late president.

US officials say air bag recall will affect 42M vehicles

The U.S. government says automakers will end up recalling 42 million vehicles with potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp.

AT&T stops Note 7 phone exchanges after new reports of fires

A&T will stop exchanging Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones because of reports that some of the replacement phones are catching fire, just as the original phones did before they were recalled last month.