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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.

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Northeast US wakes up to deep snow, power outages

The Northeast is digging out from its second powerful nor’easter in less than a week that left behind some areas with more than 2 feet of snow, hundreds of thousands without power, school closures and travel chaos

Florida lawmakers send gun-control bill to governor

All eyes are now on Republican Gov. Rick Scott to see if he’ll sign the Florida legislature’s narrowly approved response to last month’s school shooting that isn’t what he called for, falls short of what survivors demanded and challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.

 
Boy, 14, accused of posing as San Bernardino sheriff’s deputy

A 14-year-old boy arrested for pretending to be a sheriff’s deputy launched phony investigations and pulled people over while driving around his Southern California neighborhood in an SUV equipped with flashing blue and red lights, authorities said.

 
5 1/2-foot lizard escapes from California pet shop

Residents near San Diego are warned to watch out for a four-legged fugitive: a 5 ½-foot monitor lizard that wriggled out of its cage.

Tenn. legislators refuse to let Las Vegas shooting survivors speak

A Tennessee legislative panel refused to let two Las Vegas concert shooting survivors testify Wednesday after Republicans delayed action on a Democratic bill to ban the device used by that gunman in October.

1 killed, another hurt in Alabama school shooting

A 17-year-old girl has been killed in a shooting at dismissal time Wednesday at an Alabama high school and another 17-year-old male student has been injured, authorities said.

Oregon sues Steve Wynn and board of directors over sexual misconduct

The state of Oregon has sued Nevada gambling mogul Steve Wynn and the board of directors of Wynn Resorts Ltd. for allegedly failing to act in the best interests of shareholders and stop sexual misconduct at the company, state officials said Wednesday.