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U.S. employers created a surprising 165,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%.The hiring was far stronger than the 65,000 new jobs that economists had expected.The jobs report comes three days after voters handed a stunning defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican Party in midterm elections. Frustrated with the state of the economy — and especially the high cost of living – Americans handed full control of the U.S. Congress to the Democrats.Labor Department revisions added 84,000 new jobs in August and September.The unemployment rate fell even though 421,000 people entered the labor force.Average hourly wages rose 0.4% from September, the biggest month-over-month gain since January.“This was a blowout jobs report,” said Angelo Kourkafas, senior global strategist at Edward Jones. “Payroll growth exceeded expectations, revisions were positive, the unemployment rate fell, participation improved, and wage growth strengthened.”The strong job gains will likely be seen at the Federal Reserve as further confirmation that with hiring healthy, policymakers can continue to focus on combatting inflation. The central bank typically seeks to bring down inflation by lifting its key interest rate to cool borrowing and spending.Wall Street investors now see the chance of a rate hike at 77% at the Fed's next meeting in December, up about 10 points from Thursday, according to CME's Fedwatch.Solid hiring also underscores a concern among many Fed officials that their key rate isn't high enough to slow inflation.At the same time, wage growth was modest, with hourly earnings trailing annual inflation for the seventh straight month. Hourly wages were up a meager 3.1% from October 2025.That is a sign that hiring, while solid, is not strong enough to fuel big wage increases that could perpetuate inflation.Professional and business services – a broad category of administrative and managerial workers – added 70,000 jobs. Healthcare companies hired nearly 42,000. Factories added 19,000 jobs. But hotels, restaurants and bars cut 10,600.The American economy and job market have proven resilient in the face of a series of shocks — Trump's double-digit taxes on imports and the war with Iran, which has driven U.S. gasoline prices above $4 a gallon and pinched family budgets.Gross domestic product — the nation's output of goods and services — advanced at a sprightly 3.4% annual pace from July through September, lifted by strong consumer spending and booming investment in artificial intelligence.The job market has been solid but unspectacular.So far this year, employers — companies, government agencies and nonprofits — have added an average of 86,000 jobs a month. That is modest by historic standards but an improvement over 2025 when monthly job creation averaged 9,700. That was the weakest performance outside of a recession since 2002. Last year, high interest rates and Trump's unpredictable trade policies discouraged hiring.Despite recovering this year, hiring remains well below the average of 166,000 monthly jobs created in 2023 and 2024, let alone the 491,000 a month recorded during the 2021-2022 hiring boom that followed COVID-19 lockdowns.Economists see a "low-fire, low-hire'' environment in which employers are reluctant to let go of existing workers but aren't in any hurry to hire new ones. Young people entering the workforce, or those who've lost their jobs, can struggle to find work.The United States doesn't need as many new jobs as it once did to keep the unemployment rate from rising. That is because baby boomer retirements and Trump's immigration crackdown mean fewer people are competing for work.In late 2023, the so-called break-even point was around 166,000 new jobs a month. It's now just over 5,000, according to an estimate by Yale University's Budget Lab, which drew on an earlier Federal Reserve report.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Further bomb threats disrupt at least another 18 flights across Europe

Media organisations in Ireland and UK also affected as apparently coordinated effort to cause chaos continuesA fresh wave of bomb threats has disrupted air traffic across Europe but the affected planes landed safely and searches revealed no explosive devices.The latest alerts affected at least 18 flights to or from Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Italy, Hungary, Cyprus, Romania, the UK and Portugal. Danish police investigated a threat against Copenhagen airport but the airport said it was operating normally. Continue reading...

OBC creamy layer row: SC protects past jobs, promotions but leaves pending cases open

The Supreme Court has clarified that its March ruling will not impact completed appointments or promotions. Cases still pending will be examined individually by the courts based on merit and eligibility. The government expressed concerns that retrospective application could unsettle established positions and admissions. It sought two years to establish a uniform creamy layer mechanism across various sectors.

Democrat-led House to launch 4 investigations into Trump administration, Rep. Garcia says

A man who police say was attempting to steal copper wire fell into a manhole and caused $100,000 in damage in the El Sereno area, the Los Angeles Police Department said.A concerned citizen called police just before 2 a.m. after seeing what appeared to be three men cutting a bus bench up with an electric saw.The LAPD tells NBC4 that when they arrived in the 5000 Block of Valley Blvd., they found an open manhole behind the bus bench, with two of the three suspects inside.One of the suspects fell down the hole and required assistance from the Los Angeles Fire Department to get out. The suspect was then transported to the hospital to be evauluated. Inside the vault, the men had attempted to steal copper wire and caused about $100,000 in estimated damages.Two people are in custody, and the case is ongoing.

Friday briefing: After a week of disruption, is living with threats our new normal?

In today's newsletter: From diverted airliners to hacked fridges, a string of disruptive incidents has exposed the vulnerabilities of modern life. There is now an increasingly blurred space between peace and conflict, the grey zone.Good morning. A multiplicity of hoax bomb threats divert passenger flights across Europe. A malign cyber-attack targets supermarket fridges in Belgium, Sweden, the UK and – in a sickening escalation – the cold storage facilities of France's national blood service.The actors behind this week of chaos and disruption, be they hostile states or criminal gangs – or even enterprising teenagers – are yet to be identified. But what is certain is that they operate in a context of deepening global conflicts, building national threat and an accompanying, pervasive sense of vulnerability.UK news | Russell Brand has been found guilty of raping a woman and sexually assaulting three others over the course of five years of his show business career.US politics | Donald Trump signed a proclamation that he says will prevent future administrations from changing his design of the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, spaces he declared as national monuments that should be preserved.UK politics | Andy Burnham has said he wants to "recast" the UK's deal to cede control of the Chagos Islands after resistance from Washington.Health | Cancer diagnoses in England have hit record highs, with more than 1,000 people a day diagnosed, NHS figures show.World news | The UN-recognised government of Yemen has shaken up its political and military leadership in an attempt to regain territory lost to the Houthis in September. Continue reading...

Edmonton Oilers dodge McDavid injury but not Anaheim Ducks Power Play: Cult of Hockey Player Grades

The Edmonton Oilers suffered a 5-2 home defeat Thursday, on a night when a greasy play on Connor McDavid resulted in fisticuffs and a generally chippy evening against Anaheim. It was 1-1 after one, but a Ducks goal late made it 4-2 heading to the room after two. Anaheim extended it to 5-2 in the […]

US midterm elections 2026 live: all eyes on last two razor-thin Senate races as Democrats vie to expand blue wave

Tight races in Mississippi and Alaska could further tip scale for Democrats; blue wave has already given the party more than 40 new House seatsLive results: see results from races in all 50 statesSign up for Breaking News US emailDonald Trump will begin the day in Washington today. He has closed door meetings for much of the day, and will take part in a Diwali celebration at the White House at 1:30pm ET. While that's currently not open to the press we'll let you know if that opens up. Continue reading...

Champagne, Carney travelling across country to sell federal budget to Canadians - CityNews Kitchener

Champagne, Carney travelling across country to sell federal budget to Canadians CityNews Kitchener

Dietitian shares her favorite high-protein food to balance blood sugar

U.S. employers created a surprising 165,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%.The hiring was far stronger than the 65,000 new jobs that economists had expected.The jobs report comes three days after voters handed a stunning defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican Party in midterm elections. Frustrated with the state of the economy — and especially the high cost of living – Americans handed full control of the U.S. Congress to the Democrats.Labor Department revisions added 84,000 new jobs in August and September.The unemployment rate fell even though 421,000 people entered the labor force.Average hourly wages rose 0.4% from September, the biggest month-over-month gain since January.“This was a blowout jobs report,” said Angelo Kourkafas, senior global strategist at Edward Jones. “Payroll growth exceeded expectations, revisions were positive, the unemployment rate fell, participation improved, and wage growth strengthened.”The strong job gains will likely be seen at the Federal Reserve as further confirmation that with hiring healthy, policymakers can continue to focus on combatting inflation. The central bank typically seeks to bring down inflation by lifting its key interest rate to cool borrowing and spending.Wall Street investors now see the chance of a rate hike at 77% at the Fed's next meeting in December, up about 10 points from Thursday, according to CME's Fedwatch.Solid hiring also underscores a concern among many Fed officials that their key rate isn't high enough to slow inflation.At the same time, wage growth was modest, with hourly earnings trailing annual inflation for the seventh straight month. Hourly wages were up a meager 3.1% from October 2025.That is a sign that hiring, while solid, is not strong enough to fuel big wage increases that could perpetuate inflation.Professional and business services – a broad category of administrative and managerial workers – added 70,000 jobs. Healthcare companies hired nearly 42,000. Factories added 19,000 jobs. But hotels, restaurants and bars cut 10,600.The American economy and job market have proven resilient in the face of a series of shocks — Trump's double-digit taxes on imports and the war with Iran, which has driven U.S. gasoline prices above $4 a gallon and pinched family budgets.Gross domestic product — the nation's output of goods and services — advanced at a sprightly 3.4% annual pace from July through September, lifted by strong consumer spending and booming investment in artificial intelligence.The job market has been solid but unspectacular.So far this year, employers — companies, government agencies and nonprofits — have added an average of 86,000 jobs a month. That is modest by historic standards but an improvement over 2025 when monthly job creation averaged 9,700. That was the weakest performance outside of a recession since 2002. Last year, high interest rates and Trump's unpredictable trade policies discouraged hiring.Despite recovering this year, hiring remains well below the average of 166,000 monthly jobs created in 2023 and 2024, let alone the 491,000 a month recorded during the 2021-2022 hiring boom that followed COVID-19 lockdowns.Economists see a "low-fire, low-hire'' environment in which employers are reluctant to let go of existing workers but aren't in any hurry to hire new ones. Young people entering the workforce, or those who've lost their jobs, can struggle to find work.The United States doesn't need as many new jobs as it once did to keep the unemployment rate from rising. That is because baby boomer retirements and Trump's immigration crackdown mean fewer people are competing for work.In late 2023, the so-called break-even point was around 166,000 new jobs a month. It's now just over 5,000, according to an estimate by Yale University's Budget Lab, which drew on an earlier Federal Reserve report.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years for murder of 190 children

Paul Mackenzie convicted over deaths of children and one adult after followers were ordered to starve themselves and their familiesThe leader of a Kenyan doomsday sect has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and one adult in one of the world's worst cult disasters in recent history.The sentence, comprising 100 years for murder by starvation and 100 years by direct homicide, came two weeks after the court in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa found the cult leader guilty of the crimes. Continue reading...

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