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Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in presidential runoff vote

Iran elected Masoud Pezeshkian to its presidency, in an unexpected victory for the country’s reformist camp amid deep social discontent,…

Biden defends mental health, vows to stay in race as House Democrats set weekend meeting

President Joe Biden insisted Friday that his damaging debate performance against former President Donald Trump was just a “bad night,”…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Macy’s, MicroStrategy, Coinbase, Nvidia and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nvidia — Shares of the artificial intelligence darling fell about 2%…

Jobless rates rise in June for white, Black and Hispanic women but fall for men in the three racial groups

The unemployment rate for women in white, Black and Hispanic racial groups rose in June in line with the overall…

Rent a car for a road trip, or drive your own? 5 things to consider

Summer is the season of road trips. A record 70.9 million Americans are expected to travel by car during the…

UK’s Starmer appoints Reeves and Rayner to top ministerial team

New Prime Minister Keir Starmer named Rachel Reeves as Britain’s first female finance minister and Angela Rayner as his deputy…

Here’s where the jobs are for June — in one chart

The breakdown of the June jobs report suggests that growth has become increasingly uneven as the labor market shows signs…

U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate rises to 4.1%

The U.S. economy again added slightly more jobs than expected in June though the unemployment rate increased, the Labor Department…

Putin’s Hungarian ally Orban draws EU ire over ‘peace mission’ to Moscow

Russia’s closest European ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has drawn ire from the EU over his Friday trip to…