US has 501K fewer jobs than first reported after review

Retailers had 146,400 fewer jobs, while leisure and hospitality — which includes hotels and restaurants — had 175,000 fewer workers.

No link to ink: Larry Bird mural will be changed

The mural is a replica of Bird’s appearance on a 1977 Sports Illustrated cover when he played college ball for Indiana State.

Small businesses not high-profile, but a target for violence

Although mass shootings do happen in places like the Walmart in El Paso, where 22 people were killed this month, small businesses are more likely to be the setting for gun violence.

Solid earnings from major retailers push stocks higher

U.S. stocks marched broadly higher in afternoon trading Wednesday as investors welcomed a batch of strong earnings reports from several big retailers.

 
Las Vegas police officer shoots at charging dog

A Las Vegas officer shot at a “pit bull style” dog after it charged at police Wednesday morning as they investigated reports of two armed men at a business complex in the Spring Valley area.

Possible Powell signal on future rate cuts may not matter

Chairman Jerome Powell may signal Friday what the Federal Reserve will do — or can do — to strengthen the economy and restore confidence at a time of uncertainties and global weaknesses.

Report raises deficit projection to $1 trillion next year

The Congressional Budget Office is upping its projections for this year’s federal deficit by $63 billion and increasing its forecast for deficits over the next decade by $809 billion.

Trump administration seeks to end limits on child detention

The Trump administration is moving to end a federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention, a decision that will almost certainly lead to a new court fight.

Shooter flees after wounding 4 at Clark Atlanta University

Four college students were wounded when a gunman opened fire into a crowd of 200 people outside a library near Clark Atlanta University and then escaped in the chaos, authorities said.

Trump, Maduro confirm secret talks as opposition stays mum

But neither mentioned anything about opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who the United States and more than 50 other nations recognize as Venezuela’s rightful president.

Greece says it won’t assist Iranian tanker sought by US

Greece said on Wednesday it won’t endanger relations with the U.S. by aiding an Iranian supertanker sought by the U.S. but released by Gibraltar that’s in the Mediterranean Sea, believed heading for a Greek port.

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