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U.S. employers added 256,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate edged down to 4.1%. Cyclical industries such as restaurants and retail added tens of thousands of jobs in December.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 8: The flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Three oil platforms are seen in federal waters off the southern California coast in 2021. President Biden has prohibited new oil and gas leases in more than 625 million acres of federal ocean; existing leases are not affected.
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Ferns are growing where there used to be cattle pastures at the El Globo habitat bank and nature reserve in Antioquia, Colombia. In the background are hills that neighbors cleared for cattle pasture.
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