Keeping Up With America | U.S. adds 254,000 jobs and unemployment declines, blowing away expectations: Forecasts were for 150,000 new jobs added last month. Data from previous months were also revised upward: August by 17,000 to 159,000, and July by 55,000 to 144,000. | Yellow jackets swarm after North Carolina floods, prompting need for Benadryl and EpiPens: The rain and floodwater most likely destroyed the insects' underground nests, in addition to toppling trees or stumps that held nests, said Chris Hayes, an extension associate in urban entomology at North Carolina State University. | Elon Musk says he will attend Trump rally in Pennsylvania at site of July assassination attempt: Elon Musk said late Thursday that he will attend Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday in the former president's return to the town where he survived an assassination attempt in July. | Mark Zuckerberg is now world's second-richest person, ahead of Jeff Bezos: Zuckerberg's net worth reached $206.2 billion on Thursday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, topping the $205.1 billion net worth of the former Amazon CEO and president. The Facebook co-founder now trails Tesla chief Elon Musk by roughly $50 billion, the index showed. | Hurricane Helene live updates: At least 215 dead as some communities struggle to get basic supplies |
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| | | | | | Richer, Wiser, Happier | Businesses damaged by Hurricane Helene scramble to pick up pieces: A 42-year-old restaurant may never reopen in the same location. An event space-owner is trying to cobble together income as he faces tens of thousands of dollars in repairs to his barn. A gallery continues to support local artists whose studios, inventory and tools have been wiped out. |
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