US applications for unemployment benefits hold steady, remain in recent healthy range

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits held steady last week, a sign that the labor market remains healthy as companies continue to retain their employees. Jobless claim filings ticked down by 1,000 to 224,000 for the week ending March 22, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s mostly in line with the 225,000 new applications analysts forecast. … Read more

Premier League sliding doors: The moments and fine margins which have shaped the season – and how it could have been different | Football News

Football is a game of fine margins. A goal-line clearance, a missed penalty or a controversial call from the officials can change a match, a season, a career. This season’s Premier League has been shaped by moments which could easily have gone another way and shifted the course of history. Here, we pick out 20 … Read more

Tech issues hit DOGE’s ‘5 things’ email requirement for federal employees

A month after Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk began directing all federal employees to submit a weekly list of five things they accomplished during the previous week, technical issues have hit the process. A number of employees across multiple agencies have received bounce-back emails indicating that the mailbox they were directed to email … Read more

Texas DOGE bill passes to streamline state regulations

Texas has passed a bill that would create an efficiency office much like the federal government’s Department of Government Efficiency started by President Donald Trump. Texas SB14 establishes the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office and, if passed into law, will attempt to streamline state regulations, reduce unnecessary rules and promises to make massive reductions to the … Read more