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Even though the unemployment rate edged lower last month to 4.2%, joblessness is still hovering near highs not seen since the fall of 2021. On top of that, employers have hired significantly fewer workers in rec Algeria votes for president this weekend but with inflation and boycott, few appear to care 09/07/2024 08:32am • ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Billboards are strikingly empty. There are few campaign posters. And aside from public television broadcasts showing candidates traveling the country, there are few signs of enthusiasm heading into Algeria’s presidential election this weekend. Prospective voters in the ga California governor vetoes bill to make immigrants without legal status eligible for home loans 09/06/2024 07:27pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Â鶹´«Ã½om vetoed a bill Friday that could have made immigrants without legal status eligible for loans under a state program offering assistance to first-time homebuyers. 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