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U.S. Hiring Rises Strongly, With 272,000 Jobs Added in May

The unexpectedly strong job growth shows that employers remain undaunted by high interest rates. Wage growth may further delay Fed rate cuts.

 

Ben Casselman

Ben Casselman

May’s jobs report is, in some ways, the opposite of what Fed officials and investors have been hoping for. They would like to see slowing job and wage growth, and continued low unemployment.

Ben Casselman

Ben Casselman

Instead, the report shows accelerating job and wage growth, and rising joblessness: Employers added 272,000 jobs in May, but the unemployment rate hit 4 percent.

Ben Casselman

Ben Casselman

The report is based on two separate surveys, one of households and one of businesses. In any one month, they can diverge and it can be hard for economists to know which signal to believe.

Lydia DePillis

Lydia DePillis

Average hourly earnings, a measure of wage growth, rose 0.4 percent in May from April, faster than forecasters had been expecting.

Lydia DePillis

Lydia DePillis

This could spark fears among policymakers at the Fed that the strong labor market could be fueling inflation.

Ben Casselman

Ben Casselman

Most economists don’t think that wage growth is a main cause of recent inflation. But they do worry that it will be difficult to bring inflation under control if pay keeps rising at this pace.

In large U.S. cities, office buildings are selling for much lower prices than they did just a few years ago.

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Israel defends its strike on a shelter, Hallie Biden testifies in Hunter Biden’s gun trial and more.

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Biden, in Normandy, Says Echoes of 1944 ‘Are Summoning Us’

President Biden also met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, and apologized for delays in delivering a $61 billion military assistance package.

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For the First French Town Liberated on D-Day, History Is Personal

Some residents of Ste.-Mère-Église in Normandy can still recall the American paratroopers who dropped into their backyard. It’s been a love affair ever since.

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain apologized for leaving a D-Day commemoration early.

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U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa

As groups loyal to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State expand in the region, U.S. forces have been ordered out of several countries after a series of coups.

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Pat Sajak, the Cool, Unflappable, Reliable Host, Signs Off

In 41 seasons of “Wheel of Fortune,” Mr. Sajak has been a durable fixture of the American cultural landscape. His final episode as host airs today.

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Pat Sajak’s run on “Wheel of Fortune” has been the longest ever for a game show host. Here’s a look back.

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A Careful Dance: How Hezbollah and Israel Have Kept the Lid on a Wider War

Both sides have their reasons for calibrating their attacks to avoid a regional conflict.

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Israel pressed on with its central Gaza offensive after it launched a deadly strike on a shelter.

 

A pier for aid shipments, damaged in rough seas, has been reattached to the Gaza shore, the U.S. military said.

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Images From a Journey in Ukraine’s Borderland

Photographs from two trips along Ukraine’s northeastern border regions, in the months before Russia renewed an offensive there, reveal loss and transformation.

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  1. Along about 600 miles of Ukraine’s borderland that The Times visited late last year and again in the early spring, the war has never left.
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  2. Through relentless loss, it is being transformed, possibly forever, into a treacherous and abandoned gray zone.
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  3. Much of this area was once farmland. A farmhouse recently hosted a counter-saboteur unit preparing before dawn for a cross-border raid.
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  4. The fields are far too exposed to Russian fire for anyone to try a harvest. Instead, antitank barriers fill the land.
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  5. Officials have struggled to provide basic supplies, and to persuade residents to fully evacuate.
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  6. Soon, said the mayor of one village that lies within range of Russian artillery, there will be nothing to photograph but stray dogs and ruins.
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Will Smith Taps Nostalgia as He Attempts a Post-Slap Comeback

“Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” will be Smith’s first wide-release film since the event that was so shocking that it achieved proper-noun status: the Slap.

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Alvin Bragg’s Next Decision on Donald Trump Presents a Political Quandary

The Manhattan district attorney must present a sentencing recommendation. He could face backlash whether he opts for leniency or not, our columnist writes.

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Alvin L. Bragg holds a news conference after a jury convicted former President Donald J. Trump on 34 felony counts.

Election updates: Donald Trump courted tech elites in a rare return to San Francisco.

 

Donald Trump said he would announce his running mate at the Republican National Convention in July.

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A Biden Order Shut the Border to Asylum Seekers. Can It Be Enforced?

There are still ways for people to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, particularly without any new resources to help guard the 2,000-mile frontier.

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Momofuku Taps Paul Carmichael for a Restaurant and a New Direction

The former chef at Momofuku Seiobo in Sydney, Australia, returns to New York to play a key role in shaping the company.

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Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them.

New yen notes set to be introduced this summer won’t be compatible with many machines that businesses like ramen shops rely on.

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Japan Likes Tourists, Just Not This Many

The country has politely handled travelers for years, but as international visitors spill into previously untouristed spots, some residents are frustrated.

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Michelle Goldberg

Michelle Goldberg

Donald Trump’s Mob Rule

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Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie

Republicans Have a New Way of Looking at Crime

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Jon Grinspan

The 19th-Century Club You’ve Never Heard of That Changed the World

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David Brooks

David Brooks

The Pathologies of the Educated Class

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Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni

Blowing Kisses at Donald Trump

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William D. Cohan

The Slow Death of a Fabled Media Empire

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Nicole Gelinas

New York Botched Congestion Pricing. It Didn’t Have to Be This Way.

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Paul Krugman

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Why You Shouldn’t Obsess About the National Debt

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Fight Theory

David Leonhardt explains why voters are more aware of President Biden’s most divisive policies.

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