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The hiring recession is over — but landing a new role is much harder than it looks
The May jobs report blew past forecasts. Why is it taking six months to find a new job?
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최근 7일 기준 84,153건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.2(균형)입니다. 긍정 4,217건(5.0%)·중립 77,846건(92.5%)·부정 2,090건(2.5%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 14.8(중도 균형)입니다.
The May jobs report blew past forecasts. Why is it taking six months to find a new job?
A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S.
A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy that froze immigration proceedings for applicants from 39 countries after an Afghan refugee was accused of killing a National Guardsman and wounding another in Washington, D.C., according to the Associated Press. U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ruled that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ...
The Bank of England may know where inflation is headed, but it has a much harder time knowing where oil—and interest rates—are headed. That was the message from Bank of England policymaker Swati Dhingra on Friday, as the ongoing Middle East energy crisis continues to complicate the outlook for interest rates. "If you ask me what's my interest rate decision next month going to look like or in the future, I think that's very hard to say, because the big elephant in the room here is what happens to the energy crisis," Dhingra said during…
The Knicks already did the hard part. Now comes the harder one.
Residents of Gaza, south Lebanon, northern Israel and Kuwait were all under fire this week despite United States-arranged ceasefires supposedly in force in their regions. Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza and Lebanon, with Israeli forces still actively deployed in both places. Hezbollah rockets struck northern Israel, and Iranian attacks hit Kuwait’s international airport. The continued violence prompted US President Donald Trump to comment on Wednesday that ceasefires in the Middle East involved “shooting in a more moderate manner” rather than a total halt in fighting. Three truces his administration has negotiated were meant to have stopped the warfare. But while major fighting has greatly reduced, munitions are still falling and people still dying. This is how the ceasefires — and ongoing fighting — are playing out: What’s happening with the ceasefire in Gaza? The US brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on October 10, 2025, ending major warfare. The ceasefire deal involved a halt to all fighting, Hamas releasing all its remaining hostages in Gaza, Israel freeing Palestinian prisoners, a phased Israeli withdrawal, ramped-up aid and the opening of a crossing into Egypt. A Trump plan to build out the ceasefire was meant to involve agreements on disarming Hamas, a new Gaza government without the group’s involvement, reconstruction of Gaza and a complete Israeli withdrawal. Palestinians clear debris at the site of an Israeli strike on a house whose residents were warned to evacuate before the attack, in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip on June 5, 2026. — AFP However, while all hostages were released, the amount of aid reaching Gaza has not substantially increased. Hamas has not agreed to disarm. Reconstruction has not begun, and Israel has expanded its control of the territory. Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have continued, killing more than 900 Palestinians since the truce, including nine on Thursday. Sporadic Palestinian attacks have killed four Israeli soldiers in Gaza. Why is there still warfare in Lebanon? After fighting in 2024, a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah was only partially implemented, with both sides accusing the other of violations. Open warfare began again in March after war against Iran erupted, with Hezbollah firing into Israel and Israeli forces seizing swathes of southern Lebanon and pounding other areas with airstrikes. Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon on April 16 after rare contacts between representatives of the Israeli and Lebanese governments. Intense fighting continued in the south, but Israel mainly refrained from striking Beirut. Black smoke billows at a strike scene following an Israeli strike on a car as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon on June 5, 2026. — Reuters Since April 16, Israeli strikes have killed hundreds of people, bringing the total toll to more than 3,500 since March 2, according to Lebanese authorities, whose data does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israel says 26 of its soldiers and four civilians have been killed in Hezbollah attacks since March. Iran wants a ceasefire in Lebanon to be part of any deal to end its war with the United States and Israel and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. On Wednesday, Trump announced that Lebanon and Israel had agreed to implement a new ceasefire contingent on Hezbollah leaving southern areas. Israel says it can still carry out military operations despite the ceasefire and Hezbollah has rejected the truce. Fighting continues. Will the US and Iran cement their ceasefire? The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, seeking to destroy its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Both countries voiced hope the ruling theocratic system would be overthrown. That followed a 12-day war last year in which Israel, later joined by the United States, struck many of Iran’s nuclear facilities and military leaders. Despite many of Iran’s senior figures being killed, it has managed to close off the Strait of Hormuz, throttling Gulf energy exports and hitting the global economy. The US announced a ceasefire with Iran in early April, with talks to follow on a lasting end to hostilities, the reopening of Hormuz, the end of a US blockade on Iranian ports and a pathway to negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme. Iranians stand next to a symbol of a Kheibar missile as they take part during a rally in support of the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and commemorate Eid al-Ghadir in Tehran on June 4, 2026. — AFP However, despite repeated rounds of indirect talks mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, there has been no fuller agreement yet. A deal would likely put off negotiation on the nuclear issue to a later stage. Meanwhile, the sides have repeatedly exchanged fire, with Iran also attacking Gulf states including Kuwait this week. Why haven’t the ceasefires been effective? All three deals have come unstuck in their first phase, with interim arrangements failing to move towards more lasting ceasefires. In each case, the combatants have been unwilling to accept painful concessions required to move beyond the first phase of transitional ceasefires. At times, they have turned to military action to try to advance goals they had to set aside when the truces were agreed or to test the boundaries of the agreements. “When there’s no movement and there’s no political horizon, it’s very difficult for a ceasefire to hold, because there’s no real incentive for the parties to that ceasefire to continue abiding by it if it doesn’t actually lead to any changes,” said Urban Coningham, research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. The diminishing influence of international bodies like the United Nations and the growing assertiveness of regional powers have also made it harder for long-term agreements to stick, he said.
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Full of handcrafted care and the rootsy soul of her country origins, this gently elated song is a reminder of what fans love about Swift … and the film series Taylor Swift does not fear a challenge. She’s broken records then broken those records; taken Grammy snubs as a sign she just has to work harder; mounted probably the most physically exhausting tour of all time. But in writing a song for Toy Story’s cowgirl Jessie, she’s set herself a deranged task: how could anyone outdo Randy Newman’s devastating When She Loved Me, Jessie’s song about being abandoned by her owner, Emily, from Toy Story 2? Newman’s songs for the Disney Pixar series are some of the greatest film soundtrack work of all time, and Swift knows it. In a post about her song, she acknowledged the “incomparable” Newman: “You created the Toy Story musical world, and we are lucky to get to live in it.” Her own ventures into soundtrack work have never had much staying power (beyond Zayn collab I Don’t Wanna Live Forever from Fifty Shades Darker). Continue reading...
Picking a sleep space for a newborn is harder than it looks. Consumer Reports rated bassinets on safety, design, and convenience to find the best ones
A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.
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The threat by the US to impose additional tariffs on imports from India over forced labour supply-chain concerns is a “pressure” tactic deployed by Washington to drive a harder bargain in its trade talks with New Delhi, according to analysts. Following a Section 301 unfair trade practices investigation, the Trump administration proposed that products from India, China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and Switzerland would be subject to a 12.5 per cent levy, while a 10 per cent rate would apply to...
Pearson Edexcel's Maths 1 paper was met with criticism after pupils claimed it was harder than past papers and previous exams, leaving them feeling 'overwhelmed' and 'uncertain.'
IMF Official Spokesperson Julie Kozack highlighted that countries with weaker buffers, including reserves of oil and refined products, were facing a harder time at the moment
Nisha Dua of BBG Ventures tells Business Insider's Melia Russell how AI is changing the investment landscape, and how she uses AI herself.
America is at an energy crossroads. For years, the Obama and Biden administrations layered on a steady stream of malicious regulations, permitting delays, and compliance mandates that made it harder to produce American energy. While President Donald Trump works to roll back much of that, the reality is that producers have spent decades trying to […]
Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday declared his trip to Central Asia a major success, revealing that a total of 96 memoranda of understanding and partnership agreements worth an estimated US$1.65 billion have been made. Summing up the tour from the Uzbek capital of Tashkent, Lee said 15 pacts were signed directly on a government-to-government level with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, covering business, education and development projects. Lee also announced that Uzbekistan has agreed to establish a consulate-general in Hong Kong. He added that details for a relaxed travel arrangement – where Hong Kong and Uzbekistan could each allow the other's passport holders to enter visa-free for up to 30 days – will be announced soon. “Both governments are working very hard to implement this visa-free 30-day arrangement. We have overcome the most difficult part, that is both sides work on the details and yesterday we exchanged the notes verbally on this matter,” he said. “With the enthusiastic attitude of both governments, I think we can see very early implementation of the arrangement. I will push my colleagues to work harder, and I received the same assurance by my counterparts in the government of Uzbekistan.” The Chief Executive said that the SAR and Uzbekistan governments also signed an aviation agreement, adding that some SAR airlines are already planning to launch direct flights to Uzbekistan. He noted that the two sides have also initiated talks to establish an avoidance of double taxation agreement to lower fiscal barriers for cross-border businesses. When asked about plans for the next trip, Lee said officials will summarise the experience from the current visit and assess locations that would bring long-term benefits to the SAR's economic and trade development. For his part, Frederick Ma, chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), noted that many small doors of business opportunity have opened up in the past few days. One example, he said, was that at least one state-owned Kazakh enterprise has explicitly expressed interest in pursuing a public listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Since arriving in the Uzbek capital on Wednesday, Lee has met with several senior Uzbek officials, including President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov. The Chief Executive will attend a business dinner hosted by the SAR government and HKTDC on Thursday night to promote the SAR’s business opportunities to local commercial representatives. On Friday, Lee and his delegation will visit IT Park Uzbekistan – the country's primary technology and innovation hub – before setting off on his return journey to Hong Kong. Edited by Aaron Tam
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Some of the AI industry's biggest rivals have put their many, many grievances aside for a common cause: making it harder for people to use their technology to develop biological weapons. In an open letter to US lawmakers, tech leaders are pressing Congress to enact rules closing what they say is an alarming biosecurity gap […]
Esther Ouwehand stopt als fractievoorzitter en partijleider van de Partij voor de Dieren. Ouwehand draagt beide taken over aan Kamerlid Christine Teunissen, maar blijft wel namens de Partij voor de Dieren in de Tweede Kamer. "Ik ga dus door, maar vanaf nu wel in een andere rol: terug naar de functie van Kamerlid", schrijft Ouwehand in een toelichting. "Ik heb de luxepositie dat ik het stokje over kan dragen aan een onvermoeibare voorvechter voor onze idealen" Teunissen (40), die in 2018 voor het eerst in de Tweede Kamer kwam, reageert dat ze veel zin heeft om "de grote verantwoordelijkheid waar te maken en deze prachtige partij te gaan leiden". De nieuwe leider vindt haar partij "harder nodig dan ooit". "Deze tijd is allesbepalend, Het is juist nu keihard nodig dat we op blijven komen voor alles wat kwetsbaar is." Teunissen was eerder ook Eerste Kamerlid, raadslid en medewerker van de Partij voor de Dieren. Ze gold al een tijdje als nummer 2 van de partij. Ouwehand (49) was sinds 2019 partijleider van de Partij voor de Dieren. Zij volgde Marianne Thieme op, met wie ze jarenlang een tweepersoonsfractie in de Tweede Kamer vormde. Het boterde niet altijd tussen de twee. In 2010 was het aan het ingrijpen van partijleden te danken dat Ouwehand haar tweede plek op de kandidatenlijst terugkreeg. Ze was daar door Thieme vanaf gehaald. Waarom is nooit precies duidelijk geworden. Bij Ouwehands eerste verkiezingen als lijsttrekker, in 2021, groeide de partij verder, van vijf naar zes zetels. Maar bij de verkiezingen in 2023 ging het minder goed en bleven er nog drie zetels over. Na de verkiezingen van vorig jaar bleef de partij op drie zetels. Roofbouw Als partijleider heeft Ouwehand onrustige tijden gekend. In aanloop naar de verkiezingen van 2023 kreeg ze het aan de stok met het toenmalige partijbestuur. Ze moest zich tijdelijk terugtrekken als lijsttrekker, maar trok uiteindelijk aan het langste eind. Het bestuur werd vervangen en Ouwehand werd toch lijsttrekker. Ouwehand is een aantal keer weggeweest vanwege overbelasting. "Net zoals we moeten stoppen met de roofbouw op de aarde, moeten we stoppen met de roofbouw op onszelf", zei ze daarover toen ze in 2023 terugkeerde in de Kamer na afwezigheid. Veel gevergd Niet lang geleden was het ook onrustig binnen de partij. In oktober stapte oprichter en Eerste Kamerlid Nico Koffeman uit de partij uit onvrede over de koers. Volgens hem en andere partijleden dreef de PvdD te ver af van het bestrijden van dierenleed. Uit onvrede met de bredere koers van Ouwehand werd zelfs een nieuwe dierenpartij Vrede voor Dieren opgericht. "De dieren en de natuur hebben ons keihard nodig, net als mensen die worden onderdrukt en vertrapt", zegt Ouwehand hierover vandaag in haar toelichting. "Het was een strijd die het waard was om aan te gaan, maar die ook veel van me heeft gevergd." In de Kamer gaat Ouwehand zich de komende tijd bezighouden met "twee grote eigen wetsvoorstellen", schrijft ze: een wet om de bioindustrie te stoppen en een wet die het lijden van dieren bij de slacht moet beperken.