5 h. ago US jobless claim applications fell by 13,000 last week as layoffs remain low

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 13,000 last week, remaining in the same historically healthy range of the past few years even as concerns grow about the health of the labor market

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4 d. ago Washington National Guard filled more than 11,000 bags last week

Washington National Guard filled more than 11,000 bags last week  FOX 13 Seattle

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6 d. ago This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even if the Fix Breaks the Law

Fulu sets repair bounties on consumer products that employ sneaky features that limit user control. Just this week, it awarded more than $10,000 to the person who hacked the Molekule air purifier.

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2 w. ago Two West Virginia students selected for Washington Week, receive $10,000 scholarships

Two West Virginia students selected for Washington Week, receive $10,000 scholarships  WVVA

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4 w. ago Sperm whale carcass that washed up on Nantucket ‘far too big’ to be removed from beach

The carcass of the endangered whale washed up on a Nantucket beach earlier this week and weighs more than 100,000 pounds. The post Sperm whale carcass that washed up on Nantucket ‘far too big’ to be removed from beach appeared first on Boston.com.

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last month Greater Boston’s hottest lab building isn’t in Kendall Square. It’s in Watertown.

The beleaguered lab market in Greater Boston offers plenty of empty space seemingly everywhere you look. But one exception can be found — and it’s near the Newton-Watertown line. With a nearly 58,000-square-foot lease finalized this week by coworking space operator LabShares, the four-story building at 66 Galen St. is essentially fully occupied. LabShares chief […] The post Greater Boston’s hottest lab building isn’t in Kendall Square. It’s in Watertown. appeared first on Boston.com.

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