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Louisville bank shooting bodycam footage released

Louisville Metro Police released officer bodycam footage in Monday’s shooting at a bank in which five people were killed and eight others injured. The shooting occurred Monday morning inside a branch of Old National Bank. Police said that the 25-year-old shooter, identified as Connor Sturgeon, was a bank employee. The shooter …

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Layoffs rose sharply in the first three months of the year

Layoffs around the U.S. surged in the first three months of the year, a sign the labor market is softening amid efforts by the Federal Reserve to hit the economic brakes in a bid to quash inflation.  In the first quarter of 2023, companies announced 270,000 job cuts, according to …

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Chicago Mayor

In his victory speech on Tuesday night, Chicago’s newly elected mayor Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat, emphasized his commitment to tackling crime by investing in schools, jobs and mental health. The former teacher won the election by a margin of less than 20,000 votes, marking the city’s closest mayoral race …

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