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- Economy adds 916,000 jobs as vaccine rollout fuels hiring boom
2.08pm BST
As the prosecutor Jerry Blackwell addressed the jury for the first time in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin last week, he reeled off a list of witnesses expected to testify: from eyewitnesses who watched as the former officer held his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, to forensic pathologists, use of force experts and members of the Minneapolis police department.
Among the most significant on this long list was the most senior member of that department, Chief Medaria Arradondo.
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1.53pm BST
Greetings from Washington, live blog readers.
Joe Biden will soon deliver remarks on the promising March jobs report, which was released this morning.
In March, consumer confidence hit its highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest poll by the Conference Board, and US stock markets have been setting new highs. …
Unemployment remains high and has hit low-wage workers, people of color and women the hardest. The latest gains suggest that the worst of the pandemic-related jobs slump may be over – but big issues remain.
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