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7/3/2009
President Barack Obama says he's "deeply concerned" but he's confident the economy will turn around in the short term and the nation will prosper in the long term despite another dose of bad unemployment news. Obama spoke in the Rose Garden shortly after a meeting with chief executives from energy companies.
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7/3/2009
The question of when and where a public memorial service will be held for Michael Jackson has finally been answered. But how city officials will handle the likelihood of a massive crowd remains to be settled. According to the Jackson family publicist, the memorial for the late singer has been set for 10 a.m. local time Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
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7/2/2009
Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be a bumpy one. Economists had expected 363,000 job cuts last months, and that the jobless rate would rise to 9.6 percent from 9.4 percent in May. If laid-off workers who have given up looking for new jobs or have settled for part-time work are included, the unemployment rate would have been 16.5 percent in June, the highest on records dating to 1994.
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7/2/2009
A law enforcement official in Washington says the Drug Enforcement Administration is joining the investigation of Michael Jackson's death. The official says the Los Angeles Police Department asked the DEA to step in because of the federal agency's resources and knowledge of illicit drug manufacturers known as "pill mills."
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6/29/2009
(KOKC National News Desk) - Apple CEO Steve Jobs should be back at work sometime this week. A company spokesman has said only that Jobs was due back before the end of the month. The iconic tech guru has been on medical leave since mid-January and recently received a new liver after a bout of pancreatic cancer.
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6/29/2009
(KOKC National News Desk) - "American Idol" will pay tribute to pop king Michael Jackson in the wake of his death last week. Fox will dedicate two hours to the singing great tonight by re-airing a special Michael Jackson episode of "Idol's" recently-wrapped eighth season. It will air at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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6/29/2009
(KOKC National News Desk) - Brazil scored three times in the second half to storm back and beat the United States 3-2 in the FIFA Confederations Cup final yesterday. Landon Donovan scored in the 27th minute to put the Americans up 2-0. Brazil stormed back with three straight goals.
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6/29/2009
(Washington, D.C.) - In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court justices ruled today in favor of New Haven, Connecticut firefighters in a reverse discrimination case. That ruling will likely impact the upcoming confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. The case dealt with the city throwing out a promotion exam because it didn't yield any qualified African-American candidates.
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