The U.S. labor market is hitting the brakes, with job growth sputtering and the unemployment rate climbing to a near four-year high of 4.3% in August, according to a Reuters report. The economy added a mere 22,000 jobs, far below expectations, while June saw its first job losses since 2020. Economists point fingers at President Trump's tariffs, immigration crackdowns, and federal job cuts, which are strangling hiring and fueling fears of economic stagnation. With the Federal Reserve poised for a likely interest rate cut this month, the labor market's slowdown—marked by longer unemployment spells and fewer opportunities—has Wall Street on edge and recession whispers growing louder.

How significantly do you think President Trump's tariffs are contributing to the labor market's slowdown, and could this measure have unintended long-term consequences? Let us hear your thoughts below. 👇

Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/business/us-unemployment-rate-near-4-year-high-labor-market-hits-stall-speed-2025-09-05/

A Blood Moon Approaches: How to Spot the Total Lunar Eclipse

On September 7, the moon will step into Earth’s shadow and emerge stained in deep red, hence the term “blood moon.” It’s the second total lunar eclipse of 2025, and if the weather plays friendly, roughly 77 percent of the planet’s population will bear witness to the spectacle.

The best seats are in Asia and Western Australia, where the entire eclipse will be visible from start to finish. Viewers in Europe, Africa, eastern Australia, and New Zealand may still catch totality—the 82 minutes when the moon sits fully in Earth’s umbra, the shadow’s dark inner core—but it depends on when the moon rises in your sky. In some European cities, it will climb over the horizon already glowing deep red, an entrance more dramatic than most sunrises.

Continue reading: https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-blood-moon-is-coming-what-to-know-about-septembers-total-lunar-eclipse/

In a high-stakes operation, federal agents struck a colossal blow against the Sinaloa Cartel, seizing 1,300 barrels—697,000 pounds—of methamphetamine precursor chemicals smuggled from China on the high seas. Announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in Pasadena, Texas, this historic bust, the largest of its kind, thwarted the production of 420,000 pounds of meth, worth a staggering $569 million. The chemicals, benzyl alcohol and N-Methylformamide, were destined for cartel labs in Mexico, fueling a deadly drug trade aimed at flooding U.S. streets. This dramatic interception, enabled by the cartel’s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, signals a fierce new front in the war against narco-terrorism.

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Link to article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/feds-intercept-1300-barrels-meth-precursor-chemicals-shipped-china-mexico