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1 hour agoA surprising burst of US hiring in January: 517,000 jobsFor nearly a year, the Federal Reserve has been on a mission to cool down the job market to help curb the nation’s worst inflation bout in four decades.
French women push to cement abortion rights after US rulingThe right to abortion in France has been inscribed in law for 47 years and enjoys broad support across the political spectrum.
How France and the U.S. Parted Ways on AbortionThe French and Americans once saw eye to eye on reproductive rights. Today, not so much.theatlantic.com
America’s Abortion Ruling Should Worry Us AllRoe v. Wade was a beacon for those fighting for the rights of women and minorities. Its end will now inspire those working against those basic freedoms.washingtonpost.com
France takes EU reins with push for more sovereigntyFrench president Emmanuel Macron and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen paid tribute to a pair of leading European figures Friday as France formally took the reins of the 27-nation bloc for the next six months with big ambitions.
Josephine Baker is 1st Black woman given Paris burial honorPlans are underway to reinter the remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker at the Pantheon monument in Paris.
