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  Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

  SFGate - PAUL WISEMAN

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had expected – and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%. The Labor Department reported Friday …

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  US set to hold latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

  SFGate - BECKY BOHRER

  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration's push to expand oil and gas development in Alaska faces a new test Friday, with the latest lease sale set for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Opponents of drilling in the refuge's coastal plain have pointed to a lack of industry interest in the …

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  Copilot of United jet that struck a light pole realized flight was low, but not in time, report says

  SFGate - PHILIP MARCELO

  NEW YORK (AP) — The copilot of a United Airlines passenger jet that struck a light pole as it landed at a New Jersey airport last month recognized the plane was coming in low, but told investigators he didn’t realize it in time to call for an aborted landing, according to a new report …

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  What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US

  SFGate - JOHN HANNA and RUSS BYNUM

  The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas. The infestation was discovered in a single 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, about 100 miles …

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  Trump announces $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry

  SFGate - MATTHEW DALY

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry, announcing a plan Thursday to spend nearly $700 million to support ​coal-fired power plants and coal exports. Trump said the administration will use authority under a Cold War-era national defense …

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  Lufthansa employees injured after Boeing 787’s nose landing gear collapses at Frankfurt airport

  SFGate - JAMEY KEATEN and RIO YAMAT

  German airline Lufthansa said several employees were injured on Thursday after the nose gear of a Boeing jet collapsed while the aircraft was parked at a gate at Frankfurt airport. Only crew members and ground staff were on board the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner when the front tip of the plane crashed to …