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US Unemployment Rate Hits Two-Year High Despite Job Growth

The US unemployment rate rose to 3.9%, reaching its highest level in two years, even as the economy added 275,000 jobs in the latest reporting month, according to the Labor Department.

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Bitcoin Won't Kill the US Dollar, But The Government Will

In a recent interview with Seth Meyers, President Biden mentioned that the United States has the strongest economy in decades.