Healthcare is one of the few sectors still reliably adding jobs in America, now accounting for roughly 15% of the nation’s workforce. A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics expected today will reveal which other industries are holding steady and which are beginning to lose momentum.
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A Sherpa climbing guide believed to have died on Mount Everest was found alive after spending nearly a week on the frigid mountain without food or bottled oxygen, in what many are calling a miraculous feat of survival. The family of the 52-year-old man had already begun funeral rites for him, but tragedy turned to joy on Thursday when he was spotted crawling back to Base Camp — exhausted and frostbitten, but alive. Read more.
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The Senate passed a $70 billion ICE and border patrol bill early today, delivering a major win to President Donald Trump after weeks of infighting within the Republican Party over the legislation’s fate. The bill would fund ICE and border patrol through the rest of Trump’s term, protecting the agencies from future shutdown battles. It now moves to the House for final passage. Read more.
