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Washington state's unemployment rate dipped to a record low of 4.5 percent in October.

Washington Unemployment Again Touches Record Low, Wage Hikes Next?

The statewide unemployment rate in Washington again touched a record low of 4.5 percent in October . That's according to the Washington Employment...

A job seeker stops at a table offering resume critiques during a job fair held in Atlanta.

U.S. Creates 156,000 Jobs In September, Lower Than Predicted

Economists had expected between 170,000 and 176,000 new jobs last month. The unemployment rate rose slightly, to 5 percent from 4.9 percent.

One person was killed and more than 100 injured when a New Jersey Transit train crashed into the platform at Hoboken Terminal on Sept. 29. Investigators say they have found no defect in the brakes.

Report Says Brakes From Hoboken Train Crash Show No Defects

The brakes were removed from the wreckage of the New Jersey Transit train by the National Transportation Safety Board and were tested. The agency says they worked as designed.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday.

SpaceX Rocket Lands Safely On A Ship At Sea For the First Time

A resupply capsule, bearing an inflatable habitat, is en route to the International Space Station, and the first stage of the rocket that launched it has returned for a sea landing without exploding.

Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly explosion Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey.

Dozens Of People Killed In Blast Near Turkish Military Buildings

The explosion in the capital, Ankara, has also wounded more than 60 others, according to Turkey's deputy prime minister, Numan Kurtulmuş.

Greg Burkett clears snow from a winter storm in Cambridge, Mass., on Monday. Boston has had more than 6 feet of snow in the past 30 days.

Snowfall Obliterates Records In Boston: 'Another Winter Storm?!'

Boston has had more than 72 inches of snow in the past 30 days, breaking a record set in 1978, the National Weather Service says.

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