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A powerful storm dumps snow, sleet and freezing rain on the Middle Atlantic states and the Northeast. An estimated 1.6 million people are left without power. North Carolina is especially hard-hit. Scott Jagow of member station WFAE reports.

Friday's Labor Department report on unemployment says more than 100,000 jobs were cut in December, an unexpectedly high number. But the overall unemployment rate holds at 6 percent. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

The Labor Department reported grim economic news on Friday. Employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January — the most since 1974. Cost-cutting employers are in no mood to hire. The unemployment rates stands at 7.6 percent.

The Coast Guard is watching for fuel and debris from a derelict Japanese fishing vessel it sank off the coast of Southeast Alaska on Thursday.

An executive order issued March 6th aims to deny attorneys from the Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie security clearances and deny them access to federal buildings.

The Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-6, and had an extra-innings win for the second game in a row.