US job openings edged lower to 10.4 million in September, according to Friday JOLTS data.The print landed above the median forecast for 10.3 million openings.Job openings continued to exceed unemployed workers, signaling the labor shortage raged into the fall.Get a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.The number of open jobs…

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A Texas teen is facing felony arson charges for allegedly setting fire to an Austin synagogue on Halloween night. Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, was arrested Wednesday by criminal investigators with the Austin Fire Department.Sechriest was identified thanks to surveillance footage from the parking lot of Congregation Beth Israel before, during, and after the blaze, showing…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia–(Newsfile Corp.- November 12, 2021) – League of Ancients is set to become the next huge cryptocurrency game and the gaming industry is big business.Seen during the late 1970’s as a passing trend at best and a joke at worst, fifty years later with a global annual penetration of $152 billion and growing,…

The U.S.Postal Service is investing in new package sorting machines and hiring new workers to prep for the crucial holiday season, with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Wednesday saying the agency is “ready” for the busy season. “So send us your packages and your mail —and we will deliver timely,” DeJoy said at the USPS…

An Antarctic penguin has traversed 3,000km of icy waters to find himself far from home and on new and puzzling shores: the south-eastern coastline of New Zealand . The Adélie penguin in question, affectionately named “Pingu” by locals, was spotted looking somewhat lost at Birdlings Flat, a small settlement on New Zealand’s South Island. It’s…

At the last federal election, the Coalition faced challenges from a string of hopeful independents in rural and city seats, largely running on climate issues.With two exceptions – Zali Steggall in Warringah and Helen Haines in Indi – they came up short. Next year the independents will be back for another shot, focusing on heartland…