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Americans filing for jobless aid remain at historically low levels below 200,000

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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up last week as layoffs remain historically low and most American workers enjoy job security

WASHINGTON -- U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up last week as layoffs remain historically low and most American workers enjoy job security .

Initial jobless claims for the week ending October 10 ticked up by 1,000 to 199,000 from the week before, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, rose by 250 to 198,500.

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Wide majority of Americans oppose livestreaming Hasan execution: ABC/Post/Ipsos poll

Eight in 10 Americans say the execution of former Army officer Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding another 32 in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, should not be livestreamed , according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel . Hasan described the attack as an act of jihad and is scheduled to be executed in December at the same base where he committed the attack. President Donald Trump approved an execution by firing squad , which would be the Army’s first execution since 1961.

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Texas resident discovers second world war-era grenades in box bought at estate sale

Discovery of grenades prompted a neighborhood lockdown and a visit from the Austin police department’s bomb squad A buyer at a Texas estate sale discovered several second world war-era grenades in a box of newly bought items, prompting a neighborhood lockdown and a visit from the Austin police department’s bomb squad. The grenades, which were described as “live and active” in a social media post by the Austin police association, were removed and disarmed.