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The U.S. added a greater-than-expected 178,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell a tick to 4.3%, the Labor Department reported on Friday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

This would be equivalent to a roughly one-percentage point increase in New York City’s income tax rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The neuro-symbolic VLA achieved a 95% success rate, compared with just 34% for standard systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Those who apply after 6 April but are nearing end of life, or meet the Severe Conditions Criteria, will continue to receive the higher rate.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

I took Gran’s initial resting heart rate, counting a total of thirty-four beats for thirty seconds, and scribbled sixty-eight in my notebook.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas