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The U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than economists expected, but the unemployment rate inched down to 4% from 4.1%, beating forecasts. Forecasters surveyed by Dow Jones had anticipated 169,000 payroll gains in January, after a surprisingly large 256,000 jump in December. The numbers released Friday by the Bureau …

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday rejected the idea of holding talks with the Trump administration, saying that experience had shown it was “not rational, intelligent, or honorable” to do so.  “Negotiations with America do not solve any of our problems,” Khamenei said in a speech Friday, according …

JERUSALEM — An Israeli soldier who was found to have struck Palestinian detainees while they were restrained and blindfolded has been sentenced to seven months in jail by an Israeli military court. The Israeli military on Thursday announced the court had accepted a plea agreement with the soldier, a reservist who it said admitted to having “severely abused” Palestinian detainees at the …

SYDNEY — Australia passed tough anti-hate crime laws on Thursday, including mandatory minimum sentences for terror offenses and displaying hate symbols, in a bid to tackle a recent surge in antisemitism. The laws will impose minimum jail sentences between 12 months for less serious hate crimes, such as giving a Nazi salute in public, and six years for …

The courts are slamming the brakes on some of President Donald Trump’s efforts to quickly trim and transform the federal government. In his first weeks in office, Trump has signed more than 50 executive orders aimed at reshaping the government, from targeting birthright citizenship to changing how transgender inmates are …

NEW ORLEANS — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen won the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award Thursday. He earned the honor over finalists Lamar Jackson, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow and Jared Goff. Allen threw for 3,731 yards and 28 touchdowns with six interceptions this season. He also added 531 yards and …

A search is underway in Alaska after a plane with 10 people on board never arrived in Nome when scheduled, officials said. The Bering Air Caravan flight, from Unalakleet to Nome, was reported overdue to Alaska State Troopers at 4 p.m. local time, the law enforcement agency said. There were …

NEW ORLEANS — Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, Eric Allen and Sterling Sharpe were voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the smallest induction class in 20 years following offseason rule changes meant to make it harder to get inducted. Sharpe got in as a seniors candidate in voting …

In videos NBC News obtained through a public records request, three women detail how they were allegedly raped and sexually assaulted by luxury real estate star Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon. The women gave their statements to Miami Beach Police last fall, shortly before the men were arrested, …