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The US added just 29,000 jobs in September, far short of economists’ forecast of 90,000, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2% from 4.1% in August. The weaker-than-expected September jobs report suggests some businesses are delaying recruitment amid higher inflation and surging energy prices. The figures also raise questions about the strength of the labour market after the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate increase since 2023. Hiring was subdued across much of the economy. Healthcare, which has been a major source of job growth this year, added 17,000 workers, while financial services employment fell by 7,000. “Only healthcare and…

A New York Times games executive allegedly gave his daughter a children’s book about mourning a mother’s death while his wife was still alive, according to court documents filed during the couple’s bitter divorce. Candice Jang said she found Jonathan McKinsey’s choice of The Memory String “deeply disturbing and frightening”, particularly because she alleged he had previously threatened to kill her and her parents. “I cannot know what Jonathan intended by selecting that particular book,” she wrote in a restraining-order filing. McKinsey, 40, was shot dead in a California car park last weekend. His in-laws, Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen,…

Paramount Skydance will be renamed Skydance when its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery closes next week, chief executive David Ellison has announced. The change marks the latest stage in a period of significant expansion for the company, which has completed two major acquisitions in the past 18 months. Mr Ellison said the new corporate name was intended to give the combined business its own identity while preserving Paramount and Warner Bros. as separate studios. “Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture,” he said. “By combining them, we aren’t rewriting history — we’re equipping these iconic studios with…

New bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione’s arrest shows police placing him in handcuffs inside a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a five-day manhunt. The footage captures an officer asking Mangione to remove his mask before police privately indicated that they believed he was “100%” the suspect they were seeking. Mangione initially gave officers a fake identity. When they asked whether his real name was Mark Rosario, he confirmed his identity and acknowledged that he “clearly shouldn’t have” lied. Police discover magazine during search During a search of his backpack, officers found a gun magazine wrapped in his underwear. One officer…

A suspect has been taken into custody after a mass shooting in Detroit left three people dead and four others injured, police chief Todd Bettison said. The gunfire was reported at about 7am on Sunday, September 27, at an illegal after-hours establishment on Prest Street, between Chalfonte and Eaton avenues. Detroit police said the three people killed were men aged over 30. The four injured victims, two men and two women, were taken to hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Police were alerted to the shooting by ShotSpotter technology, while the department’s Homicide Task Force and Vice Unit…

Flight captain Smit Machchha has spoken to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video call following a mid-flight stabbing on a flydubai aircraft. Captain Machchha was injured by another pilot while the plane was carrying 173 other people in the skies. The conversation with Mr Modi focused on the stabbing and the captain’s fight for survival during the incident.

Labour unrest is growing around John Healey’s preparations for a difficult Budget on October 28, with MPs demanding greater clarity over the Chancellor’s plans for tax and spending. Concern within the party has been heightened by fears that financial markets could react badly if Mr Healey fails to restore sufficient headroom against the Government’s fiscal rules. The £24 billion margin built up by Rachel Reeves through a series of tax rises is understood to have been reduced by at least half as borrowing costs have increased. The Chancellor is also under pressure to find funding for Andy Burnham’s spending pledges,…

United Airlines has launched a status-match campaign aimed at attracting elite frequent flyers from rivals Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, offering them equivalent benefits for an initial 90-day period. Travellers with any elite tier on either airline can apply for matching status with United. To retain it until 31 January 2028, they must take a United flight and meet a required spending threshold on United mainline or regional services during those 90 days. A traveller moving from Delta’s lowest Medallion tier, Silver, or American’s equivalent Gold status would need to spend $1,500 with United. Matching United’s 1K tier, its…

Arsenal are considering a move for Monaco right-back Vanderson, with the Brazilian defender being kept under close observation ahead of a possible transfer. Vanderson, 25, has impressed in Ligue 1 and is regarded as a player who could attract interest from a bigger club. Arsenal have previously been linked with the defender, while Ivan Fresneda has also been mentioned as a potential option for the position. Turkish journalist Ekrem Konur said Arsenal had continued to assess Vanderson in recent weeks and described him as one of the club’s long-standing targets. “Arsenal remain interested in Monaco right-back Vanderson. The club have…

DeKalb County has filed a lawsuit against Blackhall Real Estate Phase II LLC, alleging that the company failed to deliver promised improvements under a 2021 land-exchange agreement involving Intrenchment Creek Park. The county says it exchanged about 40 acres of parkland for roughly 53 acres along Constitution Road owned by the company, which was associated with the former Blackhall Studios. The agreement also required Blackhall to fund up to $1.5 million in park improvements and provide a further $100,000 towards acquiring green space. According to the lawsuit, those commitments included new trails, a boardwalk and creek overlook, a trailhead on…