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U.S. Hiring Slowed in July, Adding 73,000 Jobs

The labor market showed signs of weakening, with 73,000 jobs added in July and gains for the previous two months revised significantly lower.

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In Massachusetts, a Work Stoppage Forces Judges to Dismiss Criminal Cases

Seeking higher pay, lawyers for indigent defendants won’t take new clients. As a result, judges must dismiss cases against people accused of crimes who lack lawyers.

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Judges dismissed 102 criminal cases in Boston and surrounding Suffolk County.
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