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US filings for jobless aid rise modestly to 212K as layoffs remain at healthy levels

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2026

WASHINGTON — Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels. The number of Americans filing for jobless aid for the week ending Feb. 21 rose by 4,000 to 212,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s in line with the forecasts of analysts surveyed […]

Average US long-term mortgage rate dips below 6% for the first time since late 2022

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2026

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week below 6% for the first time since late 2022, good news for home shoppers as the spring homebuying season gets rolling. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 5.98% from 6.01% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate […]

FedEx says it will return to customers refunds it gets from Trump’s illegal tariffs

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2026

NEW YORK — Delivery company FedEx said in a statement on Thursday that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them. The statement came after FedEx filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by […]

Tampa International Airport says pajamas ban was joke

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2026

Tampa International Airport said on social media Thursday that it wanted to ban people from wearing pajamas at the Florida facility. No, it wasn’t being serious. A post on the airport’s official X account said that after successfully going “Crocs-free,” Tampa International had “seen enough” of pajamas. “The madness stops today. The movement starts now,” […]

Netflix declines to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros.

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2026

NEW YORK — Netflix is declining to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over the fellow storied Hollywood giant. On Thursday, after Warner’s board announced that Skydance-owned Paramount’s offer was superior to the agreement it had […]

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2/26: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News What happened during Hillary Clinton’s House deposition on Epstein; Boy who lost Pokémon binder gets over 15,000 cards from strangers

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Reporter USFebruary 27, 2026

2/26: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News What happened during Hillary Clinton’s House deposition on Epstein; Boy who lost Pokémon binder gets over 15,000 cards from strangers

Federal Reserve seeking to quash subpoenas in DOJ investigation, source says

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2026

The Federal Reserve has been mounting a closed-door effort to block the Justice Department’s subpoenas for chairman Jerome Powell, CBS News has learned. In January, Powell revealed that the Federal Reserve had received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into him. The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment […]

Columbia student released after being detained by DHS agents. Controversy swirls over her detention.

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2026

A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings. The student, identified as Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva, was released later Thursday afternoon, and posted on social media that she was “safe and okay” but “in complete shock.” The detention set off a wave of condemnation from politicians in […]

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US filings for jobless aid rise modestly to 212K as layoffs remain at healthy levels

Average US long-term mortgage rate dips below 6% for the first time since late 2022

FedEx says it will return to customers refunds it gets from Trump’s illegal tariffs

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