April jobs report: D-FW helps extend Texas labor market’s winning streak

Dallas-Fort Worth faces similar headwinds as the broader economy, but is showing similar resilience as tariffs upend expectations for growth this year.

The Labor Department reported on Friday that the U.S. economy added 177,000 jobs in April, a better-than-expected figure given how newly implemented tariffs have undermined confidence and scrambled the business outlook.

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The U.S. will have access to valuable minerals in Ukraine under the new deal. Meanwhile, PM Mark Carney has affirmed his support for Ukraine.

KYIV, Ukraine — After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources, an agreement Kyiv hopes will secure long-term support for its defence against Russia.

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MAGA’s next wave of influencers saved TikTok

While Congress was passing its TikTok ban, congressional staffers were glued to their feeds

Over its roughly one-year lifetime, according to journalist Kyle Tharp, the campaign account @TeamTrump has garnered 2.8 billion views, the most of any campaign or politician on the platform.

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Volkswagen’s Three New Concepts All Look Ready for Production

After unveiling the ID. Code concept at the 2024 Beijing Motor Show, Volkswagen continues to develop models exclusively for the Chinese market. The German brand has presented three new concepts at the 2025 Shanghai Motor Show that look like they could enter production tomorrow.

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Conservative candidate targeted by election interference from China, watchdog says

Open this photo in gallery: A protest against China’s crackdown on civil rights fills streets in Hong Kong in September, 2019.PHILIP FONG/AFP/Getty Images

A federal election-threats watchdog has uncovered a foreign interference operation from China aimed at shifting public opinion among Chinese-speaking Canadians against a Toronto-area Conservative candidate who is a sharp critic of Beijing’s crackdown on civil rights in Hong Kong.

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Tories focus on homes as Liberals, NDP talk health care in last week of campaign

OTTAWA — The final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Monday with security officials warning of social media activity targeting a Conservative candidate.

OTTAWA — The final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Monday with security officials warning of social media activity targeting a Conservative candidate.

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2026 Toyota RAV4: Everything We Know

The fifth-generation Toyota RAV4 is getting up there in age. It went on sale in 2019, got an update late in 2021, and soon, Toyota will replace it entirely. Despite its age, the RAV remains one of the best-selling vehicles in the country, with 350,000 units sold through the first nine months of the year, which means Toyota won’t want to upset that success with a radically new SUV.

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