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The Spanish government reports that the number of migrants reaching the country by sea is up more than 120 percent this year as the so-called Western Mediterranean route gained recognition as an alternative way to Europe.Spain's Maritime Rescue Service said it pulled 373 migrants from seven boats attempting to cross the Mediterranean on Friday.
U.S. employers kept up a brisk hiring pace in June by adding 213,000 jobs in a sign of confidence despite the start of a potentially punishing trade war with China. At the same time, the unemployment rate rose to 4 percent from 3.8 percent, the government said Friday, as more people began looking for a job and not all of them found one.
Southern University System students in Louisiana will pay hundreds of dollars more a semester in the upcoming school year, to generate $4.2 million for campuses, under a package of fee hikes approved by the system governing board Thursday. Fee increases on students are rankling lawmakers, who protected Louisiana's colleges from budget cuts for the 2018-19 school year by renewing part of an expiring sales tax last month.
Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned. Some of the service members say they were not told why they were being discharged. Others who pressed for answers said the Army informed them they'd been labeled as security risks.
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The University of Virginia just inherited more than 400 presidential memorabilia items making it the largest private collection ever donated to their Center for Politics. The collection from Jack F. Christie contains items from both political parties and seven presidential administrations.
The University of Arizona is currently slated to host four job fairs this fall. Job fairs will be taking place August 22; September 10, 11, and 12; September 25; and October 30. Areas covered by the job fairs include full-time employment, as well as internships.
Los Angeles on Tuesday approved using a $10 million fund to provide legal help to children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. The City Council and county Board of Supervisors voted to expand the LA Justice Fund, created last year to help immigrants without violent pasts who are facing deportation.
Doctors in Puerto Rico say they are seeing an alarming rise in the number and severity of asthma cases that they attribute to the aftermath of the deadly hurricane that walloped the island in September. The chronic lung disease is caused by such things as pollution, airborne mold and pollen, all of which have increased post-Maria.
A federal official identified the woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty’s base on the Fourth of July as Therese Okoumou. According to the official, she told police that she was protesting the separation of immigrant children from parents who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
Billboard has released its 2018 Top Music Business Schools list. The highly competitive colleges and universities can be found in cities such as New York, Miami, Nashville, Los Angeles and Denton. Lessons are taught beyond the classroom. By visiting music executives from record labels, publishing companies, booking agencies, radio stations, concert venues, music festivals and other sectors students get an inside look to prepare them for their future careers.
North Shore Community College is launching a 30-credit social media certificate program this fall for those who want to pursue a career in the ever-changing field. Courses in the certificate program will include marketing, advertising, social media marketing strategy, e-marketing and introduction to business, digital photography, integrated design principles, electronic imaging, and composition and public speaking.
