2025-12-17
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America's economy added 64,000 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%,
the highest in over four years, up from 4.4% in September.
The release of two months of data was delayed because of a 43-day government shutdown.
October's figures for which officials were unable to collect unemployment data showed that the economy lost 105,000 jobs,
in part because of cuts to the federal workforce.
The Trump administration expanded its travel ban,
barring citizens from seven other countries on top of the original 12 from entering America.
People from Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone,
South Sudan and Syria, along with those using Palestinian documents, will no longer be allowed in.
Fifteen other countries face new restrictions.
The White House cited risks including terrorism and visa overstay rates.
The European Union is moving to roll back rules that would in effect ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2035.
Facing pressure from Europe's auto industry,