More Americans get news from social media influencers

About 1 in 5 Americans say they regularly get their news from “news influencers” on social media, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. The rise of social media personalities doling out information was particularly true among the youngest users, and comes at a time of heightened polarization surrounding the U.S. presidential election. “We thought about news influencers as sources of authority to their audiences about what’s

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Jobless rate ticks higher in October for white Americans, bucking the broader trend

A jobseeker holds flyers during the New York Public Library’s annual Bronx Job Fair & Expo at the the Bronx Library Center in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images The unemployment rate for white Americans inched higher in October, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor. In October, white Americans saw their jobless rate

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