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The government says the nation's unemployment rate bolted 6.5 percent in October — the highest since March 1994 — as employers slashed 240,000 jobs. The worse-than-expected numbers are stark proof that the economy almost certainly is in a recession.

The economy contracted at steeper-than-expected 6.1 percent pace in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Analysts had expected a 5 percent drop in gross domestic product for the first three months of 2009.

The seventh public hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol takes place today, and the subject of far-right extremism is center stage.

The Jan. 6 committee's presentation Thursday night put the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys at the center of its narrative.

Prosecutors are seeking 33 years for Tarrio. Also set to be sentenced later this week are Tarrio's codefendants: Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola.

A week after Kendrick Lamar's new album, GNX, was surprise released, it proved to be a chart phenomenon, debuting at No. 1 on the album chart and claiming the Top 5 spots on the singles chart.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has issued five new subpoenas for witnesses lawmakers want to hear from, in addition to 35 witnesses subpoenaed already.

Tannis Kowalchuk, Artistic Director of the Farm Arts Collective, andDoug Rogers, Composer, speaking about Dream On The Farm 2025:"Paradise Lost Scavenger Hunt," an original theater piece inspiredby the poetry of John Milton. The production will run from July 24through August 3, with shows each evening at 6:30, at Willow WispOrganic Farm in Damascus in Wayne County.www.farmartscollective.org/

Jason Smeltzer, musician, founder & artistic director of The Olde Stories,and L, musician & reader, speaking about the program, "NefariousMusical Accompaniment for the Mystic Poetry of Rumi, Hafezand Others" on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Rossetti House,1005 Vine Street in Scranton at 6:00 pm.The event is a benefit for the Rossetti Foundation for theArts & Culture. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.www.rossettiarts.org/

Douglas Madenford, award-winning author, musician, educator,podcaster & translator, speaking about his PA Dutch heritagein advance of a program of Food, Music & Story at the WilliamsportScottish Rite, 348 Market Street, on Saturday, March 22, 2025.There will be a dinner at 6:30 with a performance by The BrokenSpokes to follow at 7:30. There is the option of attending onlythe concert. The program will feature American Folk, Appalachian,Old Timey & Blues songs, and the stories that go with them.www.williamsportscottishrite.com/www.padutch101.com/