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America's economy added 130,000 jobs in January,

almost double the number that analysts had been expecting,

indicating that the labour market might have picked

up after months of apparent stagnation. The unemployment rate also fell to 4.3%, a slight dip from

the previous month. The figures may put off the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates

as fast as Donald Trump would like.

Police identified Jesse Van Routzala, an 18-year-old transgender woman as the suspected shooter

in an attack on a school and nearby residence in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Nine people were killed in the shooting, including the attacker, who turned the gun on herself.

Earlier, authorities said that at least 25 other people were injured.

A motive has yet to be confirmed.

America's aviation regulator closed and then quickly reopened the skies over El Paso

Airport in Texas. The FAA said the ban was for, quote, special security reasons. The Trump

administration claimed that drones belonging to Mexican drug cartels had entered American airspace.

But surprised local officials and a Democratic congresswoman for El Paso questioned this explanation.

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