April jobs report, aid ship fire, Russell Brand in court & more

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

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We’ll bring you the latest economy snapshot as April’s jobs report is released. House Republicans have started drafting President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” A ship carrying aid for Gaza says it’s been hit by a drone strike in international waters. Russell Brand appeared in court today over sexual assault and rape charges. Plus, DEI is winning with some shareholders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,
0:05.0	who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.
0:10.0	Hello!
0:11.0	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
0:13.0	Daddy!
0:14.0	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
0:23.2	Now that's term time working.
0:24.6	Offered at Amazon.
0:26.9	10 weeks off guaranteed per year.
0:29.1	Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off.
0:29.9	Conditions apply.
0:37.1	Hello from CNN. I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Friday, May 2nd. 177,000 jobs were added in April, and the unemployment rate stayed the same at 4.2%.
0:45.3	That's according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released this morning.
0:49.3	The numbers are stronger than economists had predicted, and show that the jobs market continues to defy
0:54.4	expectations.
0:56.2	It's not clear how long that will continue, though, as recent economic data has indicated
1:00.7	that uncertainty and layoffs are on the rise, amid monumental policy shifts from the Trump
1:05.7	administration.
1:07.3	This comes as a massive tariff on millions of Americans' purchases just came into effect,
1:12.8	because a major shipping loophole has expired today.
1:16.1	It's known as the de minimis exemption and had allowed shipments of goods worth under $800
1:20.7	to come into the US duty-free.
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