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No World Cup jobs bump evident in June data
With the U.S. hosting the World Cup, there have been plenty of anecdotes about a booming tourism economy in host cities — Scotland fans drinking...
Jobs report gives labor market a yellow card
The job market entered the summer with less momentum than looked to be the case just a month ago.Why it matters: Call it a yellow...
Portrait exhibit brings 47 American presidencies to life
America's 250 years have been divided into 47 presidencies, served by 45 men. A new exhibit on display in the lobby of Goldman Sachs' global...
Olympian indicted for vandalizing Reflecting Pool
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn was indicted Thursday for destroying property after he allegedly reached into Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, per a bench...
America's 250th fireworks party collides with burn-bans
Data: U.S. Drought Monitor; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsFirework associations expect a massive boom in backyard fireworks this July 4, a surge that collides with dry conditions and...
Could Switzerland find a winning XI out of 10 million?
Foreign-born players are increasingly a fixture of teams across the World Cup. In Switzerland, which faces off against Algeria tonight, the politics of a progressively...
Portugal plays bigger than its size — in both politics and soccer
Despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s travails, Portugal heads into tonight's World Cup knockout match against Croatia as a strong contender to win this year’s tournament. Victory in...
The Croatian team’s favorite singer is a fascist salute away from the mainstream
BELGRADE, Serbia — When Croatian supporters flooded Toronto and Philadelphia this summer, draping city halls in the red-and-white checkerboards found on the Croatian coat of...
Boys will be boycotters
14% The share of Spanish respondents over the age of 65 who told the POLITICO Poll before the World Cup began that they expected other...
After primary flop, San Jose's mayor banks on World Cup bounce
Matt Mahan suffered a disappointing finish in California’s gubernatorial primary last month, but the World Cup has offered the mayor of Silicon Valley’s largest city...
Bay Area transit systems can't afford to park the bus
OAKLAND, California — Thousands of soccer fans from around the world will funnel around the windy San Francisco Bay area by train, bus, and light...
It's coming home ... in the wee hours
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will pass a last-minute law allowing pubs to remain open and keep doling out the booze during England’s...