Very briefly, at the end of 2019 and the start of 2020, there were slightly more women on American nonfarm payrolls than men. That's no longer true. The historically disastrous April jobs report shows that the brunt of job losses fell on women. Women now account for around just under half — 49% — of American workers, and they accounted for 55% of the increase in job losses last month. One way of looking at why that matters that is to look at the gap that opened up between women's and men's unemployment last month. The below chart shows women's unemployment rate minus men's unemployment rate since 2007. Usually, the line bumps around near or just below zero — meaning men's unemployment is usually near or slightly higher than women's. But that spike on the far right shows how women's unemployment leapt to be 2.7 points higher than men's in April. Women had an unemployment rate of 16.2% to men's 13.5% last month. That's uncommon for a recession. The below chart is a longer view, and the

State Senator Jeff Irwin wants all future elections to be done entirely with absentee ballots.

Release date : June 12, 2020
Synopsis : Scott (Pete Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. ...

The book inspired by the daughter and niece of the band's manager and authored by James Patterson is expected to use lyrics of the rock group's classic single.

Production on season 10 of the hit series has been axed because of the coronavirus crisis, but the actor playing Negan could not help but be excited for the upcoming special episode.

'Top voice stars' of the 'Trolls' sequel were reportedly not told beforehand that the animated movie would be skipping theaters and premiering straight on VOD.

The 'Friends' actress finds self-isolating apart from her rocker boyfriend Johnny McDaid really hard as she misses him amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The 'In Da Club' rapper also reveals whether he still loves his 22-year-old son, whom he shares with Shaniqua Tompkins, and the possibility to patch things up with him.

The book inspired by the daughter and niece of the band's manager and authored by James Patterson is expected to use lyrics of the rock group's classic single.

The 'Super Bass' hitmaker says in a question and answer session on Twitter that she will debut 'a baby bump' in a couple months and reveals her cravings during the coronavirus lockdown.

The 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' actor is no longer facing a sex tape lawsuit in California after a judge decided to throw the case out of the court.

The 'Troublemaker' singer has found himself in hot water after posting the offensive prank that he pulled on his girlfriend, Amelia Tank, on a social media platform.

The 'Fuller House' actress has lost her bid to get charges against her thrown out of the court in college admissions scandal that also sent fellow star Felicity Huffman to prison.

The 'I Believe I Can Fly' singer vows to be on his best behavior if he is released on bond and placed on house arrest while awaiting trial for sex charges.

The fitness guru Amanda Kloots writes an emotional note to her comatose husband who remains in hospital as he continues his arduous recovery from coronavirus.

The 'Fuller House' actress has lost her bid to get charges against her thrown out of the court in college admissions scandal that also sent fellow star Felicity Huffman to prison.

The 'I Believe I Can Fly' singer vows to be on his best behavior if he is released on bond and placed on house arrest while awaiting trial for sex charges.

The fitness guru Amanda Kloots writes an emotional note to her comatose husband who remains in hospital as he continues his arduous recovery from coronavirus.

Today, the AMC is proud to announce the names of the artists who will deliver the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address in 2020, as well as declaring open expressions of interest for 10 opportunities, also under the banner of the prestigious Address.

Greater visible presence of officers on the streets to reassure the public.

Bus scheme driving cleaner air and better facilities for Solihull town centre.

A charity concert has raised £700 for the Edgbaston-based charity Ammalife.

This is the first episode of The Church of Whats Happening Now. I got together with my friend Lee Syatt and we talked about whatever was on our mind. Everything from weightloss secrets, to cats, to music and movies. This will only get better as it goes so stay tuned momo's!

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Richard Lutz takes his pew for a barnstorming night of Celtic connections.

First-year theatre students create online DIY drama classes for parents and children.

Light House urges 'Virtual Attendance' during temporary shutdown.

Mayor helps collection as £85,000 raised.

City enterprises combine for celebration of brewing.

Birmingham's Children's Hospital benefits from entrepreneur's efforts.

Elmhurst Ballet School teacher keeps dancers on their toes during lockdown.

Birmingham dance company launches new, free online dance classes for children and families.

Ball helps community group.

Morris has unveiled a four-song Amazon Live EP, 'Maren Morris Live From Chicago.' Continue reading…

Richard Lutz reports on another blighted week in Old Blighty. 

Fund raising by fire security company helps charities.

Midlands leaders encourage businesses to join search for global investment.

The economy has been severely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the government and policymakers are looking for segments that are in the best position to help revive the economic activity the quickest.

Wavesfactory has announced the release of an accordion collection of Native Instruments Kontakt. Le Parisien is based on three accordions, with a faithful recreation of the sound and behavior of the real instruments. The library features Rouge, Blanc and Noir accordions, each one of them sampled with all registers, giving different sound characteristics, and mechanical […]

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HighLife Samples has announced the release of a new sample pack by Planet Samples. Trance Vocals Vol. 2 includes 5 vocal construction kits for your next Trance production. The royalty free pack includes dry and wet vocals for each kit, over 20 instruments loops, and 20 MIDI files. For producers looking to simply drag and […]

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Arovane has announced the release of the Spectral 2 soundset, a fresh collection of 64 sounds for the popular Serum wavetable synthesizer by Xfer Records. The pack comes with 35 customized wavetables and 20 samples for the noise oscillator. Available for 19 EUR, Spectral 2 includes: 20 pads. 16 plucks. 13 soundscapes. 6 sweeps. 4 […]

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BOOM Library has announced the release of its brand-new software plugin Grip, a collaboration with Pole Position Production. Grip lets you create dynamic and authentic skids, bumps, friction, rolling noises and much more with a variety of wheel configurations, ground materials and perspectives. Load Grip in your DAW of choice and design tyre and chassis […]

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Native Instruments has announced the release of three expansions for its Massive X flagship software synthesizer. Rush, Pulse, and Scene each contains 150 presets for the synth tailored toward a certain sound, created by expert sound designers who were involved in the development of Massive X and the creation of its factory library. Made for […]

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Audentity Records has introduced its latest sample pack Boom Bap Hip Hop 4, a collection of over 200 loops and one-shots. Boom Bap Hip Hop 4 includes atmospheres, brass, fx, synth, guitar, keys, drums & percussion, strings, bass, and more. Our team spent weeks in the studio to bring you one of our best Boom […]

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Resonate Sound Design has announced the release of a new preset expansion pack for the popular Serum wavetable synthesizer by Xfer Records. Cyber delivers over 120 fresh presets. If you create trailer, cyberpunk, dark synthwave, darkwave or similar genre music, then this is the preset pack for you…not that you can’t use these for a […]

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Sonuscore has announced the release of a free version of its Kontakt library Ethnic Flute Phrases, a scoring tool made to breathe life into every composition. The free Ethnic Flute Phrases library includes over 100 live recorded ethnic flute phrases, providing an expressiveness which is unachievable in traditional sampling. This freebie offers an insight into […]

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LFO Store has announced the release of 50 Analog & Ambient Sounds, a collection of patches for the iconic Korg M1 synthesizer and music workstation from the 90s. It sounds fantastic but many of the sounds was overused in years & we didn’t find any modern recreations around the globe. So we made a challenge […]

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Hy2rogen has launched its new sound pack Bass House for Serum, a collection of handcrafted presets for the popular Serum software synthesizer. The pack includes 100 bass sounds for Bass House, Hybrid Trap, Dubstep, and more. It’s been a while since we’ve had some brand new presets over here at HY2ROGEN and now we’re back […]

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Magix has announced the release of VEGAS Movie Studio 17, the latest version of the video editing solution for both beginners and more advanced users. The update comes with powerful effects and transitions management, smoother video preview, unified color grading workflow, optical-flow slow motion, and warp flow transition. If you strive to make astonishing videos, […]

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Vocal Presets has released Stargaze, a collection of vocal presets for the Auto-Tune 8 and Auto-Tune Pro vocal processor plugins by Antares. Deep, Dark, Twisted… Stargaze is our most aberrant vocal preset yet. Hard smashing limiters combine with soul crushing saturators to turn your vocals into that bold authority you need to command your audiences […]

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Indossa has announced the release of Classic Synths for OP-Z, a collection of samples from some classic ’80s ‘odd-ball’ synths, programmed for the OP-Z multimedia synthesizer and sequencer from Teenage Engineering. The pack also comes with some bonus 808 sounds and drum samples. 80’s Synth Waves programmed for OP-Z! Mount your OP-Z in content mode […]

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