Taking the pulse of the job market

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• Antipiracy group leads shutdown of illegal sports streaming site Streameast

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Streameast, the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform, has been shut down after a sting operation by law enforcement in Egypt. But in the streaming era, the cost of being a loyal and legal sports fan is higher than ever.

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• Job growth is slowing down

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  We've got economic data rolling in this week and this morning, painting a snapshot of the U.S. economy. So let's try and understand that picture with help from Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG.

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• Texas restricts property ownership for citizens from some countries

  Texas is now the latest state to restrict the ability of certain foreign nationals to own property in the name of national security. The new law took effect Sept. 1 and bars citizens of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia — as well as businesses headquartered in those countries — from buying most types of property in the Lone Star State. The BBC's Mengchen Zhang reports.

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