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The Labor Department announced Friday that the economy added 195,000 new jobs in June, exceeding expectations. Concerns remain over the fact that many of the jobs being added are for relatively low-paying seasonal work in leisure and hospitality, and the fact that the number of long-term unemployed remains stagnant.

The race has come down to competing visions for the future of Latin America's largest economy, put forth by leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff and center-right challenger Aecio Neves.

It took nearly 15 years, but Juan Gabriel Vasquez's Lovers on All Saints' Day has gotten an English translation. The collection, awash as it is in woe, is a portrait of the writer finding his footing.

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter announced this week that he would retire at the end of the season. "For the last 20 years I've been completely focused on two goals: playing my best and helping the Yankees win. ... It's time for something new." Author Julia Keller saw the move as a poetic flourish on a long career.

Sentencing is expected Tuesday for Chai Soua Vang in the murder of six deer hunters last year. The shooting in northern Wisconsin followed a racially charged trespassing confrontation between Vang, who is Hmong, and the men. The tension lingers as hunters prepare for this year's hunting season. Gil Halsted of Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

People who think the change in administrations may save them from having to pay a fine for not having insurance in 2016 could be in for a rude surprise.

Wright plays an FBI secretary who falls in love with an undercover Russian spy. She says Martha is "who we would all most likely be" if we found ourselves in the world of The Americans.

Plaza may be best known for Parks and Recreation,but she has several new projects in the works. She costarred in FX's Legion, and has two new films this summer, The Little Hours and Ingrid Goes West.

Noah Hawley, writer-director of the FX series Fargo, has created a promising and visually striking series set in the X-Men universe that seems oddly reluctant to embrace its pulpy, superheroic roots.

From the big studio flicks to the festival favorites, here are some of the best and otherwise noteworthy films coming to theaters.