BREAKING NEWS: U.S. creates 164,000 new jobs in July and wages are up! The unemployment rate remained at 3.7% for a second straight month, the Labor Department reported Friday. Average hourly earnings increased 3.2% from a year ago, up from annual gains of 3% in June. The U.S. economy has faced some tumult as President Donald Trump has escalated his trade conflict with China, yet the Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to cut a short-term interest rate to sustain the longest period of growth in U.S. history. #MAGA

America and Russia have today torn up a nuclear arms treaty that was credited with helping to bring an end to the Cold War, sparking fears of a new arms race. Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1987, but the pact is now 'dead' as both sides blamed the other for the deal's demise. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the blame lay solely with Moscow for developing a cruise missile which Washington argues violates the deal. But Russia's foreign ministry accused America of cooking up a pretext to ditch a treaty it was planning on violating anyway after Washington announced plans to test a missile that was banned under the deal in the coming weeks. The move has prompted fears of a new nuclear arms race between America and Russia, which could also drag in China. 🚀😱🚀

Thousands of Hong Kong civil servants and medics rallied tonight to support protesters and urge authorities to rebuild confidence in the government as escalating protests rock the Asian financial hub. The medical professionals started their rally themed 'Save Lives, Save Hong Kong' in Edinburgh Place, a public square in Central, at about 6pm local time. A Hong Kong nurse has been arrested and charged with rioting over her alleged involvement in a protest on Sunday, sparking outrage in the city, particularly in the medical industry. #retract