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(Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed in July and an unexpected rise in the unemployment rate pointed to some slack in the labor market that could give the Federal Reserve room to keep interest rates low for a while.

Nonfarm payrolls increased 209,000 last month after surging by 298,000 in June, the Labor Department said on Friday.

Data for May and June were revised to show a total of 15,000 more jobs created than previously reported, showing underlying momentum and taking some of the sting from the report.

U.S. stock index futures pared losses on the report, while the dollar fell to a session low against a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury debt yields dropped.

"It's a goldilocks report for an economy that is steadily expanding but not lifting off. It will reinforce for now the Federal Reserve's commitment to a gradualist policy approach," said Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz in Newport Beach, California.

THE Chairman/Founder of the Electric Mosque’s Teachings of Islam, Haji Roshan Khan, and spouse were among the invitees to the United States Embassy’s hosting of Iftaar (Breaking of the Fast) and Dinner evening at the residence of Charge d’Affaires, the Hon. Mr. Bryan Hunt, recently.

While Haji Roshan Khan thanked the Charge d’Affaires at the event, other invitees included Sheikh Moen-ul-Hack, Chief Executive Officer of the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana, and his spouse, the Hon Shalimar Ali- Hack, Director of Public Prosecutions. The President of the CIOG was under the weather and could not attend, but present also were Bro Shabir Hussain of the Muslim Youth League, Mr Wazir Baksh, Head of Education and Training at the Guyana Islamic Trust; Dr. Rosh Khan, CEO/Founder of Social Rank Media, and others.

Mr. Brian Hunt, in company of other functionaries of the Embassy of the United States, welcomed the small gathering, and a lively conversation took place on the history of Guyana as it pertains to aspects of slavery and Indentureship; Independence and the era of post-Independence, the presence of President Carter and the Carter Center in Guyana to oversee the 1992 elections; freedom of choice in religions in Guyana, and the right to believe or disbelieve.

Everyone agreed that Guyana is a blessed and fortunate country where all religions co-exist in peace, harmony and love; where respect is shown, and all participate in various holidays and ceremonies.

Haji Roshan Khan expressed the amazing fact that, in Guyana, where there is a mosque there is a church and mandir not too far away, and none ever disturbs the other, each always displaying care and respect; even helping and protecting the other.

The guests expressed appreciation for the respect shown by the invitation, and Haji Roshan Khan noted that history has been created here in Guyana, since it is the first Iftaar (breaking of the fast) hosted by the US Embassy.

Sheikh Moen delivered a most pleasant short talk on gratitude. He spoke of the respect and goodwill of Islam towards all religions, and all humanity, and noted the great contributions of the USA to democracy and freedom in Guyana. His talk was well received.

Bro Wazir spoke of Plantations and Indentureship.

The Muslim guests were most appreciative that an appropriate place of prayer was prepared. The dinner was amazing, being Indo-Pakistan style curries, naan (baked roti) and even kheer (sweet milk rice), made by the hands of the Charge d’Affaires in person.

He is a most competent cook, in that he spent six years as Consul General of the USA in Pakistan in the past, and has enormous respect and love for Islam. He developed great love for the religion, the food and people of Pakistan and the religion of Islam. He ensured that he mastered the art of cooking Pakistani food.

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Clinton Tucker, who is black, sued Benjamin Moore paints in Essex County, New Jersey, in June for wrongful firing -- after, he said, he had tolerated years of workplace racial insults. In fact, Tucker said the company had introduced two new paint shades shortly after he was hired in 2011 -- "Tucker Chocolate" and "Clinton Brown," provoking on-the-job ridicule

The African hippopotamus is not found in South America -- except for the estimated 50-some that, confusingly to natives, roam the Colombian countryside between Bogota and Medellin. The animals are the progeny of the four smuggled in 30 years ago by cocaine king Pablo Escobar, who generously established a grand, exotic zoo for his neighbors' enjoyment after his drug business took off (and before he was gunned down in 1993). However, as BBC News reported in June, hippo meat is inedible, and without their African natural enemies, they breed with astonishing prolificness -- thus creating a "time bomb" for Colombia.

(Reuters) - American tourist Jeffrey Fowle was arrested by North Korean authorities for leaving a bible under a bin in the toilet at a club for foreign sailors, a source familiar with Fowle's case told Reuters.

During his ten day trip to North Korea, Fowle's fellow travelers described the middle-aged street repairs worker from Miamisburg, Ohio as a warm, amiable, quiet man.

On May 4, towards the end of an evening spent eating and drinking in Chongjin, a large industrial city on North Korea's east coast, Fowle's action led to him being thrown in jail, where he is awaiting trial in one of the world's most inhospitable countries.

He left a bilingual English-Korean bible in the restaurant he and his fellow travelers were about to leave, the source, who wished to remain anonymous because of the sensitivities surrounding the case, told Reuters.

In it, Fowle had written his name and phone number, and inserted photos of himself and his family between its pages.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Friday authorizing 1,000 more visas for Afghan civilians who worked with American troops and diplomats - often risking their lives - sending the measure to the White House for President Barack Obama to sign into law.

The bill, passed unanimously, expands the 2009 Special Immigrant Visa program to 4,000 from 3,000 visas. The House of Representatives passed the measure, also unanimously, on Wednesday.

The measure is intended to assist Afghans who worked for Americans, mostly as interpreters and guides, during the 13-year-long war and to ease the difficult process of getting visas to come to the United States.

Many of the Afghans have had to go into hiding while waiting for visas because the Taliban views them as traitors to their homeland because they worked for the United States.