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What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained
NEW YORK (AP) — With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking all but inevitable ahead of this weekend's deadline. While the Senate pushes forward with bipartisan approach aimed at keeping the government open, the Republican-controlled House has made...
Chinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico under false pretenses and forced to work 14 hours a day trimming marijuana on the Navajo Nation where cultivating the plant is illegal, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state court. ...
Louisiana prisoner suit claims they’re forced to endure dangerous conditions at Angola prison farm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Men incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary filed a class-action lawsuit Saturday, contending they have been forced to work in the prison’s fields for little or no pay, even when temperatures soar past 100 degrees. They described the conditions as cruel, degrading...
Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, who warned of far-right populism in Europe, dies at age 97
BERLIN (AP) — Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, a Holocaust survivor who spent the late years of her life warning of the re-emergence of far-right populism and discrimination against minorities across Europe, has died. She was 97. The International Auschwitz Committee said Fahidi-Pusztai died in...
Shein and Forever 21 team up in hopes of expanding reach of both fast-fashion retailers
NEW YORK (AP) — Fast fashion retailers Shein and Forever 21 are going into business together. Under a partnership agreement announced Thursday, the Chinese-founded Shein will acquire about one-third interest in Sparc Group, Forever 21's operator. Sparc will also become a minority...
At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden aims to further tighten security and economic ties between Japan and South Korea, two nations that have struggled to stay on speaking terms, as he welcomes their leaders to the rustic Camp David presidential retreat Friday. Historically frosty...
Customers want instant gratification. Workers say it’s pushing them to the brink
NEW YORK (AP) — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers. But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to...
Restaurant worker charged with providing false identification documents to Brazilian employees
BOSTON (AP) — A Salvadoran man and former employee of the Taste of Brazil – Tudo Na Brasa restaurant in Woburn was sentenced Monday in federal court in Boston for providing false identification documents to Brazilian employees of the restaurant who lacked work authorization. ...
EU and Latin American leaders hold a summit hoping to rekindle relationship with long-lost friends
BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders from the European Union and Latin America gingerly hugged and huddled at the opening of their first summit of long-lost relatives in eight years. Monday's opening session didn't turn into a joyful reunion of long-lost friends. Latin American and Caribbean...
China's Shein hit with lawsuit citing RICO violations, a law originally used against organized crime
China's fast fashion retailer Shein is facing a lawsuit that claims the clothing maker's copyright infringement is so aggressive, it amounts to racketeering. The filing this week claims that Shein is in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known...
