UAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms

A 46% pay raise. A 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay. A restoration of traditional…

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Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine

Men walk through a lush plantation between Ecuador ’s balmy Pacific coast and its majestic Andes,…

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Jimmy Buffett’s laid-back party vibe created adoring ‘Parrotheads’ and success beyond music

Jimmy Buffett celebrated slackers before the word existed, even though he was hardly one himself. “Wastin’…

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GOP lawmakers take aim at LGBTQ+ ‘safe places’ program in small Florida town

Some central Florida lawmakers said they were considering “all legislative, legal and executive options available” to…

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Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge

Russia said Saturday its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to…

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This red dye was so valuable it built cities

One family in central Mexico is struggling to preserve the production of cochineal dye, an intense,…

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Pakistani traders strike countrywide against high inflation and utility bills

Pakistani traders on Saturday went on strike against the soaring cost of living, including higher fuel…

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Instacart, readying an IPO, is a rare gig-economy company to turn a profit

Instacart has filed to go public, and unlike fellow gig-economy companies Uber and DoorDash, it would…

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How Europe’s new digital privacy act will change Big Tech regulation

The European Union’s (EU) wide-ranging new digital privacy protection law went into effect on Friday (Aug.…

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Oil giants are lawyering up against an endangered whale

Major players in the oil and gas industry are suing the US government for protecting 6…

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Welcome to the age of the fully data-dependent Federal Reserve

In a closely watched speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming on Friday, Federal…

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The US’s chief anti-diversity crusader has come for law firms

After playing a key role in dismantling affirmative action at US colleges and going after a…

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