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After a deadly paper mill explosion, a community in Washington state looks to a key House race

In a district shaken by deaths of 11 workers, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez faces a stiff challenge to keep her seat On a misty morning in May in south-west Washington state, Laura Oltmann, a 41-year-old dietitian, had barely clocked in when an unfamiliar overhead announcement echoed through the hospital. “We get overhead pages for different types of…

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The Guardian· Oct 4, 5:27 PMAfter a deadly paper mill explosion, a community in Washington state looks to a key House race

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California cities, counties voice relief as public sector labor groups vow to press ahead after Newsom's veto of pension enhancement billLabor groups sought to lower retirement ages and sweeten other benefits to help recruitment and retention. But local governments said the moves would unravel past pension reforms and cost taxpayers millions more each year.

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Opposition fighters in northern Ethiopia's Tigray withdraw from regional capitalLeaders of a rebellious political group in northern Ethiopia say they have withdrawn from the regional capital, allowing federal troops and allies to enter. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, had seized the Mekelle airport and city last month. They announced Saturday they pulled out to spare the city from destruction. The African Union has…

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US Fed, ECB minutes to show inflation fears as hike bets fade(Oct 4): Any urgency among Federal Reserve and European Central Bank policymakers to follow up September interest-rate hikes at this month’s meetings has been

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Ex-White House economic advisor: There is shortage of workers, not jobsStephen Moore, former White House economic advisor, joined Anna Kooiman on "Morning in America" to discuss the upcoming midterm elections. As an economic expert, he gave insight into affordability and the economy following September's jobs report, saying that there is a "shortage of workers in this country, not a shortage of jobs."

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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rallyThis year’s election is a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate.

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OSHA investigating Gotion in Manteno after worker hospitalized with burnsFederal workplace safety inspectors are investigating the Gotion battery storage plant in Manteno after a worker was hospitalized with burns following an accident there.

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AI vs. the rest of the economyData: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, FactSet; Chart: Axios/Matt Phillips; Note: Data center construction includes construction costs, such as labor, materials, profits of contractors, architectural and engineering work and miscellaneous overhead, interest and taxes. Does not include servers, racks, chips or memory. More and more, it seems as if there's…

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“I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGELottie Joiner After the federal firings, Black women felt betrayed and disillusioned. One longtime federal worker learned from experience the importance of community. The post “I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE appeared first on The Nation .

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Vance’s Fraud Task Force Moves Against Abusive Uses Of Foreign Labor, And The Media Miss The PointThe administration is ending the ability of corporations that rely heavily on foreign workers to turn guest laborers into permanent residents.

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Ro Khanna hears Fuyao workers claim unsafe conditions, union threatsRep. Ro Khanna convened a roundtable with former Fuyao Glass America factory workers in Dayton, Ohio, after the company refused to comply with a Congressional oversight inquiry.

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