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As college football season arrives, schools pay monitors to stop players and staff from gambling

University athletic departments and college conferences use independent sports-betting monitoring services to make sure athletes and staff do not bet on sports

2023-08-21 05:57

Starbucks told to pay $2.7 million in lost wages to manager fired after arrest of 2 Black men

Starbucks has been ordered to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages to a former regional manager who was fired after two Black men were arrested at a Starbucks in 2018

2023-08-21 03:48

Navy shipbuilders' union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron Works

The largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, located in Maine, has approved a three-year contract, averting another strike like the one three years ago

2023-08-21 02:57

Are forced-reset triggers illegal machine guns? ATF and gun rights advocates at odds in court fights

Another rapid-fire gun device that is worrying federal government officials is being put to the test in lawsuits in New York City and Texas

2023-08-20 12:52

Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded near Texas despite Tehran threats

An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil has begun offloading its cargo near Texas

2023-08-20 11:54

Japan's Kishida to visit Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at home and abroad

2023-08-20 09:27

In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp

Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe's rural areas say they are facing intimidation from supporters of the long-ruling ZANU-PF party and a biased state-run media that restricts their options

2023-08-19 14:18

Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage

Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan or enroll people in it

2023-08-19 13:23

Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar's dominance. But what's the alternative?

Across the developing world, many countries are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system — and especially the power of the dollar

2023-08-19 13:15

Japan's Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday before setting a release date for its treated radioactive wastewater, as his government continues working to promote understanding over the controversial plan at home and abroad

2023-08-19 12:57

Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation

Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating against workers who report safety violations or injuries on the job

2023-08-19 12:18

Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists

A U.S. Appeals Court has struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses in eastern Utah to significantly expand fossil fuel production and exports

2023-08-19 07:25