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How US changes to ‘noncompete’ agreements and overtime pay could affect workersApr 26, 2024 2:32 pm - NEW YORK — For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Feder...
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#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturnedApr 26, 2024 1:35 pm - NEW YORK — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, i...
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Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millionsApr 26, 2024 9:37 am - NEW YORK — Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Just ask a hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors who have collectively made tens...
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Trump's lawyers seek to discredit testimony of prosecution's lead witness in hush money trialApr 26, 2024 2:11 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump's defense team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution's first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing...
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Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last monthApr 26, 2024 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest r...
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FTC sends $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy settlementApr 25, 2024 2:12 pm - NEW YORK — The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with f...
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court argument on Trump’s criminal immunityApr 25, 2024 1:11 pm - The Supreme Court spent hours Thursday morning debating former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for allegedly conspiring to undo the results of...
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s claim of absolute immunity but decision’s timing is unclearApr 25, 2024 12:18 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interferenc...
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Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shutdownApr 25, 2024 9:45 am - WASHINGTON — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shutdown under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New ...
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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York appeals courtApr 25, 2024 12:03 pm - NEW YORK — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie...
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