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‘Modernization’ Act good for growers, not for workers
July 21, 2021If the Senate passes, and President Biden signs, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, U.S. growers, and labor contractors will benefit, but most farmworkers will not.
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84-hour workweeks force Kansas Frito-Lay workers to strike
July 21, 2021No, this is not a headline from the Gilded Age. It is happening now in Topeka.
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Devastating flooding in China leaves 25 dead as nearly a year of rain falls in 3 days
July 21, 2021More than two dozen people have been killed by catastrophic flash flooding in central China in recent days.
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Israel launches air strikes on Lebanon and Syria as part of U.S.-backed shadow war
July 21, 2021Israel launched a missile attack on southern Lebanon early today, just hours after air strikes had targeted Iranian forces near the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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COVID-19 throws Tokyo and Olympics into a panic
July 20, 2021As of Tuesday morning, there are 71 confirmed cases including 31 from among the tens of thousands of international attendees.
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