‘Fear has been sown.’ Street vendors and other workers in L.A.’s massive informal economy react to Trump
President Trump's plans for mass deportations has injected a sense of uncertainty and fear into L.A.'s large informal economy ...
Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of flooding and toxic ash runoff
Rain falling on Southern California is expected to aid firefighters mopping up multiple wildfires. But potentially heavy ...
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Rain in Southern California will aid firefighters but create a risk of toxic ash runoff
Workers secure a net to prevent mudslides over the burned side ... (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) One of the Marine One ...
California Wildfires: Much-needed rain is expected to help firefighting efforts this weekend.
Rain and cooler temperatures will bring relief to Southern California this weekend, after a prolonged stretch of dry, breezy ...
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Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches deal with casino to end longest strike in decades
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The longest strike in decades by Las Vegas hotel workers ended Wednesday with a new contract between the union and a casino where hundreds of employees had walked off the job in ...
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Southern Region chiefs urge government to expand free maize relief beneficiaries
Traditional leaders from the southern region of Blantyre District have appealed to the government to increase the number of beneficiaries under the free maize relief program. Speaking during a press ...
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PH zero-waste bid relies on informal workers
“Aside from reducing plastic waste in our community, we also help our members earn extra income for their family,” Catherine Gabriel, president of the association of informal waste workers in ...
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DMW eyeing 1st bilateral accord with Finland on skilled workers
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is eyeing to forge the country’s first bilateral labor agreement (BLA) with Finland within the year. This after DMW Secretary Hans J. Cacdac and Finland ...
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The Southern Interconnection is Vital to BiH’s and the United States’ National Security Interests
Together, the United States and BiH have worked closely since 2017 on the framework legislation required to allow the Southern Interconnection project to go forward. We have engaged the last ...
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Southern California wildfires pose major threat to economy and insurance – Moody’s
The ongoing wildfires in Southern California are on track to become the most damaging in US history, with significant implications for the regional economy and the insurance industry, according to ...
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Starbucks Workers United claims coffeehouse is requiring LA-area baristas to work amid wildfires
Starbucks Workers United — the labor union representing over 11,000 workers at 500 Starbucks stores nationwide — has criticized the coffeehouse chain for requiring Los Angeles-area baristas to ...
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Southern Methodist University Wants to Sever Ties to Its Church. Can the Church Stop It?
By Ruth Graham The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a battle over whether Southern Methodist University can separate from the United Methodist Church. The university ...