By Martha Bellisle SEATTLE (AP) — A pulp mill in Washington state where 11 workers died after a chemical tank collapsed in May had a …
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Trump threatens Canadian jetmaker Bombardier, which has an extensive US footprint
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada’s Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the United States. In… …
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Eiffel Tower reopens after strike over limits on women staff during Hindu delegation visit
PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower reopened Tuesday, a day after one of the world’s most-visited landmarks was closed by a strike to protest …
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ICE whistleblower warned of ‘unprecedented lowering of standards’ during hiring spree
By Ryan J. Foley A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring many new officers who had not …
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Volkswagen board approves cutting 50,000 more jobs and ending production at 4 plants
By David Mchugh FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen’s board of directors on Thursday approved a sweeping cost-cutting plan that would cut 50,000 jobs, …
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Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
By Shristi Kafle And Sheikh Saaliq KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising …
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US job market rebounds as employers add 162,000 jobs; the unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%
By Paul Wiseman WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs. The unemployment rate stayed at …
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Finding a job after prison comes with extra challenges. Here are ways to overcome them
By Cathy Bussewitz NEW YORK (AP) — Don Christian had never held a regular job when he left prison. A conviction at age… …
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Unemployment claims in U.S. tick up to 206,000 but remain at historically low levels
By Paul Wiseman WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs are still rare and jobless claims remain …
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Why finding missing workers from Nepal’s hydropower tunnels is proving to be difficult
By Sheikh Saaliq And Shristi Kafle NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescue crews in Nepal are racing against time to find hundreds of missing workers who …

