Amazon will hire 150,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees across its warehouses ahead of the holiday season. The announcement, made Thursday, shows the e-commerce behemoth is taking a …
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By HALELUYA HADERO
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10/6/22
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Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates ticked down modestly this week after six straight weeks of gains pushed rates to heights not seen in more than a decade, before a crash in the housing market …
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By MATT OTT
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10/6/22
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A Dutch court has ordered the government and its asylum-seeker accommodation agency to significantly improve conditions at overcrowded and unsanitary emergency migrant housing facilities. The ruling …
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By MIKE CORDER
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10/6/22
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Peloton is looking to trim approximately 500 jobs, or about 12% of its workforce, as the high-end exercise equipment maker continues its turnaround efforts. “A key aspect of Peloton’s …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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10/6/22
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More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but the labor market remains strong even in the face of persistent inflation and a slowing overall U.S. economy. Jobless claims for the week …
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By MATT OTT
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10/6/22
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Amid national teacher shortages, community colleges are stepping in, launching teacher-training programs traditionally found in four-year colleges. In Washington state, nine community colleges offer …
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By JANELLE RETKA of The Seattle Times
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10/6/22
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Sweden’s domestic security agency says its preliminary investigation of leaks from two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea “has strengthened the suspicions of serious sabotage” as the …
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10/6/22
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Japan’s top automaker Toyota says it has identified how to fix its 2023 model year bZ4X crossover electric vehicles after recalling 2,700 of them in June out of concern wheel bolts might become …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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10/6/22
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Under the watchword “Every gesture counts,” France's government is detailing an energy-saving drive to get the country through the winter without gas from Russia. The French government's push for …
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10/6/22
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President Joe Biden is ready to celebrate a new $20 billion investment by IBM in New York with two House Democrats running in competitive races in next month’s elections. Biden is taking part in a …
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By AAMER MADHANI
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10/6/22
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Leaders from around 44 countries are gathering to launch a “European Political Community” aimed at boosting security and economic prosperity across the continent. The one country not invited to …
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By LORNE COOK and KAREL JANICEK
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10/6/22
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A pilots strike at budget airline Eurowings has forced the German carrier to cancel hundreds of flights. The Lufthansa subsidiary said about half of its 500 daily flights would be nixed on Thursday, …
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10/6/22
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Sri Lanka’s government has started debt restructuring discussions with China, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue of the island nation from its worst economic …
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By KRISHAN FRANCIS
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10/6/22
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After an acrimonious divorce and years of bickering, Britain’s government looks like it wants to make up with the European Union. European politicians and diplomats have noticed a marked softening …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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10/6/22
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The Australian government has announced changes to its telecommunications law to protect vulnerable customers after personal details were stolen in a major cyberattack on the nation’s …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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10/6/22
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The former chief security officer for Uber has been convicted of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service. …
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10/5/22
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New Zealand’s Tūroa ski area closed three weeks early because it has hardly any snow. Rain washed it away all winter, and snowmaking machines proved no match against balmy temperatures. Throughout …
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By NICK PERRY
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10/5/22
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A super app called X? A bot-free free speech haven? These are some of Elon Musk’s mysterious plans for Twitter, now that he may be moving toward buying the company after all. After months of …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY and TOM KRISHER
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10/5/22
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The Ford Foundation will commit $80 million over the next five years to work that strengthens nonprofits fighting against authoritarian regimes. Such groups are struggling in the face of governments …
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By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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10/5/22
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, two days before a European Union summit to discuss Europe’s energy crisis derived from Russia’s invasion of …
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10/5/22
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