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This opinion piece argues that return-to-office mandates can revive everyday sex discrimination because remote work reduces women's exposure to biased interactions, harassment, and caregiving conflicts. It urges employers to preserve flexibility as a default and to redesign office work with structured practices to limit bias.
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An interview with AI actor Tilly Norwood unnerved the reporter when the AI deduced her age and region and made a crude joke about Leonardo DiCaprio. The piece also includes the creator's defense of AI in filmmaking and SAG-AFTRA's opposition to replacing human performers with synthetics.
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UK wage growth of 3.9% is expected to set the state pension increase under the triple lock next year, lifting the full new state pension above £13,000. The live blog also reports a weak underlying jobs market, private-sector job losses, a tax cliff edge for some pensioners, and falling school-uniform spending amid cost-of-living pressure.
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The visible article profiles Joseph Moore, a Marine reservist who pursued a law enforcement career and was hired by ICE before being quietly fired. It emphasizes the personal devastation of the dismissal and ICE's lack of transparency in letting new recruits go.
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A union leader warns that a united Right between the Conservatives and Reform UK poses a 'real danger' at the next election. The article reports his speech to trade unions and includes a counter from Jacob Rees-Mogg, plus polling on tactical voting.
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Oracle sent 6 a.m. termination emails to employees in a new layoff round, telling some their last working day was immediate. The cuts add to 21,000 jobs eliminated in fiscal 2026 and $1.84 billion in severance and restructuring costs, even as the company reported $57 billion in revenue.
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A yearlong investigation reports that surrogates are drawn by promises of payment and a desire to help families, but often discover few meaningful legal protections in a booming surrogacy industry. The report highlights troubling practices and the vulnerability of surrogates.
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In this opinion essay, a union president argues that labor unions should unite against AI datacenter expansion until workers, communities, and the environment are protected. He urges support for a federal moratorium bill and statewide pauses, framing AI datacenters as a corporate threat to jobs, energy affordability, and democratic control.
The article advises starting holiday planning in early fall to reduce stress, save money, and create more meaningful traditions. It emphasizes that holiday logistics often impose invisible unpaid labor on women and caregivers, urging families to divide responsibilities more equitably.
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A year after Charlie Kirk's assassination, hundreds of Americans were fired or disciplined over critical social media posts, with some facing threats, relocation and lawsuits. The article profiles several fired workers and the conservative pressure campaign, including calls from JD Vance and others to contact employers.
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An opinion essay argues that legal immigrant caregivers are essential to long-term elder care and that disruptions to legal immigration pathways are causing staffing crises that harm seniors. It cites research showing immigrant care workers improve outcomes and calls for policymakers to treat legal immigration pathways as critical elder care infrastructure.
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An opinion piece marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks mourns the nearly 3,000 dead and stresses that victims came from more than 90 nations, including immigrant restaurant workers at Windows on the World. It quotes Martín Espada's poem 'Alabanza' praising union Local 100 and the diverse kitchen staff.