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A 30-year-old former paralegal left a London legal career to become a dog walker, saying she now earns more while working half the hours. The piece presents her career change as a positive lifestyle choice and criticizes corporate work culture as draining and unsustainable.
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An editorial accuses civil-rights groups such as the NAACP and NYCLU of selling out to teachers unions by opposing New York's participation in a federal tax-credit scholarship program. It argues school choice benefits underprivileged students and urges Gov. Kathy Hochul to opt into the program.
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An opinion columnist recounts the closure of his favorite Los Angeles restaurant after 21 years, blaming COVID lockdowns, the Hollywood writers' strike, minimum wage increases, permit fees, street vendors, and an anti-business climate. He criticizes California and LA officials, including Attorney General Rob Bonta, and argues that businesses are being driven out of the city.
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North Korea has sent thousands of workers, including many women, to Russian factories and warehouses as part of its deepening alliance with Moscow. The article reports that these workers are now closer to the Ukrainian battlefield, highlighting the human costs of the Russia-North Korea partnership.
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A first-person account describes how Becky Chorlton turned reselling second-hand clothes from car boot sales into a six-figure business. She offers advice on sourcing, live-stream auctions, and small-margin selling.
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A Post editorial argues that powerful teachers unions are a major cause of weak public education and poor student literacy, citing a Progressive Policy Institute study and examples such as New York and Los Angeles. It blames union political power for resisting reforms and harming children, while praising teacher-led efforts to pass science-of-reading changes over union opposition.
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City Council Speaker Julie Menin and council members are urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to drop a lawsuit that blocks $10,000 workforce-stabilization checks for New York City teaching assistants. The council passed Local Law 129 outside collective bargaining, while the Mamdani administration argues it violates Taylor’s Law. Both sides say they want a resolution through collective bargaining.
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Starbucks settled a Florida civil rights lawsuit by agreeing to pay $1 million and to avoid race- and sex-based goals, quotas, and preferences in employment practices nationwide. The agreement also requires annual compliance certifications for four years and includes no admission of wrongdoing. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier framed the settlement as enforcing merit-based civil rights law.
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Starbucks settled a Florida civil rights lawsuit by agreeing to pay $1 million and end race- and sex-based employment goals, quotas and preferences nationwide. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said the resolution ensures compliance with state civil rights law and that DEI cannot excuse civil rights violations.
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Starbucks agreed to pay Florida $1 million and stop using race- and sex-based goals, quotas, and preferences in employment practices nationwide to settle a state civil rights lawsuit. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier framed the resolution as a win for merit-based hiring and compliance with civil rights law.
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon is backing a national Let Teachers Teach Coalition intended to reduce federal education bureaucracy and bypass teachers unions by returning decision-making to local classrooms and districts. The piece frames the effort as cutting red tape and empowering educators against regulatory burdens.
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GM CEO Mary Barra argues the US undervalues skilled trades and urges high school students to consider careers like auto technician and electrician, saying such jobs can pay $80,000 to $100,000 and may be more AI-proof. The article cites GM's training investments and similar warnings from other CEOs about skilled-worker shortages.