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A hidden system of exploitation underpins US hospitals’ employment of foreign nurses

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The all-out revolt against Knitting.com helps explain boycotts at Reddit and Etsy

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Tesla's quarterly sales rose 27% but missed expectations due to factory downtime

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Why China laid the tracks for Indonesia's first high-speed rail

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Britain's Treasury chief raises the minimum wage but angers some colleagues by ruling out tax cuts

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US expands probe into Ford engine failures to include two motors and nearly 709,000 vehicles

U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles

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“Hot strike summer” was just the beginning of labor’s grappling with climate change

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