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Surprise Jump in Unemployment Claims Shows U.S. Labor Market Churn
The rise in initial jobless claims reflected outsize increases in four states—Michigan, Texas, Kentucky and Missouri
President Biden to Name Google Foe Jonathan Kanter as U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Chief
The announcement is the latest sign that the administration is preparing a broad crackdown on large technology companies
Climate, Not Conflict. Madagascar’s Famine is the First in Modern History to be Solely Caused by Global Warming
Heatwaves, wildfires, floods. If there’s still any doubt that the summer of 2021 is a turning point for a global awakening over the looming climate crisis, you can add one more plague of biblical proportions to the list: famine. The southern part of the island nation of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa, is…
Israel Warns Unilever Chief Over Ben & Jerry’s Boycott
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned Unilever Plc Chief Executive Officer Alan Jope that Ben & Jerry’s plans to halt sales in Jewish West Bank settlements and areas of east Jerusalem will have “serious repercussions, legal and otherwise.” Bennett said the Unilever ice cream brand had taken a “blatantly anti-Israel step” and that the government…
How Deadly Flooding in Germany and Belgium Exposed Europe’s Climate Change Hubris
"We have to get rid of this thought that somehow extreme and severe weather cannot impact us"
The Climate Crisis Is a Call to Action. These 5 Steps Helped Me Figure Out How to Be of Use
At the age of 16, perched on a ridge in western North Carolina, I scrawled these words into a handbound journal: Want to help the world. Be connected with the Earth. Change the way I live. My mother has always called the Appalachians “wise old mountains,” not as tall or dramatic as their younger brethren…
China Reviewing WHO Plan for Next Phase of Virus-Origin Probe
China said it was reviewing plans for further inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, after the World Health Organization chief urged Beijing to cooperate in the next phase of the investigation. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a regular news briefing Friday that Beijing was mulling over a proposal made by WHO Director-General…
‘I Sold My Soul.’ WhatsApp Content Moderators Review the Worst Material on the Internet. Now They’re Alleging Pay Discrimination
“I sold my soul for $16.50 an hour," says one content moderator who works for Accenture, a third-party contractor
‘I Couldn’t Keep Putting Myself on Hold.’ In Missing Out on the Tokyo Olympics, Skateboarder Leo Baker Found Himself
“When I was very young, I was like, ‘oh, I’m a boy. I just am,’” Leo Baker recalls of his childhood. For years, Baker tells TIME, he put questions about his gender on hold as he grew a successful career as a skateboarder, going on to win a series of international skateboarding competitions, including the…
Senate Backs Bill to Ban Xinjiang Goods Unless Waiver Given
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would ban all goods from or made in China’s Xinjiang region unless importers can prove they weren’t made with forced labor, a move that could potentially have widespread implications for the solar industry. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act requires the U.S Department of Homeland Security to…
Black England Soccer Players Are Being Racially Abused on Social Media. How Can These Platforms Do Better?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to urge social media companies to take action to stamp out racial abuse on their platforms on Tuesday, after the profiles of Black England soccer players were bombarded with racist comments. Johnson was set to reiterate “the urgent need for action” by social media companies against “utterly disgraceful”…
Why Is a Florida-Based Pastor Under Arrest for the Assassination of Haiti’s President?
The mystery surrounding the murder of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse deepened Monday as Haitian police arrested a U.S.-based evangelical pastor, placing him at the center of a murky plot surrounding an assassination that has stunned Haitians and international observers. Police claim that Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Haiti-born 62-year-old who has been living in Florida for…