Weeks after its international launch, Worldcoin is drawing the attention of privacy regulators around the world
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed in New York; judge says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sent to jail after a bail hearing in New York City
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Labor center launches with goal of teaching, protecting workers’ rights
The Charles Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education, set to open at USM this fall, will offer free classes and workshops for community members who want to learn about labor history and how to organize and lead a union.
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Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists finally soar, an Olympian and a mother-daughter duo
Virgin Galactic has rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists.
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Another Threshold candle recall? Target recalls 2.2 million products over burn and laceration risks
The products under recall can be identified by size, scent, and item numbers listed on the CPSC website and Target’s recall page.
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Putin profits off U.S. and European reliance on Russian nuclear fuel
Russia supplied the U.S. nuclear industry with about 12% of its uranium last year.
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Utah’s multibillion dollar oil train proposal chugs along amid environment and derailment concerns
One of the United States’ biggest rail investments in more than a century could be an 88-mile line in Utah that would run through tribal lands and national forest.
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Number of Americans applying for jobless aid rises, but not enough to cause concern
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose by 21,000 to 248,000 for the week ending August 5, from 227,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Biden pitches his efforts on clean energy, infrastructure as key to reviving manufacturing jobs
The claim that the administration has bolstered U.S. manufacturing is backed by a rise in construction spending on new factories, but factory hiring has begun to slow in recent months.
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Unprecedented damage from storms this year is upending the insurance industry
The storms in the U.S. were so severe, there were 10 that resulted in damages of $1 billion or more, and Texas was the state most severely effected.