Palestinian fishermen, businessmen and rights advocates said the closure marked a form of collective punishment against Gaza’s 2 million people, including tens of thousands of laborers who heavily depend on exports to Israel and the West Bank to stay afloat.
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Online gig work is growing rapidly, but workers lack job protections, a World Bank report says
A World Bank report says online gig work is growing globally and is creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries where jobs are scarce.
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UN secretary-general has urged the Group of 20 leaders to send a strong message on climate change
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres asked nations that are part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to aim to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2040 and for emerging economies to reach the same goal by 2050.
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Pelosi says she’ll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83
Pelosi announced labor allies in the San Francisco area district she has represented for more than 35 years.
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Hurricane Lee barrels through Atlantic after becoming season’s first Category 5 storm
Lee is expected to strengthen and reach winds of up to 180 mph.
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Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against Sen. Graham, 2 ex-senators, Michael Flynn
The nine-page report showed jurors recommended charges against 39 people, compared to the 18 who were charged along with former President Donald Trump.
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Massachusetts investigates teen’s death; company pulls spicy One Chip Challenge from shelves
The boy’s family pointed to the chip, popularized as a dare on social media, as contributing to his death.
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Trump hosts $100,000-per-person fundraiser to help Giuliani pay legal bills
The event was expected to raise more than $1 million, and a second event is planned. But Giuliani’s son says it still ‘won’t be enough to get through this.’
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Texas Republican files suit in effort to keep Trump off Maine’s presidential ballot
John Anthony Castro, a write-in Republican presidential candidate, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Portland seeking to disqualify the former president from the 2024 ballot, alleging that he violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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An ailing American explorer trapped 3,000 feet deep in Turkish cave awaits difficult rescue
Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey to save an American researcher who became trapped around 3,000 feet below the cave’s entrance after suffering stomach bleeding.