Thai and Filipino workers filling labor gap in Israel get caught up in war between Israel and Hamas
The first group of Thai workers evacuated from Israel after the past few days’ bloody events in southern Israel and Gaza have arrived in Bangkok, greeted by anxious relatives and senior officials
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Mexico takes mining company to court seeking new remediation effort for Sonora river pollution
Mexico is pursuing a criminal complaint against the country’s largest copper producer seeking to force a new remediation program for river pollution in the northern state of Sonora
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California considers stepping in to manage groundwater basin in farm country
California officials are faulting communities in a stretch of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley for failing to develop a plan to adequately protect groundwater
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Georgia wants to study deepening Savannah's harbor again on heels of $973 million dredging project
The chief executive over Georgia's seaports says larger cargo ships will need deeper water and a taller bridge to reach the Port of Savannah in the near future
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Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people
A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people pleaded guilty Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors
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What to know about the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
Tens of millions of older Americans will see a modest increase in benefits in January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments
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NFL appeal in Jon Gruden emails lawsuit gets Nevada Supreme Court hearing date
The Nevada Supreme Court plans to soon hear the NFL’s appeal of a crucial ruling denying a request to move former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league into closed-door arbitration
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The average long-term US mortgage rate surges to 7.57%, holding at highest level since 2000
Home loan borrowing costs rose for the fifth straight week, keeping the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate at its highest level in more than two decades and taking another bite out of prospective homebuyers’ purchasing power
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Florida law targeting drag shows can't be enforced for now, appellate court says
A ruling prohibiting the enforcement of a new Florida law targeting drag shows will stay in place for the time being
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IMF sees economic growth in the Mideast improving next year. But the Israel-Hamas war poses risks
The International Monetary Fund says Middle East economies are gradually recovering as external shocks from the war in Ukraine and global inflation fade
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Stockholm to ban gasoline and diesel cars from downtown commercial area in 2025
An official says a ban on gasoline and diesel-fueled cars from a commercial district of Stockholm’s downtown in 2025 will be the first for a European capital
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CFPB, FTC fine TransUnion $23M for tenant screening and security freeze failures
Federal regulators fined credit-reporting agency TransUnion a total of $23 million for tenant screening and security freeze failures on Thursday
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