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The State of Garment Workers in 2024: ‘Fraught’

December 23, 2024 / 7 minutes of reading

As one expert put it, "democracy is sliding, it's still difficult to join a union and nobody's earning a living wage." --- Jyrki Raina, former general secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, which represents more than 50 million working people worldwide, can [...]

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After a Year of Devastation, We Will Not Waiver from Our Mission

December 23, 2024 / 6 minutes of reading

The post After a Year of Devastation, We Will Not Waiver from Our Mission appeared first on Project HOPE. --- 12.23.2024 After a Year of Devastation, We Will Not Waiver from Our Mission By Rabih Torbay Every U.S. presidential administration [...]

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Charity hands out advent calendars to 300 children across Wiltshire

December 22, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

Charity hands out advent calendars to 300 children across Wiltshire --- Charity hands out advent calendars to 300 children across [...]

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Natural disasters killed hundreds around the world, caused billions in damage in 2024

December 20, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

Natural disasters killed hundreds around the world, caused billions in damage in 2024 --- Natural disasters killed hundreds around the world, caused billions in damage in [...]

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Charity funds, volunteers provide safety railing for disabled Hoffman Estates veteran

December 20, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

Charity funds, volunteers provide safety railing for disabled Hoffman Estates veteran --- Charity funds, volunteers provide safety railing for disabled Hoffman Estates [...]

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Key Trump ally comes out against massive emergency spending plan: ‘This bill should not pass’

December 18, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

Billionaire Elon Musk says he opposes the current draft of House Speaker Mike Johnson's 1,547-page spending bill. --- Billionaire and key Trump ally Elon Musk came out in opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson's proposed bill to keep the government funded [...]

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Mike Johnson Faces GOP Rebellion Over ‘Garbage’ Government Funding Bill

December 18, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading

Several House Republicans have objected to a stopgap measure that aims to prevent a government shutdown later this week. --- What's NewSeveral GOP lawmakers have lashed out at House Speaker Mike Johnson after congressional leaders on Tuesday announced a short-term stopgap [...]

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Smithfield Foods Donates $200,000 to Support An Achievable Dream Youth Education Program

December 18, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

Company's donation to empower future leaders and provide holiday food assistance --- Company's donation to empower future leaders and provide holiday food assistance NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods donated $200,000 to An Achievable Dream (AAD), a nonprofit educational [...]

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Johnson promises disasters relief for farmers in budget bill

December 17, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

"The Swamp is using farmers and victims of natural disasters as pawns to fund an over-bloated pet project filled disaster," Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wrote on the social media platform, X. --- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said that the [...]

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Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care

December 16, 2024 / 8 minutes of reading

This story originally appeared in The Hechinger Report. NEW YORK — To keep working, Amy Lee Funes desperately needed help paying for child care. Funes loved her job at a New York City-based child and family nonprofit, but she [...]

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