Work
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Newyork
A Brooklyn Hospital Network Battles a Cyberattack
For nearly two months, medical professionals have been using pen and paper as experts work to get the facilities fully back online.
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Sports
The World Cup Is Ending, but the Migrant Labor Economy Grinds On
By Nicole Salazar, Pramod Acharya and Sarah Kerr KATHMANDU, Nepal — As the World Cup comes to a close, what will happen to the workers who helped Qatar make it possible? The small nation of Nepal has sent more workers to Qatar per capita than any ...
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US
Taking to the Woods With Maine’s ‘Tree Tippers’
In northern Maine, when the last of the wildflowers go golden on their stems — when the temperatures dip, fishermen pull their traps from the water, hunters wait in the woods and farmers gather the final crops — the time finally comes for “tipping ...
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Newyork
Two Fashion Designers on Staying Inspired and Independent
For the Taking the Lead series, we asked leaders in various fields to share insights on what they’ve learned and what lies ahead. When Christopher John Rogers was an aspiring designer in middle school in Louisiana, he came across the work of the ...
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World
Belgian Investigation Into Suspected Qatar-Linked Bribery Stuns European Parliament
The police detained five people, including former and current members of the body, in a case centered on possible attempts to influence the Parliament’s economic and political decisions.
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US
University of California Academic Workers Partly End Strike
Postdoctoral students and academic researchers said they will return to work on Monday after ratifying a new contract, but workers who help teach undergraduates and assign grades remain on strike.
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US
Tech Layoffs in U.S. Send Foreign Workers Scrambling to Find New Jobs
Workers on visas, many of them waiting years for green cards, now face having to leave the country unless they get hired within 60 days.
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US
Biden Devotes $36 Billion to Save Union Workers’ Pensions
The money comes from last year’s Covid-19 relief package and will avert cuts of up to 60 percent in pensions for 350,000 Teamster truck drivers, warehouse and construction workers and food processors.
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Books
‘Empire of Light’ Review: They Found It at the Movies
Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward pursue a bittersweet workplace romance in Sam Mendes’s look back at Britain in the early 1980s.
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US
Biden Administration Expands Protections for Haitian Migrants
With the announcement, 110,000 Haitians in the United States could gain permission to stay for at least 18 months, and others who already have protections will see them extended.