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Interpreter Yves Valerus speaks at a LanguageLine press conference in front of New York City Hall in April. LanguageLine interpreters have had their hours drastically cut after the company said it experienced fewer customer demand and started using new scheduling software. Some workers are trying to organize a union.
Huo Jingnan
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NPR
How algorithms wreaked havoc with these workers' schedules and cut their pay
Huo Jingnan
Hourly workers across a number of industries have long been grappling with unstable schedules and pay as their employers use software to slash labor costs and maximize productivity.
A new levee built by the Stillaguamish Tribe, left, separates farmland from newly restored wetlands at the mouth of the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington, on April 8, 2026.
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Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it
John Ryan
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement during his visit to the army at the Bundeswehr base in Munster, Germany, Thursday, April, 30, 2026.
Markus Schreiber
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AP
Germany says U.S. troop withdrawal 'anticipated', Spain and Italy could be next
Willem Marx
Bard College President Leon Botstein speaks during the 153rd Commencement at Bard College, May 25, 2013, in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Bard College's president to retire after scrutiny of relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
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Court order allows smokable hemp to stay on shelves in Texas
A Travis County judge issued a temporary injunction allowed the sale of hemp flower and concentrates and blocking sharply higher state fees charged to businesses that make and sell hemp...
Texas delta-8 ban may have hurt hemp businesses — but enforcement freeze must end, justices say
Classroom in a kitchen: How a Dallas cafe connects people with disabilities to hands-on job training
The Onion’s acquisition of Austin-based Infowars is on hold — for now
Watchdog group alleges Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins violated ethics rules
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