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Top fashion has a problem with extreme heat as productivity falls
A grid of about 800 sewing machines whirs, rows of hissing irons let out clouds of steam and hundreds of workers move across a production floor at a vast clothing manufacturing facility in eastern India, some using laser-guided cutters to slice through giant rolls of fabric. Outside the sprawling site in Khordha, in Odisha state…
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‘Morning Joe’ recalls John McCain’s last words about ‘shapeshifter’ Lindsey Graham
Following the surprising death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) late Saturday night, MS NOW host Joe Scarborough attempted to set the record straight on Graham’s longtime friendship with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), which changed when Graham allied himself with Donald Trump. Recalling his time in Congress when he served with Graham, the “Morning Joe” host…
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Crucial task of protecting workers now falls to local enforcement
An explosive lawsuit filed by San Diego County last month alleges that sushi chefs throughout California are badly exploited, making subminimum wages while routinely working up to 70 hours per week, with no paid sick days or other protections. Such worker exploitation can be hiding in plain sight and has been widely documented in many…
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The one thing MAGA nativists get right
President Donald Trump blames immigrants for virtually every problem in American economic life. In the president’s telling, the undocumented have been taking American-born citizens’ jobs, lowering their wages, driving up their costs, and bankrupting their welfare programs. These claims are largely false. Most studies suggest that immigrants do not typically reduce wages or job opportunities…
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Explosions reported across Iran as US completes latest wave of strikes
Explosions have been reported in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island – which is home to an underground “missile city” – Monday – as US Central Command announced forces had completed another wave of strikes against the clerical regime. Iranian and US forces have been exchanging retaliatory strikes in recent days…
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White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie
In Citizen Vigilante, Armie Hammer plays Sanders, a former US soldier who has inherited his father’s real estate empire in an unnamed European country. Angered by what he sees as a Muslim takeover of the continent, Sanders embarks on an extrajudicial killing spree of migrants, youths, and judges he views as complicit. In the film,…
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Jimmy Kimmel steps out of vacation to troll Mitch McConnell’s proof-of-life photo
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel briefly stepped out of summer vacation on Sunday to needle Sen. Mitch McConnell over the long-awaited proof-of-life photo the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican’s office finally released after weeks of silence. McConnell’s office put out the image and a written statement Sunday, nearly a month after the senator was rushed to the hospital…
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How Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat Will Be Filled—and What It Means for the GOP
Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham (R, S.C.) conducts the Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing for Hal Duncan, nominee to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2026. —Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images Lindsey Graham’s sudden death has left his congressional seat vacant, potentially complicating the Republican legislative…
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‘Jurassic Park’ star Sam Neill dies at 78
Sam Neill, the popular New Zealand actor whose career spanned five decades and encompassed more than 150 film and television roles, has passed away in Sydney. The actor, best recognized for portraying paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant across multiple “Jurassic Park” installments, was 78. His family shared the news through a social media announcement, noting that…
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Gap Years Are Wasted on the Young
—Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Images: Maskot, Chunyip Wong—Getty Images) Fresh off the heels of graduation from high school, many rising freshmen are choosing to step off of the treadmill for a year before matriculating in college. Gap years have become a viable option in the United States, where taking a leave of absence is as…