By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. man was convicted of sex trafficking and other crimes on Wednesday for coercing a group of students at Sarah Lawrence College in New York state to perform unpaid work for him including engaging in prostitution. Prosecutors accused Lawrence Ray, 62, of using physical violence and threats …
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By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. workers and labor groups filed 57% more petitions to be represented by unions in the last six months as high-profile organizing campaigns at Starbucks Corp, Amazon.com Inc and other companies have taken off. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) received 1,174 such requests during the first half …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden drew loud applause at a labor event on Wednesday when he turned a spotlight on Amazon.com Inc while touting his administration’s efforts to promote unions. After highlighting a government task force on worker organization he launched a year ago “to make sure the choice to join a union belongs to …
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday dealt a setback to Steve Bannon ahead of his upcoming criminal trial, blocking former President Donald Trump’s adviser from telling jurors that he relied on advice from lawyers when he defied a congressional subpoena. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols blocked Bannon’s attorneys from making …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon after having earlier held a press conference with other top officials, the Justice Department said, adding he was not experiencing symptoms. “In accordance with CDC guidelines, the Attorney General will isolate at home for at least five days. He will …
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By Dan Whitcomb and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A 27-year-old man who was seriously wounded in a shooting in Sacramento over the weekend that left six people dead was arrested on Tuesday for illegal possession of a firearm and possession of a machine gun. Police in California’s capital city took Smiley Martin into custody at a …
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By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to roll back constitutional protections for abortion that have been in place since the 1973 Roe v. Wade landmark ruling. Conservative states are swiftly passing abortion restrictions in anticipation of the court’s decision, while liberal states are seeking to protect and expand …
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(Corrects description of Texas ban in 4th paragraph) By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -Oklahoma lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would make it illegal to perform an abortion in the state except in medical emergencies, penalizing those who do with up to $100,000 in fines and 10 years in prison. The Republican-controlled state House of …
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By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office in 2017 to tout the benefits of his signature healthcare law and bolster his friend and former governing partner, President Joe Biden. Obama arrived in the East Room to …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with the head of the World Health Organization in Washington on Tuesday and the two agreed to work toward boosting global pandemic preparedness and financing, the Treasury Department said in a statement. Yellen and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussed the importance of continuing efforts to …
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