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French Govt. Survives No-Confidence Vote, Pension Reform Becomes Law

French Govt. Survives No-Confidence Vote, Pension Reform Becomes Law

After protests erupted against his controversial pension reform, French Pres. Macron's government survived two votes of no-confidence on Monday. Government officials filed motions for the vote after Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used a special constitutional power, called Article 49:3, to push ...

Amazon Lays Off Another 9K Workers

Amazon Lays Off Another 9K Workers

Amazon on Monday announced it will lay off another 9K employees in the coming weeks, mostly in its advertising and cloud computing divisions — just two months after it terminated 18K people....

California Court: App-based Drivers Are Contractors

A California appeals court Monday ruled to largely uphold Proposition 22, a voter-approved law that classified drivers for ride-share and delivery companies as independent contractors....

Powell: US Interest Rates May Increase More Than Expected

Powell: US Interest Rates May Increase More Than Expected

On Tuesday, US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the Fed may increase the size of its interest rate hikes and borrowing costs to higher-than-projected levels if the economy continues to be robust amid persistently high inflation....

US: Alleged 'Slavery Wages' Prompt Hunger Strike at ICE Detention Facilities

US: Alleged 'Slavery Wages' Prompt Hunger Strike at ICE Detention Facilities

Around 45 detainees at two detention facilities run by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California – the Mesa Verde and the Golden State Annex – are on a weeks-long hunger strike for alleged inhumane treatment....

Report: Twitter Lays Off 200 More Employees

Report: Twitter Lays Off 200 More Employees

Twitter on Saturday reportedly laid off roughly 200 employees – about 10% of its remaining workforce – in CEO Elon Musk's continued attempt to cut costs. Those laid off included product managers, data scientists and engineers, and some from the monetization infrastructure team....