Supreme Court OKs Trump layoffs at Education Department
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U.S. consumer prices picked up in June, likely marking the start of a long-anticipated tariff-induced increase in inflation that has kept the Federal Reserve cautious about resuming its interest rate cuts.
The US Labor Department will take over workforce development programs from the Department of Education, putting into action President Donald Trump’s plan to consolidate all federal training grants into a single “Make America Skilled Again” program.
Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a rolling metal door onto his hand, crushing his middle and ring fingers.
The slashing of worker protections is aimed at increasing the rate of exploitation and boosting the profits of US corporations.
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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the historically healthy range of the past couple years.
The Senior Community Service Employment Program has been furloughing low-income older adults, including many immigrants, due to a delay in federal funding, leaving them without income and forcing them to struggle to survive.