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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 04: Naomi Osaka of Japan wears a protective face mask with the name, Ahmaud Arbery stenciled on it after winning her Women's Singles third round match against Marta Kostyuk of the Ukraine on Day Five of the 2020 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 04, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old African-American man, was pursued and fatally shot while jogging in Glynn County, Georgia. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Naomi Osaka named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year as Lewis Hamilton’s social justice work is recognized

By Ben Morse Naomi Osaka’s continued excellence has been celebrated at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards. The 23-year-old was named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for 2021 after winning her second US Open title, but it wasn’t just her success on the court that contributed to her claiming the accolade. During her run to

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GREELEY, CO - APRIL 23: JBS Greeley Beef Plant welder Guillermo Rivera welds an individual frock hook at each meat processing station that also includes new sheet-metal partitions at each station April 23, 2020. Over 100 employees tested positive for the disease, three plant employees have died, and one (non-plant) JBS corporate employee also passed away. (Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"n"n"n

American factories are desperate for workers. It’s a $1 trillion problem

By Matt Egan Demand for goods is skyrocketing as the US economy reopens from the pandemic. But there’s a big problem: American factories can’t find enough people to do the work. Even though US manufacturing activity surged to a 37-year high in March, the industry has more than half a million job openings. Factories are

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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021 file photo Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte speaks with the press in the State Capitol in Helena, Mont. Montana's statewide mask mandate has been lifted by Gianforte. The Republican governor said Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 he made the decision because he thinks enough vulnerable Montana residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

South Carolina and Montana to end all pandemic unemployment benefits for jobless residents

By Tami Luhby South Carolina is joining Montana in ending federal pandemic unemployment benefits for its residents next month. The Republican governors of both states say the enhanced jobless programs are dissuading people from returning to the workforce and are creating labor shortages. They are the first two states to halt participation in the historic

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Biden strikes a blow for fairness in sharing vaccine knowledge

Opinion by Meenakshi Narula Ahamed This week, the Biden administration took the unprecedented step of supporting a waiver of intellectual property protections on Covid-19 vaccines to help end the pandemic. Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), said in a statement: “This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19

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FRANKFORT, KY - JUNE 19: Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center for help with their unemployment claims on June 19, 2020 in Frankfort, Kentucky. (Photo by John Sommers II/Getty Images)

One year after the worst jobs loss on record, millions of Americans remain out of work

By Anneken Tappe The US labor market collapsed a year ago when more than 20 million jobs vanished in a single month. Now the economy is healing, but millions of Americans remain out of work. And despite months of record jobs growth last summer, and with the pace of improvement picking up again this spring,

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PPP is out of money for most businesses ahead of planned May 31 closure

By Vanessa Yurkevich The Paycheck Protection Program is out of cash for most businesses weeks ahead of the program’s scheduled May 31 closure, the Small Business Administration said Tuesday. The program, a core element of the congressional response to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, re-opened in January with an additional $284 billion for

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: The Weeknd performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

The Weeknd plans to continue his Grammys boycott

By Lisa Respers France Despite the Grammys announcing some changes, The Weeknd says he still isn’t rocking with them. After being shut out of the 63rd annual Grammy Awards nominations despite having a massively successful album, the singer accused the Recording Academy of being “corrupt” and vowed to boycott future ceremonies, including not submitting his

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CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 1: Sterling Brown #23 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on March 1, 2020 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA player Sterling Brown’s $750,000 settlement approved after 2018 incident where he was tased by police

By Blake Atwell, David Close and Ray Sanchez NBA player Sterling Brown’s $750,000 settlement was approved Tuesday by the City of Milwaukee Common Council following a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 altercation where he was tased, tackled, and stepped on by city police officers. The former Milwaukee Bucks player brought a civil rights lawsuit in

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, speaks with Representative Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from New York, and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, after the conclusion of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing March 10, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Blinken is expected to take questions about the Biden administrationā€™s priorities for U.S. foreign policy. (Photo by Ting Shen-Pool/Getty Images)

Blinken’s battle to make State Department more diverse will face steep resistance, diplomats of color say

By Nicole Gaouette The Black diplomat who was handed a set of keys in the State Department parking garage by a White colleague who seemed to assume he worked there, not in the offices above, and could fetch her car. The young Latina in tears after an older White diplomat counseled her on being “too

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3 states have already reached Biden’s new vaccination goal, but vaccine hesitancy may make it challenging for others

By Deidre McPhillips, Madeline Holcombe and Jason Hanna In three states, more than 70% of adults have already received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, federal data showed Wednesday — meaning they’ve reached the Biden administration’s new vaccination goal months ahead of the July 4 target. Those three states are New Hampshire, Massachusetts and

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