After a drop in demand driven by a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, California growers are plowing lettuce back into the soil and laying off workers.

In the fast-growing field of data annotation, workers in a small city in south India train A.I. to improve how it performs tasks traditionally done by people.

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Poems, essays and books written by working-class writers have garnered recognition in recent years — as well as increasing government attention.

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The consequences of A.I. for the budget will largely hinge on whether — and to what extent — the technology reshapes the labor market.

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Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.

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