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North Korea Will Send 5,000 Workers to Russia, Kremlin Says

18 juin 2025 à 00:46
Thousands of North Korean laborers are already toiling in Russia. A new contingent is headed to the region where North Korean troops fought Ukraine.

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North Korean construction workers in Pyongyang in 2011.
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China Labor Bulletin, a Rights Group in Hong Kong, Shuts Down

13 juin 2025 à 00:49
The China Labor Bulletin, founded by Han Dongfang, tracked factory closures and worker protests in China. It cited financial difficulties for its dissolution.

© Anthony Kwan for The New York Times

Han Dongfang, the founder of China Labor Bulletin, in his Hong Kong office in 2024. The group, which tracked worker unrest in China, announced on Thursday it was ceasing operation.

Reagan Invoked the ‘Welfare Queen.’ The New G.O.P. Target Is a Lazy Gamer.

10 juin 2025 à 16:10
Republicans targeting safety net programs once invoked women they claimed were living lavishly on government funds. Now as they seek to pare back Medicaid, the imagery has changed — but not the argument.

© Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

Speaker Mike Johnson and others have accused able-bodied unemployed Americans of “cheating” by receiving Medicaid coverage when they could work.

Trump’s Pledge to Not Tax Overtime Could Become Federal Law

6 juin 2025 à 10:11
Once a seemingly offhand remark at a campaign rally, President Trump’s pledge to not tax overtime could become federal law.

© Erin Schaff/The New York Times

The overtime tax cut would be most valuable for people who can easily set their own schedules, meaning it may ultimately favor white-collar workers.

How Higher Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Will Affect Companies

Home builders, car manufacturers and can makers are among those that will see higher prices for materials. Those companies could charge customers more.

© Kevin Faingnaert for The New York Times

A steel plant in Zelzate, Belgium. The European Steel Association has warned that the tariff increase could cause a flood of cheap foreign steel to be dumped into the E.U. market.
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