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Minnesota gears up for mass anti-ICE protest

Labor unions and civil society groups say they are ready to brave a dangerous winter storm to protest immigration enforcement across the state....

21hDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

America's largest labor movement joins the fight against ICE

ICE officers have made over 2,500 arrests in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images The AFL-CIO has endorsed a Minnesota economic blackout on January 23 in response t...

6dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

EU ambassadors hold emergency meeting to discuss response to US tariff threats over Greenland

European Union ⁠leaders on Saturday warned of a "dangerous downward spiral" over US President Donald Trump's vow to implement increasing tariffs ​on European allies until the US is ‍allowed to buy Gre...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Rival leagues, charter flights and T-shirts: 11 moments that led to WNBA labor strife

CBA negotiations intensified in recent months, but previous events helped spark the stalemate between the WNBA and WNBPA....

Jan 14ESPNSports

Germany news: Reservist union head wants troops in Greenland

The president of the German Armed Forces' reservists says European troops should be sent to Greenland to block a US takeover of the territory. Meanwhile, heating bills are set to soar amid a harsh win...

Jan 14Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Having a baby in rural America? Get ready for a 3-hour drive.

America's hospitals are dropping their labor and delivery services. skaman306/Getty Images 60% of rural counties offered no labor and delivery services in 2023, a new report found. Many pregnant patie...

7hBusiness InsiderHealthImpact

Hundreds of farmers protest outside French parliament

French farmers on Tuesday drove hundreds of tractors to stage a protest outside the National Assembly. Farmer anger in France and other European countries has escalated over a rash of challenges. The ...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

The Asian migrant workers propping up Greenland’s economy

Arctic island desired by Donald Trump has a shaky economy reliant on Denmark, fishing and foreign labour...

5dFinancial TimeseconomicsImpact

To transform Iran, the west needs patience not over-reach

Playing a long game paid off with the Soviet Union and a similar trajectory of regime collapse could come in Tehran...

Jan 16Financial TimesPoliticsImpact

Malaysia’s new expat salary rules dubbed ‘ridiculous’, stoking fears of talent drain

An effort to prod Malaysian employers into hiring more locals for white-collar jobs by doubling the minimum salary for foreign staff has caught expatriates cold and stirred anxiety among some firms ov...

3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Polymarket’s eye-watering brush with the 1958 Onion Futures Act

Peeling back the layers of the ambiguously-regulated US prediction market...

Jan 14Financial TimeseconomicsImpact

Turkish Cypriots: The EU's invisible Europeans

The unresolved Cyprus problem leaves Turkish Cypriots in a state of limbo within the European Union, without full EU rights, recognition or political certainty and economically and diplomatically isol...

Jan 13Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

A16z partner shares 3 things founders should be able to 'materialize' if they want to be successful

Andreessen Horowitz partner Alex Rampell said he likes founders with a chip on their shoulder. Charles Eshelman/Getty Images for AOL A16z general partner Alex Rampell said founders need to materialize...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Can EU exert more pressure on Iran with sanctions?

The European Union is contemplating more sanctions against Iran amid a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests that has killed thousands. But could the bloc apply more pressure on the Islamic Rep...

Jan 13Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Germany news: Trial to open over deadly Munich car attack

A Munich court is set to open the trial over a car attack on a trade union rally that killed a woman and her child. Meanwhile, Germany says inflation has stabilized, easing from post-pandemic highs. D...

Jan 16Deutsche WellecrimeImpact

EU must remain vigilant and ready to respond to threats, Macron says

The European ​Union must remain ⁠vigilant and ready to respond firmly in ​case ‍of new threats, President ​Emmanuel Macron said in ​Brussels ahead of an emergency EU leaders summit to discuss U.S. Pre...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

How can Europe respond to Trump's tariff threats over Greenland?

FRANCE 24 Brussels correspondent Pierre Benazet talks about the closed-door crisis meeting between ambassadors from all 27 European Union members following US President Donald Trump's decision to slap...

5dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Atlas Lions roar into AFCON final to set up showpiece clash with Senegal

Morocco is in full celebration mode as the Africa Cup of Nations reaches its decisive stage, with football fever gripping both Casablanca and Rabat....

Jan 15EuronewsSports

European governments condemn Trump's tariff threats over Greenland

European governments blasted US President Donald Trump’s announcement that eight countries will face 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland beginning next month. Denmark, Norway, Sweden...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Vintage photos show American life under Trump's tariff hero, William McKinley

The turn of the century saw a rise in labor movements as industry grew largely unregulated. Bettmann/Getty Images Trump has credited a 19th-century US president for inspiring his aggressive approach t...

2dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
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