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Sam Sweeney and Brian Buckmire report on former workers suing Spirit Airlines over claims they were denied pay and benefits after the airline shut down operations.
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Entrepreneurs are turning to AI to speed the creation of new businesses, with Gen Z leading the way. That's according to a new report from the payroll software firm Gusto.
| Keywords | aiartificial-intelligenceentrepreneurshipgen-zsmall-businessstartupsgustonprtech-trendsfuture-of-workbusiness-creationtechnologyeconomyinnovationgeneration-z |
Unlike humans, many plants have more than two sets of chromosomes. This trait may help them adapt to environmental upheaval, such as climate change.
Congressional leaders are straining to get their absentee members to return to Capitol Hill as the House's vote margins on major legislation grow ever more precarious. Why it matters: Just on Thursday, an Iran war powers resolution failed to pass in a tie vote. Any lawmaker could have tipped the outcome — and half a dozen were absent. - "People cannot miss votes," a senior House Democrat told Axios. - The truants on that vote included Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.). Both have missed weeks of votes. - The mystery of Wilson's absence was solved on Thursday — she is recovering from a major eye surgery — but questions surround Kean's mysterious disappearance. What we're hearing: House Minority Leader…
In a court filing, the administration signaled support for Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company in a lawsuit challenging xAI’s generators at a huge Mississippi data center.
Federal records show that the no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint it blue now costs $13.1 million. That’s about seven times the amount President Trump initially said it would cost.
Also, this is a big week for the art market. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail.
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Maine for a speech, making a midterm election pitch that only Republicans could root out fraud in public benefits.
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President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion IRS suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund for victims of governmental "weaponization," sources say.
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