Correction: Border Patrol-Custody Death story
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As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday is expected to release a playbook on best practices for training workers as the low 3.8% unemployment rate and years of underinvestment have left manufacturers, construction firms and other employers with unfilled jobs. Worker shortages have been a frustration for some employers, who upped their investments in […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border. The project will remove four dams on the Klamath River. Work has already begun on removing the smallest of the four dams. The other three will come down next year. The project is part of a […]
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186.000 migrants and refugees arrived in southern Europe so far this year, most in Italy, UN says
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Hawaii authorities search for man with handgun he gets into scuffle on Army base and flees
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