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[#  item_content] For the first time in its 87-year history, the automaker is considering shuttering factories in Germany, citing the need to remain competitive. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] Pandemic-era cuts to staffing and services like daily housekeeping and room service have persisted, which unions say has resulted in lower incomes and heavier workloads… Read More »Why Are Thousands of Hotel Workers on Strike?

[#  item_content] A contract covering longshore workers on the East and Gulf Coasts will expire at the end of September, but talks have been stalled over the… Read More »Will Automation Replace Jobs? Port Workers May Strike Over It.

[#  item_content] Overwhelmed destinations made high-season visitors the targets of a major tourism backlash. Heat waves and fires only added to the pressure. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] From the giant Starbucks to upstarts like Scooter’s Coffee in Nebraska, the battle is joined for who can come up with the craziest, calorie-laden, not-really-coffee… Read More »From Starbucks to Specialty Cafes, the New Arms Race in the Coffee Wars

[#  item_content] The satellite internet service controlled by Elon Musk is refusing to comply with a court order to block his social network, X, regulators said. NYT >… Read More »Elon Musk’s Starlink Defies Brazil Court Order to Block X

[#  item_content] The outage struck on Sunday, cutting access for many DirecTV viewers to the U.S. Open tennis tournament on ABC. NYT > Business�

[#  item_content] Tucker Cockerline was part of a group that prosecutors said vandalized the homes of a New Hampshire Public Radio reporter, her editor and her parents. NYT… Read More »Man Sentenced for Harassing New Hampshire Public Radio Journalists

[#  item_content] In one recent study, the challenging regimen added 77 days of life after three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways. NYT >… Read More »Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much.

[#  item_content] The union representing the workers, UNITE HERE, has planned a rolling strike for several days in cities like Boston, San Francisco and Seattle after contract… Read More »About 10,000 Hotel Workers Walk Off the Job on Labor Day Weekend