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Alabama Mining Strike Ends Without a Deal After Nearly 2 Years
The strike at the Warrior Met Coal mine was one of the longest in U.S. history, but the price of coal soared during the walkout, giving the company leverage.
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Amazon Pauses Work on 2nd Headquarters in Virginia
The delay is the latest reminder that the tech industry’s pandemic-fueled boom has slowed and another indicator of how remote work has changed office-space needs.
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The Democrats’ SOS Candidate Keeps His Options Open
Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois has maintained his political organization, built a progressive record and is open about his ambitions. For now, he says, they don’t include the White House.
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Lawmakers Clamor for Action on Child Migrant Labor as Outrage Grows
Members of Congress are pressing for changes to the law and the Biden administration’s approach as federal and state enforcement agencies begin a crackdown on companies that employ underage migrants.
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Black Soldiers Cycled 1,900 Miles Across the U.S. So He Did, Too.
A remarkable journey from Montana to St. Louis by 20 Black infantrymen in 1897 seemed doomed to obscurity until Erick Cedeño, a bicyclist, retraced their journey.
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Foraged in Baltimore celebrates a few of the chef’s favorite things
Chris Amendola loves mushrooms and pork, which get lots of love on his “hyper-seasonal” menu in Station North.
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How to organize your books, according to people with thousands of them
Serious book lovers share their strategies for displaying their collections and keeping all those titles from taking over.
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He wrote on LinkedIn about his dad’s job loss. Offers poured in.
“This is just blowing me out of the water,” said Peter Judge, who was let go from his job as a cashier last week. “I don’t even know what to say.”
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Miss Manners: Uninvited colleague doesn’t enjoy our lunchtime conversations
Two co-workers enjoy their joke-filled lunchtime conversations, but a colleague who joins them uninvited does not.
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Carolyn Hax: She dreamed she was cheated on, but her anger is real
She dreamed her partner cheated on her, but she’s still acting “distant and cold.”