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With just days left, the U.S. opening match at the World Cup is still not sold out
Hundreds of tickets are still available for the U.S. and Canada opening matches for the World Cup on Friday. Even more are available in resale platforms — many...
NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'
Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Worksho...
The U.S. adds 172,000 jobs as the labor market picks up steam
U.S. employers added jobs for the third month in a row in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. But wage gains softened and likely failed to ke...
For many fans, the World Cup begins with a pack of stickers. The U.S. is catching up
Collecting Panini stickers is a World Cup tradition beloved in Europe and Latin America. In the U.S., interest has been building steadily, and this summer, the...
Energy firm OVO to hand out £3.4m in goodwill payments
OVO will hand out £3.4m in "goodwill payments" to customers as part of a £10.4m settlement with the energy regulator following an investigation into its policie...
A former GEO Group executive now runs ICE. The company's government ties run deep
ICE's new acting director started this week. He's a former executive with GEO Group, the prison contractor that has seen huge financial gains as the Trump admin...
Firings at CBS' '60 Minutes' reflect the fight for media control in the age of Trump
The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after three top e...
Warning over US tech firm's 'unacceptable' role in Britain
Britain's reliance on US tech firm Palantir in transforming public services is an "unacceptable point of weakness" that could leave people's private information...
ChatGPT maker OpenAI sued in landmark lawsuit
The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive – accusing the company of offering children guidance on self-harm and providing...
Remote work -- not AI -- has sidelined recent college graduates, research finds
Research from the New York Fed finds that younger college graduates have been sidelined by remote work in recent years, as companies may be reluctant to hire th...
One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination
The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more dis...
'I'm an estate agent - here's what our creative terms really mean and why your home isn't selling'
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a d...