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To get one, operators would have to adhere to new safety, training and employment requirements, including hiring thousands of the city’s contract couriers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Paramount’s sudden relocation plan has further rattled Hollywood, which already is reeling from thousands of job losses in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
For months, faith-based and secular groups there have marshalled thousands of volunteers to prepare for a potential mass deportation event they fear could result in a humanitarian crisis.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of gig workers in Australia have been granted a huge pay rise from next week under a decision by the country's workplace relations tribunal lauded as "world-leading".
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Made of English oak, they were designed to be strong enough to withstand the weight and recoil of heavy guns and thousands of pounds of shells and explosives.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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