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Why There’s Nowhere to Hide From Trump’s Tariffs

President Trump’s long-promised trade war could start as soon as Saturday, leaving companies scrambling for a workaround for their global supply chains.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler

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Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations

Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their slaughterhouses. Most of the money will be used to help the children.

By Hannah Dreier

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Immigrants in Maine Are Filling a Labor Gap. It May Be a Prelude for the U.S.

A wave of rapid immigration is taxing local resources around the country and drawing political ire. But it might leave America’s economy better off.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Maria Emilia Martin, Creator of Public Radio’s ‘Latino USA,’ Dies at 72

As a radio journalist committed to the goal of representing all voices, she fought to tell the stories of Latino communities in the Americas.

By Penelope Green

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