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Tennessee Cleaning Company Fined $650,000 for Illegally Hiring Children, Some as Young as 13, to Clean Dangerous Slaughterhouses

Tennessee Cleaning Company Fined $650,000 for Illegally Hiring Children, Some as Young as 13, to Clean Dangerous Slaughterhouses

A cleaning company in Tennessee has agreed to pay nearly $650,000 after a federal probe found it had employed over 20 children to clean dangerous slaughterhouses in Virginia and Iowa.


Amazon Web Services to Invest Nearly $9 Billion to Boost Cloud Computing Venture in Singapore

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest nearly $9 billion to expand its cloud computing infrastructure and services in Singapore.

Palmer Candy Recalls Over a Dozen 'White Coated' Confectionary Products Over Possible Salmonella Contamination

Palmer Candy, an Iowa-based candy company, is recalling several white-coated confectionary products due to potential Salmonella contamination.

EU Greenlights Japan's Nippon Steel's $14.9 Billion Acquisition of US Steel Despite Opposition

The European Union (EU) has approved Japan's Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel for $14.9 billion despite facing opposition in the United States.


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Americans Brace for Another Round of Higher Housing Costs, NY Fed Survey Finds
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 EU Set to Intensify Sanctions Against Russia Amid Report Kremlin Plots Sabotage Attack
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Starbucks Must Fix Customer Experience to Get Back in Coffee Shop Game, Ex-Boss Says
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz asked his successor Laxman Narasimhan and other Starbucks senior officials to communicate with shop baristas and work with them to enhance coffee service.
UK’s Defense Ministry ‘Hacked by China’
The British Ministry of Defense has recently encountered a cyberattack on its third-party payroll system, which serves active and retired military personnel.