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Former pharmaceutical employees describe missed termination notices, unexplained restructuring, and job searches that continued long after their employers moved on. Their experiences raise questions about how companies decide which jobs are expendable.
The $189 million World Trade Centre road project promises dramatically shorter delays. But Dubai's continuing growth will test how long those improvements last.
Rents are reaching record highs, but the cost of buying is rising even further beyond what most households can afford. For New Yorkers hoping to build wealth through homeownership, the financial gap is becoming difficult to cross.
New agreements with Houston-area school districts will allow more students to secure college admission with fewer application requirements. The partnerships could open doors, but affordability and degree completion will determine how much opportunity they actually create.
The government is proposing mandatory impact assessments for major economic decisions after years of policy reversals and uncertainty. The framework would require officials to identify who benefits, who pays and what evidence supports a decision before businesses and households are expected to live with the consequences.
Workers are helping finance a national housing program through a mandatory levy. Now the government faces pressure to deliver homes people can actually afford.
Major financial institutions are restricting AI agents that can access customer accounts, raising questions about security, financial responsibility and who pays when automated technology makes a mistake.
Two years after record rainfall brought parts of Dubai to a standstill, the city is expanding its drainage system. The investment is substantial, but it also shows what can happen when a city grows faster than the infrastructure supporting it.
The German automaker plans to create 4,500 jobs at its first U.S. manufacturing plant, but full production is not expected until 2031. For Georgia communities, the promise of economic growth now comes with a five-year timeline.
An 18-story building collapsed in Kenya's capital after authorities reportedly rejected its construction plans. Now prosecutors are examining whether failures involving developers, building inspectors and government officials allowed a dangerous project to continue.
From the birther conspiracy against Barack Obama to the attacks on Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, racial and religious identity keep shaping American campaigns. The accusations change, but the message stays familiar: some candidates must prove their loyalty before voters will even consider their policies.
Two Florida consumers sued Hershey over Halloween chocolates that didn’t match their packaging. A federal judge dismissed the case twice, but the candy now carries an unusually specific disclaimer.