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2 Mississippi catfish farms settle suit alleging immigrants were paid more than local Black workers

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys say two Mississippi catfish farms have settled a lawsuit over using immigrant workers and paying them more than they paid local Black farmworkers. Southern Migrant Legal Services and Mississippi Center for Justice sued Jerry Nobile, his son Will Nobile and their farms in August

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Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice. The Transportation Department’s Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule Tuesday morning after working

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Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva says he has cancer, but plans to work while undergoing treatment

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with cancer, but he said he is continuing to work while undergoing treatment. “A few weeks ago, I sought medical treatment for a persistent cough which was initially diagnosed as pneumonia. After further testing and imaging, my physician discovered that

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Tehran vows to respond after a deadly strike blamed on Israel demolished Iran’s Consulate in Syria

By NASSER KARIMI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has vowed to respond to a deadly airstrike widely attributed to Israel that demolished Iran’s consulate building in the Syrian capital and killed eight people, including two Iranian generals. The Lebanese militant Hezbollah group — a key ally of both Syria’s government

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