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Airport staff say they are suffering from depression and won't go back to work without a 20% pay rise
Striking workers at Paris's main international airport say they are suffering from burnout and depr…
Ryan Hogg
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Bernie Sanders slams 'devastating blow' of striking down student-loan forgiveness, saying Supreme Court justices should run for office if they want to make policy
The Biden administration should immediately implement a "Plan B" to help borrowers, Bernie Sanders …
Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman,A…
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Renters have only received 11% of stimulus aid - and the latest eviction ban could end before they get the rest
In the month after Biden first extended the eviction ban at the end of June, states only dispersed …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Columbia grad students are on strike over pay changes and unmet contract demands. Some say they're struggling to live off late payments and low wages.
"We get characterized as irrational, but we're really just asking to survive in New York City," Eth…
Phil Rosen
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Customers saved a New York bar after it nearly shut down over rising rents. Its owner learned community is key to building a successful small business.
Five SBOs share how they founded communities that support the brand and make deeper connections tha…
Erin Greenawald
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COVID-19 vaccines are low in areas where eviction rates are high, report finds
The only thing holding back the expiration of a national eviction moratorium is COVID. But people a…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet a mom of 2 who became homeless while working for the biggest grocery chain in the US: 'Kroger doesn't care about us.'
A Kroger worker was briefly homeless because she couldn't afford rent. She says the conditions at K…
Jason Lalljee
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Americans with more education are optimistic about the economy. The rest aren't.
The K-shaped recovery is evident in consumer confidence surveys. Morning Consult found more educate…
Juliana Kaplan
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Striking Writers Guild of America members say they work second jobs in retail, food service, and more to make ends meet: 'I never know when work is going to dry up'
Several writers took to Twitter to share the "cognitive dissonance" of struggling financially while…
Aaron McDade
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Former NBA player Ben Gordon arrested at LaGuardia Airport and accused of striking his 10-year-old son
Ben Gordon has run into legal trouble since last playing in the NBA in 2015 and has said he suffers…
Scott Davis
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Anonymous studio execs reportedly said they're willing to let writers be on strike until they're homeless. A writer from FX's hit 'The Bear' show called the comments 'vile' and the 'worst possible PR move.'
Actors, including A-list stars such as Meryl Streep, may also go on strike if Hollywood studios don…
Lloyd Lee
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Renters want short-term leases as the pandemic makes it very hard to plan for what life will be like one year from now
The common one-year lease is becoming less popular as landlords and tenants look for flexibility in…
Barbara Smith
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A New York City landlord made a viral TikTok about taking her tenant's packages 'until they pay up' in rent
The landlord said the video was a joke, but told Buzzfeed, "I wished I could do this to them becaus…
Connor Perrett
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Landlords are sexually harassing tenants by using housing insecurity fears created by the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports
An organization in Hawaii said it received more reports of landlord sexual harassment in the past t…
Connor Perrett
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Amber Heard's sister testifies Johnny Depp asked her to sign NDA after striking her in the back and repeatedly 'whacking' Heard in the face
According to Whitney Henriquez, Johnny Depp held Amber Heard's hair in one hand and repeatedly smac…
Jacob Shamsian,Ashley Collman
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Meet the North Hollywood strippers striking for 2 months to demand a safer workplace: 'We don't know how to go back to being exploited'
Across the country, workers are pushing back on poor working conditions. Strippers at Star Garden a…
Juliana Kaplan
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WeWork's earliest sales efforts involved pitching random people at Starbucks and poaching competitors' customers with offers of free rent, new book reveals
"Neumann was eager to rush these companies, and steal their tenants, before any presented a threat,…
Grace Kay,Sarah Jackson
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When Facebook and Instagram went dark, small businesses realized they're at the mercy of an almighty landlord who they're 'just renting space' from
"You realize how much you rely upon this technology in today's world," Illinois boutique owner Kell…
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins,Av…
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Around a third of US tenants didn't pay their April rent
"The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in significant health and financial challenges for apartment re…
Connor Perrett,Connor Perrett
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The family of the 10 Afghans the Pentagon accidentally killed in a drone strike say the US hasn't offered them any compensation
The US military was targeting an ISIS militant but actually hit Zemari Ahmadi, an aid worker, and n…