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Some Honolulu police still working overtime hours that increase their pay by $100,000 a year

Some Honolulu police still working overtime hours that increase their pay by $100,000 a year

Three years after a city audit revealed rampant overtime at the Honolulu Police Department allowed some officers to increase their pay by more than $100,000, the number of officers filing more tha...

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New York’s LIRR, the largest US commuter rail system, averts workers strike

New York’s LIRR, the largest US commuter rail system, averts workers strike

NEW YORK (AP) — A potential strike has been averted that could have shut down the nation’s largest commuter rail system this week. Unionized workers for the Long Island Railroad announced they vot...

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McDonald’s plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches

McDonald’s plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches

McDonald’s said Monday it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches. The Chicago burger giant said the investment was i...

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Shipping companies urge first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases for green transition

Shipping companies urge first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases for green transition

Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s em...

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A poisoned region: Takeaways from the AP story about a mercury boom in central Mexico

A poisoned region: Takeaways from the AP story about a mercury boom in central Mexico

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red str...

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Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports

Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports

President Donald Trump wants to do away with the quarterly earnings report. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said securities regulators should stop requiring companies to issue financial reports ...

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