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President Joe Biden addresses striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at a picket line outside a General Motors Service Parts Operations plant in Belleville, Michigan, on Tuesday. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims that the bank enabled Epstein's sex trafficking. New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File hide caption
Amazon delivery trucks are parked in Richmond, Calif., on June 21. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. sues Amazon in a monopoly case that could be existential for the retail giant
US-British economist Angus Deaton speaks at a press conference after winning the Nobel Prize for Economics at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, on October 12, 2015. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The waters of the Ha' Kamwe' hot springs are healing and sacred, says Ivan Bender, the caretaker of the Cholla Canyon Ranch, which belongs to the Hualapai Tribe. Less than a hundred yards away, an Australian mining company called Arizona Lithium has been exploring for lithium. Julia Simon/NPR hide caption
The U.S. needs minerals for green tech. Will Western mines have enough water?
Customers at SolDias ice cream shops in Texas are encouraged to pay with cash instead of credit cards. Owner Victor Garcia is backing a legislative effort that aims to lower credit card processing fees through increased competition. Victor Garcia/Courtesy of Victor Garcia hide caption
The Perdue Farms chicken and poultry processing factory in Salisbury, Md., pictured on May 2, 2020. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios after nearly five month strike
UAW workers picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility in Naperville, Ill., on Sept. 22, 2023. The UAW strike against Big Three automakers may not have much of an impact on car shoppers, though that could change. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Dancers Saya Date and Shashank Duggal (center couple) perform in the improvised "Tango de Pista" category at the annual Mundial de Tango competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lucas Babic/NPR hide caption
A black market, a currency crisis, and a tango competition in Argentina
The Amazon Prime Video logo is displayed in a Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV taken on Jan. 7. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Autoworkers at Mercedes plant in Vance, Ala., assemble an all-electric SUV. Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom hide caption
Here's one potential winner from the UAW strike: Non-union auto workers in the South
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Here's one potential winner from the UAW strike: Non-union auto workers in the South
UAW workers picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility in Naperville, Ill., on Sept. 22, 2023. The union is expanding its strike against GM and Stellantis citing the lack of progress in talks for a new contract. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
The practice known as tail docking artificially shortens a horse's tail. Budweiser says it has stopped the practice on its signature Clydesdales, seen here in 2012. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
TikTok is facing allegations of discrimination and retaliation by two of its former employees. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Rupert Murdoch, 92, is stepping down as chair of his global media empire, which includes Fox News and The Wall Street Journal. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption
Fox founder Rupert Murdoch steps down from his media empire, handing it to his son
This image provided by Kraft Heinz shows a 24-pack of American cheese slices. AP hide caption
UAW members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on Sept. 15 in Detroit. GM announced temporary layoffs on Wednesday, blaming the strikes. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption