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Trump says US and Tehran having 'good talks' as drones hit Iran's neighbours ReutersTrump warns 'strong military action' if Iran, Strait of Hormuz talks fail Fox NewsTrump threatens ‘very strong' strikes as ‘significant' progress reported in Iran talks The Times of Israel
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Monday Is a Risky Day for Thousands of Immigrants NewserEmployers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status The New York TimesICE planning to increase deportations as temporary protected status ends for Haitians NBC NewsICE Reportedly Set to Ramp Up Operations Against Haitian Migrants After TPS Ruling Time Magazine‘It's like firing your best worker for no apparent reason': Why this New York family is dreading a looming deadline CNN
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US and EU trade tensions hit fast-fashion retailer's profits
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Brandon Nelson of Calamos Investments considers the earnings-season beat-and-raise pattern in identifying companies primed for sustainable growth and improving profit margins.
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Layoffs have been on the rise in some US industries as tech and professional services companies grapple with slowing demand and mixed economic signals. Sandra Sucher, Frances Frei, and Maria Roche offer insights for executives, job seekers, and the employees who remain as they navigate the turmoil.
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TODAY Derek From is a successful lawyer in Canada. Twelve years ago, he was roughing it in Arizona, trying to break into the recording industry. So he started selling his blood plasma. Twice a week, he sat for an hour in a Grifols Biomat centre, as an apheresis machine whirled, siphoning the plasma out of his blood. For this, he took home $45. "As a poor person" at the time, he found that "a huge economic benefit".
It was also part of a thriving industry. Blood products made up a remarkable 1.6% of American exports in 2016. Since 2005 blood-plasma collections have nearly quadrupled. To critics, this is evidence of a rapacious industry coercing the poor to auction bits of themselves to make ends meet. In fact, plasma, 90% of which is water, is quickly replenished. Giving it has no obvious negative health effects—though the long-term consequences of repeated siphoning have not been fully studied. Strict testing (and later heat-treating) of the extracted plasma ensures that those with communicable...Continue reading
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