Amazon’s Record Growth Collides With a Troubling Reality: Thousands of Workers Still Depend on Food Assistance
Amazon has become one of the most financially powerful corporations in American history, but new government data is drawing attention to a striking contradiction: thousands of its employees still rely on public assistance to afford food and healthcare. A recent Government Accountability Office analysis found that across 11 states examined, 12,346 Amazon employees received benefits […]
New York issues air quality alert as smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouds landmarks
People in New York are being warned to limit outdoor activity as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts across many areas of the northeastern US. Air quality in the state is now “unhealthy”, according to the Environment Protection Agency, and a murky haze has descended over landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and Times Square. […]
