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  • Amazon workers hold GMB union signs at a strike outside an Amazon fulfillment center in Coventry, England, in January.
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    From the BBC World Service: Amazon could be forced to recognize a trade union for the first time in the United Kingdom.

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  • Another bad day for Boeing
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    Yet another Boeing whistleblower is set to testify at a Senate hearing this afternoon, citing a failure to properly track defective parts in the company’s factories. Plus, the tragedy of errors and shortcuts that led to last year’s Titan submersible implosion.

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  • Closing a $50 billion tax loophole for the wealthy
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    The Treasury and IRS announced a new initiative Monday to close a tax loophole for wealthy people that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade. Plus, the evolving economics of “gayborhoods” in U.S. cities.

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  • Photo by STRSERGEI ILYIN/KCNA VIA KNS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: Russia’s Vladimir Putin is visiting North Korea and its leader Kim Jong Un for the first time in 24 years, as the pair look to deepen their relationship in the face of international isolation.

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  • The Fed says one thing, investors hear another
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    Wall Street investors bet on extra rate cuts this year, in spite of Fed predictions that there will be just one. Plus, Megabus parent company Coach USA has filed for bankruptcy after ridership dropped during the pandemic and failed to recover. And for Baltimore firms, work on the Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction is personal.

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  • Is it time to treat social media like cigarettes?
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    Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for cigarette-style warning labels aimed at young users of social media platforms, citing social media’s significant contributions to the mental health crisis among adolescents. Plus, a surge in secondhand shopping among consumers, and a look inside the world of gender-affirming vocal coaching.

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  • French President launches election campaign amid challenge from far right
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    Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a fortnight of frenetic election campaigning as he gambles everything to stave off a big challenge from the far right.

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  • Why the global supply chain cracked under COVID
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    The pandemic nearly broke the global supply chain. We discuss its weaknesses. Plus, how is CEO pay determined?

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  • Above, damage from an Israeli raid in the al-Faraa camp for Palestinian refugees near Tubas city  in the occupied West Bank.
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    Israel is withholding $35 million in tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority. We’ll hear more.

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  • Scams target Hajj pilgrimages
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    From the BBC World Service: A lucrative trade in fake permits for Mecca has caused raised concerns for Saudi authorities.

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