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Automaker Daimler AG to pay $1.5 billion to settle emissions cheating probes

By Michael Balsamo, Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Officials say Daimler violated environmental laws by using so-called "defeat device software" to circumvent emissions testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the U.S. with diesel engines that didn't comply with state and federal laws.

U.S. halts imports from China's Uighur region over suspected forced labor

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

Companies that ship clothing and other cotton goods, computer parts and hair products from the Xinjiang region were named in the order issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Why this labor reporter is always 'writing for the reader'

By Courtney Vinopal

Our September 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Steven Greenhouse’s “Beaten Down, Worked Up.”…

Tech falters again as Wall Street ends worst week in months

By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press

The S&P 500 rose 0.1%, but only after a roller-coaster day where a gain of 0.9% gave way to a loss of 0.9%.

Discussion questions for 'Beaten Down, Worked Up'

By Courtney Vinopal

Our September 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Steven Greenhouse’s “Beaten Down, Worked Up.”…

Money for $300 unemployment boost to run out after 6 weeks

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The program was created last month by President Donald Trump to replace a more generous $600-a-week supplement that had been authorized by Congress but expired.

GOP's slimmed-down virus aid bill sunk by Senate Democrats

By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Thursday's mostly party-line vote capped weeks of wrangling over a fifth relief bill that all sides say they want but are unable to deliver.

U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 884,000 seek jobless aid

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the pandemic flattened the economy.

6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water

By Sam Metz, Associated Press

In a joint letter Tuesday, water officials from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming urged the federal government to halt the approval process for the pipeline until the states could resolve concerns about the potential effect on future…

WATCH: Biden aims to rebuild 'blue wall' in appeal to autoworkers

By Alexandra Jaffe, David Eggert, Associated Press

The Democratic presidential nominee's first pandemic-era campaign trips beyond his home in Delaware are taking him to all three states, an indication of how closely Biden's electoral prospects are tied to his ability to flip those political battlegrounds.