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Lawsuit: Former Amazon workers claim pregnant women, struggling for breath, weren’t even allowed to sit down

The four plaintiffs filed a class action in a Brooklyn federal court Tuesday, accusing Amazon of violating the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

By Claire Savage and The Associated PressSeptember 10, 2026

17 states have an ‘unusual’ problem in big price-fixing settlement: Distributing 53 million free eggs to Americans

“There are huge administrative problems with making sure that a settlement of this nature goes according to plan,” one antitrust lawyer told Fortune.

By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 9, 2026

Thieves nabbed a $10.5 million Renoir haul, but the paintings may be worth almost nothing outside the museum

Unlike stolen jewels, paintings can’t be melted down or divided into anonymous pieces without destroying the source of their value

By The Associated Press and Wyatte Grantham-PhilipsSeptember 9, 2026

Australia vows to hold big tech companies to account on social media — with $78.6 million fines

The proposal would require an enduring feed choice while extending child-safety duties to online games, apps, and AI chatbots

By The Associated PressSeptember 8, 2026

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Trump tries to bribe Americans to vote Republican with promise of $5,000 dividend — only if the GOP wins

The payments could cost more than $1 trillion and would require congressional approval, while tariff revenue would fall far short.

By Jonathan J. Cooper and The Associated PressSeptember 10, 2026

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ projected to add a big, unbeautiful $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade

But Americans did get another $350, on average, in their tax refunds this year.

By The Associated Press and Lisa MascaroSeptember 10, 2026

Broken bridge and commuter fury combine to defeat Rhode Island’s governor — at the hands of the CVS exec he vanquished 4 years ago

Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the state’s Democratic primary Wednesday, making him the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2018. McKee’s defeat ends his bid for a second full term and marks the first time in more than 30 years that a sitting Rhode Island […]

By Kimberlee Kruesi and The Associated PressSeptember 10, 2026

Billionaire Democratic governor of Illinois insists ‘Republicans have done nothing to earn your vote’

Texas hopeful James Talarico claimed that “billionaire megadonors and their puppet politicians are clinking their Champagne glasses.”

By Bill Barrow, Jamie Stengle and The Associated PressSeptember 10, 2026