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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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‘The global economy as we know it would come to a sudden halt’: Shipping authorities from 18 countries warn of a ‘two-tier’ system imperiling trade

The Consultative Shipping Group said the emergence of shadow fleets have created a split in maritime systems: “one governed by rules, the other by opacity.”

By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 10, 2026

Trump’s $5,000 pledge and the bond market revolt shows it’s a voter bribe — costing every American $8,000

Bill Clinton learned about the bond vigilantes within a week. Donald Trump and Scott Bessent keep refusing to do so.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianSeptember 10, 2026

Trump’s first term had real stimulus checks. His second has promised ones tied to problems he started

The $5,000 pledge follows a DOGE dividend that failed and a tariff rebate that never arrived, both stemming from policies Trump created himself.

By Catherina GioinoSeptember 10, 2026

Major Republican donor balks at Trump’s $5,000 ‘bread and circus bribe’ at midterm convention

Trump also acknowledged during his lengthy primetime speech that “midterms are not supposed to be won by the sitting president.”

By Lisa Mascaro, Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressSeptember 10, 2026

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