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    Unions help US workers. Could the same model work for tenants?

    Collective bargaining has brought benefits to workers – now it’s being used to improve living conditions and fight rent increases
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  • debris from the aftermath of a tornado

    ‘Kitty cat’ storms hitting US heartland are growing threat to home insurance

    Smaller secondary systems that create hailstorms and tornadoes pack a punch that is causing billions of dollars in damages
  • Man in suit sits on stool at conference

    Wall Street tycoon Stephen Schwarzman reverses course and backs Trump

    Billionaire investor, who had turned his back on former president, says he will donate to Republican contender’s 2024 campaign
    • Elon Musk speaks during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024

      Tesla boss Elon Musk criticises US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

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      US sues Ticketmaster owner Live Nation and seeks break-up of alleged monopoly

    • White man wearing suit and tie and carrying briefcase in street

      Tech titan Mike Lynch testifies at fraud trial that Autonomy was ‘not perfect’

    • FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is seen on the side of a Boeing 737 MAX at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo/File Photo

      Boeing faces ‘long road’ to making safe airplanes, US aviation chief says

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  • Graphic illustration of many slits of what look like printed paper, in mostly white, with a couple blue and a couple red.

    Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame Biden

  • A man wearing a blue suit stands in front of a green tractor in a grassy field.

    Inflation, election lies and racial tension weigh on voters in Georgia swing county: ‘We all got to eat’

    In Peach county, where Trump narrowly won in 2020, voters say they’re struggling with rising prices ahead of the presidential election
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    Do you know how the US economy is actually doing? Try our interactive quiz

    Exclusive Harris poll for the Guardian shows the majority of Americans think the country’s in recession – but it isn’t. Test your own knowledge here

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