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Virtual reality goes to work, helping train employees

Virtual reality goes to work, helping train employees

In the virtual world, cashiers are taught to show greater empathy, mechanics learn to repair planes, and retail workers experience how to deal with armed robbery.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Unions sue USDA seeking to halt new pork processing rule

The union representing workers at pork processing plants sued the federal government to challenge a new rule that allows companies to set line speeds and turn over more food safety tasks to company employees.
by The Associated Press

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GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near

GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near

Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories, a union official wrote in an email to members.
by The Associated Press

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How the trade war crushed a growing Chinese market for U.S. cranberries

How the trade war crushed a growing Chinese market for U.S. cranberries

The U.S. spent millions to get China to embrace the unknown fruit — and it did. Now, tariffs have driven China to buy its cranberries from other countries, leaving U.S. farmers in the lurch.
by Adrian Ma

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Trump administration says plan would restore ethanol demand

Trump administration says plan would restore ethanol demand

The Trump administration announced Friday it plans to implement new rules that will increase demand for ethanol, reversing a decline caused by exemptions given to oil refineries.
by The Associated Press

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Hiring steady as employers add 136,000 jobs in Sept.; jobless rate dips to 3.5 percent

Hiring steady as employers add 136,000 jobs in Sept.; jobless rate dips to 3.5 percent

U.S. employers added 136,000 jobs in September — a sign of continued resilience in the labor market amid growing signals that the economy is losing steam. The jobless rate was the lowest since 1969.
by Scott Horsley

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