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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant near Gruenheide, Germany, on March 22. Musk reportedly wants to lay off 10% of staff because of his worries about the economy.

Elon Musk has a 'super bad feeling' about the economy and wants Tesla to cut jobs

Musk wants the electric auto maker to cut 10% off its staff according to a Reuters report.

Listeners tell us the music that helps them de-stress during this life-changing time.

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) (left) and Republican nominee Hershel Walker (right) are the major party nominees in the Georgia Senate race

With two Black men running for Senate in Georgia, race takes center stage

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican Hershel Walker face off in Georgia, the first time two Black men are major party nominees.

America Ferrera (clockwise from top left), Eva Longoria, Rosie Perez, Ivette Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson and Christy Haubegger are using their platforms to promote empowerment and representation.

So few Latinas make it in Hollywood – those who do are pushing for representation

Actors Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, Rosie Perez, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana and Gina Rodriguez are also directors, producers and activists.

Vaping devices now come in many shapes and sizes; these were confiscated from students by a high school principal in Massachusetts in 2018.

As Vaping Devices Have Evolved, So Have Potential Hazards, Researchers Say

The technology behind e-cigarettes has changed over the years, and researchers are now finding evidence that the way different sorts of vaping devices and e-liquids interact could harm consumers.

Manuel Chavez, who is involved in a protracted wage theft case that has been appealed multiple times, stands for a portrait in Downey on Sept. 4, 2022. “I worked hard hours, and sometimes all night long,” Chavez said, in regards to working as a hotel employee. “The pay always seemed to come up short for the amount of work I did.”

Wage theft whack-a-mole: California workers win judgments but still don’t get paid

Five years after workers win wage theft claims, state records show only 1 in 7 were paid their judgments in full. Some companies appealed or ignored court judgments.

A pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, a nonprofit group said it has raised around $900,000 for the alleged rioters, but some of their families are raising questions about how the money is being spent.

Experts see 'red flags' at nonprofit raising big money for Capitol riot defendants

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 to support alleged Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. The group says the funds support defendants, but families have raised concerns about transparency.

Pallbearers carry the coffin of late Britain's Queen Elizabeth II covered with the Royal Standard of Scotland, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh.

Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives in Edinburgh ahead of a final journey to London

The coffin travels more than 100 miles to the royal Palace of Holyroodhouse in the Scottish capital. Eventually, the queen's body will be taken to London for the Sept. 19 funeral.

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in Philadelphia on June 21. Experts say the explosions could have been far more devastating if deadly hydrogen fluoride had been released.

Refinery Explosions Raise New Warnings About Deadly Chemical

Chemical experts say recent refinery explosions could have been far more devastating if deadly hydrogen fluoride was released. Some are calling for a ban on the chemical.

As It Was: Jedediah Smith Faces Hard Times on Way to Oregon

Explorer Jedediah Smith’s party faced hard times in 1828 while making the first recorded Euro-American journey by land from the California Coast to…

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