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Fighting Back
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New York Mayor Mamdani creates an Office of Worker Power and orders city agencies to hunt labor violations without waiting for complaints, citing weakened federal enforcement.
Immigrant workers' retaliation fears cited
Source: AM New York
September 7, 2026
Economy
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Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in US goods take effect, matching Trump's 50% tariff, a day after he vowed "No more selling Bombardier" in the US.
No negotiations since August 21 collapse
Source: The Guardian
September 7, 2026
Culture
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Kennedy Center chair fired by Trump buys the Blue sculpture the center tore down last week and will lend it to the National Gallery of Art, The New York Times reports.
24-foot kicking stick figure, installed 2019
Source: The Independent
September 7, 2026
Good Government
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Washington, D.C., adds 20 more locked food-waste "smart bins" for apartment dwellers this fall after residents dropped 1 million pounds into the first 31 since 2024.
10,000 residents have keypad codes
Source: Smart Cities Dive
September 7, 2026
Transportation
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Federal safety investigators say an Amazon cargo jet ran 1,300 feet past a Miami runway Sunday and crashed into 2 vehicles, killing 5 people on the ground.
One vehicle carried 7 airport cleaning workers
Source: WPLG Miami
September 7, 2026
War
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Iran plans to stop ships beyond the Strait of Hormuz as Houthi rebels hit Saudi oil facilities and push toward the Red Sea route Saudi exports rely on.
Trump: prices drop when "we WIN"
Source: CBS News
September 7, 2026