ICE Detained Employees in a Newark Fish Market Raid newsthirst.

Newark fish wholesaler Ocean Seafood Depot was raided yesterday by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, allegedly without a warrant, according to reports. Both undocumented workers and U.S. citizens were detained, the agency and the mayor’s office confirmed. The raid comes following President Donald Trump’s promise to crackdown on immigration and deport millions of undocumented immigrants….

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Trump fires senior labor board official in ‘unprecedented and illegal’ move | Trump administration newsthirst.

Donald Trump has fired a senior official at the top US labor watchdog, triggering a chorus of criticism from unions and in effect paralyzing the body until a replacement is confirmed. Gwynne Wilcox, a member and former chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), described her dismissal as “unprecedented and illegal” and pledged to…

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Origin Energy fined $1.6m after sharing private details of family violence victims | Victoria newsthirst.

Human error has been blamed after a major energy retailer shared family violence victims’ private details without their consent and for chasing other survivors for unpaid power bills. Origin Energy has coughed up $1.6m after it was served penalty notices by Victoria’s Essential Services Commission for breaching rules designed to protect the vulnerable cohort. Between…

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Southern Australia swelters through third day of heatwave as fire risk increases | Australia weather newsthirst.

All eyes are on a bushfire in Victoria that has been raging for weeks as southern Australia swelters through a three-day heatwave. Hot conditions are expected to continue on Sunday from central Australia to the south-east, with pockets in Victoria’s east and New South Wales’s south-east to experience severe conditions until late Sunday. Firefighters are…

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