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October 27, 2017 Late-night TV hosts: Trump’s Fox News interview ‘a full-blown rubdown’
Late-night on Thursday hosts addressed Donald Trump’s interview with Fox News anchor Lou Dobbs, as well as the administration’s response to the opioid epidemic. “Sometimes I feel sorry for Donald Trump, but not as often as he does,” Stephen Colbert began. “He’s always complaining about his media coverage. So last night, he just unplugged, got away from it all, […]
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ALL DEALS 
July 11, 2017 Indian Tech Was on the Brink Even Before Trump’s Shove
India’s technology outsourcing industry was facing peak pessimism even before Donald Trump. But if the new president signs into law a draft executive order to tighten the US guest-worker regime, the moment of reckoning for the likes of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. could arrive much sooner than shareholders anticipate. Since investors know very […]
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CLOTHING 
June 15, 2017 Factory workers making Ivanka Trump’s clothing in Indonesia complain of verbal abuse, low-wages
President Donald Trump listens as his daughter, Ivanka Trump, speaks at a workforce development roundtable in June. (ANDREW HARNIK/AP) Factory workers producing Ivanka Trump’s clothing in Indonesia have complained of verbal abuse and low wages, according to a report. Dozens of workers at PT Buma Apparel Industry factory in Subang, Indonesia, who spoke with The […]
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CLOTHING 
April 26, 2017 Chinese Workers at Factory for Ivanka Trumps Clothing Maker Earn About $62 a Week Report
A new report by a watchdog group found the Chinese knitting factory used by a company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump’s brand has poor conditions and pay, with workers putting in up to 60 hours a week for wages of about $62 weekly. The factory violated two dozen standards set by the U.N. International […]
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February 16, 2017 Stores dropping Ivanka Trump’s clothing line fail to mention one key detail: Her clothes are ugly
Image Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Stores dropping Ivanka Trump’s clothing line fail to mention one key detail: Her clothes are ugly By Rachel Lubitz February 16, 2017 GET MIC DAILY: Sign up IN COLLABORATION WITH Mic invites contributors and staff writers to offer commentary and context about news and timely issues. Ivanka Trump‘s clothing line […]
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December 30, 2016 Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Is Made in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Getty Images Throughout his presidential campaign, one of the biggest platforms that Donald Trump ran on was, according to his website, his opposition to American companies that manufacture their products overseas. However, as his opponents quickly pointed out during election season, both Donald and Ivanka’s clothing lines are made in countries like Bangladesh and China. […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
December 1, 2016 Internet Archive Wants to Backup Its Data in Canada Fearing Donald Trump’s Administration
Internet Archive Wants to Backup Its Data in Canada Fearing Donald Trump’s Administration HIGHLIGHTS The move comes fearing the risks of Trump’s administration Kahle urged users to make donations Uncertainty over the future of privacy and encryption under Trump Donald Trump rattled a lot of feathers after being elected President of the United States. The […]
