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US Department of Labor awards $86M to 14 states for investment in skills training programs for critical in-demand, emerging industries

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US Department of Labor awards $86M to 14 states for investment in skills training programs for critical in-demand, emerging industries WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $86 million in Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund grants to 14 states to accelerate innovation, strengthen domestic production, and address critical workforce needs across the country, with more than $20 million of the funding supporting the revitalization of the domestic shipbuilding industry, training workers in welding, marine electrical, manufacturing, and other skilled trades.Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, these grants will provide outcome-based reimbursements to employers for providing training in high-demand and emerging industries that align with President Trump’s Executive Order 14278, Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future, and Executive Order 14629, Restoring America’s Mariti...
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Investigation of deadly trench collapse finds Colorado company exposed workers to excavation hazards in Johnstown

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Investigation of deadly trench collapse finds Colorado company exposed workers to excavation hazards in Johnstown DENVER – A federal workplace safety investigation that followed a deadly trench collapse in Johnstown on April 16 has concluded a Strasburg excavation contractor failed to take required safety precautions that might have prevented the death of a 50-year-old worker. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that Dunaway Excavating Inc. allowed employees to work in a 16-foot deep trench amid accumulating water and without protective systems. OSHA inspectors responded to the collapse after one of two workers in the trench became stuck in mud under water. OSHA cited Dunaway Excavating for two willful serious violations for failing to protect workers from accumulating water, not using protective systems, such as a trench box. Additionally, the company was cited for failing to ensure workers had a secure way to exit the trench safely...
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Stocks Hit a Record as Investors See Progress Toward a Spending Deal

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By Matt Phillips from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2ZaV0AK via IFTTT
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Read the Proposed N.F.L. Concussion Settlement

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By Unknown Author from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3GbCsS0 via IFTTT
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In a Place He Never Thought He’d Be, and Thriving

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By James Wagner from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jpx5oC via IFTTT
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Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security

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By Christopher Flavelle, Julian E. Barnes, Eileen Sullivan and Jennifer Steinhauer from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3jpwUtl via IFTTT
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Review: ‘Ulysses,’ by James Joyce

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By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3E266Ye via IFTTT
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Questlove Looks at 50 Years of Modern Music — and Modern History

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By Lauretta Charlton from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3pjrZ0Z via IFTTT
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