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Without Backpackers to Pick Them, Crops Rot by the Ton in Australia
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The pandemic has exposed the shaky labor foundation of the country’s agriculture industry, spurring calls for an immigration overhaul.
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Biden Drops Tanden Nomination Amid Bipartisan Opposition
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The White House had insisted that it would stand by Neera Tanden as President Biden’s top budget official, but it became clear that she did not have the Senate votes to be confirmed.
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Biden Gains Two Key Economic Advisers
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The Senate confirmed Gina Raimondo as President Biden’s commerce secretary and Cecilia Rouse as the head of the Council of Economic Advisers.
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Biden’s Picks for Financial Regulator Jobs Emphasize Transparency and Fairness
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Nominees to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faced questions about the limits of their power but said they wouldn’t shy from flexing it.
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John D. Pomfret, Key Figure in Revamping The Times, Dies at 93
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As a senior executive in the 1970s, he was part of a management team that expanded the paper’s format, boosted advertising and ushered in computer technology.
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Fed is Watching Bond Markets, Brainard Says
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Her comments come after government bond yields climbed last week, a jump that rippled through financial markets.
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Angelina Jolie's Churchill Painting Fetches $11.5 Million
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The painting, “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque,” was a gift to Jolie by Brad Pitt and is believed to be Churchill’s only World War II-era landscape.
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TV viewers were not in the mood for the Golden Globes, with audience falling 62 percent.
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It was the smallest audience for any Globes ceremony since NBC started broadcasting the event in 1996.
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Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Leader and D.C. Power Broker, Dies at 85
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Mr. Jordan, who was selected to head the National Urban League while still in his 30s, counseled presidents and business leaders.
