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Social conditions & trends

A survey of 2,400 knowledge workers across the U.S., U.K. and Europe by AI firm Writer and research firm Workplace Intelligence found 29% of employees admit to sabotaging their company's AI strategy, with that figure rising to 44% among Gen Z workers.

Survey: 29% of Workers Admit Sabotaging Company AI Plans

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Brazil Court Temporarily Removes BYD From Forced Labor 'Dirty List'

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Polymarket Pulls Bets on Downed F-15 Crew Rescue

3 days ago3 days

England: BMA Doctors Begin Strike Over Pay Dispute

2 days ago2 days

UK Scraps Two-Child Benefit Cap

3 days ago3 days

Labor

The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, surpassing economists' expectations of roughly 60,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.3% from 4.4% in February.

US Added 178K Jobs in March

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Ex-FBI Agents Sue Over Wrongful Firing in Trump Probe

3,800 Workers Strike at Colorado Beef Plant

Anthropic Announces Claude AI Update for Computer Control

Canada Loses 84,000 Jobs in February

Bullying

The UK Children's Commissioner is calling for a review following leaked CCTV footage obtained by the BBC that appears to show autistic children being forcefully pushed into padded "calming rooms" at Whitefield School in London between 2014 and 2017.

BBC Report: Leaked CCTV Reveals Abuse of Autistic Children at UK School

MAR 24 2025MAR 24 2025

Australia's Parliament Will Consider Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

MAR 24 2025MAR 2025

At Least Three Killed in Bosnia School Shooting

MAR 24 2025MAR 2025

Australia: Former Radio Host Charged With Sexually Abusing Eight People

MAR 24 2025MAR 2025

Report: Meta Accused of Censoring Pro-Palestinian Accounts

MAR 24 2025MAR 2025

Housing

The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 89-10 on Thursday, marking one of the largest bipartisan housing bills in roughly three decades. The legislation was co-sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass).

Senate Passes Major Bipartisan Housing Bill 89-10

Trump Orders Ban on Institutional Investor Home Purchases

NYC Mayor Mamdani Orders Tenant Hearings, Appoints HPD Chief

Trump Moves to Ban Institutional Investors from Buying Single-Family Homes

Israeli Court Approves Nur Shams Camp Home Demolitions

DEC 29 2025DEC 2025

Unemployment

U.K. unemployment stands at a five-year high of 5.2%, and economists are warning that the conflict in Iran could push the rate above 5.5%, leaving more than 100,000 additional Britons out of work and bringing the total number of unemployed close to two million.

Report: Iran Conflict Driving UK Jobs and Energy Crises

JPMorgan: UK Unemployment to Hit 5.5%, Surpass Pandemic Peak

UK: Report Claims 46% Rise in Graduates on Benefits Since Pandemic

US Adds 130K Jobs in January, Beating Expectations

MIT Study: AI Could Replace 11.7% of US Workers

NOV 27 2025NOV 2025

Homelessness

National Guard troops began arriving at the D.C. Armory on Tuesday to support law enforcement operations, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 800 troops to the U.S. capital and federalized the Metropolitan Police Department. Some were reportedly deploying with D.C. police by Tuesday night.

National Guard Troops Appear in Washington, DC

AUG 14 2025AUG 14 2025

Trump Vows to Remove Homeless from DC, Deploy Federal Forces

AUG 11 2025AUG 2025

Newsom Pushes Cities to Ban Homeless Camps

MAY 12 2025MAY 2025

Trump Signs Order to Remove Homeless From Streets

JUL 27 2025JUL 2025

California Gov. Newsom Signs Order for Homeless Encampment Clearances

MAR 24 2025MAR 2025

Disabilities

Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old aerospace engineer at the European Space Agency, became the first wheelchair user to travel to space on Saturday aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. The flight launched from West Texas at 8:15 a.m. local time and lasted approximately 10 minutes.

Wheelchair User Reaches Space for First Time on Blue Origin Flight

DEC 22 2025DEC 22 2025

Argentine Congress Overrides Presidential Veto

SEP 8 2025SEP 2025

SCOTUS Lowers Bar for Discrimination Claims From Disabled Students in Education

JUN 13 2025JUN 2025

Argentina: Milei Vetoes Hikes in Pensions and Disability Benefits

AUG 5 2025AUG 2025

Japan: Defunct Forced Sterilization Law Ruled Unconstitutional

MAR 24 2025MAR 2025

Welfare

Vice President JD Vance chaired the inaugural meeting of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud on Friday at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Trump established the task force via executive order earlier in March.

Vance Chairs First White House Anti-Fraud Task Force

Blue States Sue Trump Over Social Safety Net Freeze

Trump Administration Petitions Supreme Court for SNAP Administrative Stay

NOV 11 2025NOV 2025

HHS Freezes $10B in Child Care Funds to Five States

Trump Admin Will Provide Partial SNAP Payments After Court Orders

NOV 4 2025NOV 2025

Cyberbullying

Malaysia Addressing Cyberbullying After Death of TikToker

MAR 24 2025MAR 2025

France: 10 Convicted for Cyberbullying Brigitte Macron

Drug abuse

A University of Cambridge study analyzing data from more than 100 million people found that amphetamine use was associated with a 122% higher stroke risk and cocaine use with a 96% higher risk compared to non-users, while cannabis use increased stroke risk by 37%.

Study: Amphetamines Double Stroke Risk

Britney Spears Arrested on Suspicion of Drunk Driving

Alabama: Death Row Inmate Executed with Nitrogen Gas Over 1993 Murder

OCT 25 2025OCT 2025

Teen Dies Following Drug Combination Advice From ChatGPT

Supreme Court to Review Federal Gun Ban on Drug Users

OCT 20 2025OCT 2025