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Trans 'die-in' at Amazon disrupts company Pride party

The activists say Amazon continues to sell books that knowingly promote transphobia
- Paige Browning
Seattle gig workers get a raise courtesy of the city council

Some Seattle gig workers could soon get a pay raise. By a unanimous vote, the city council passed the first of a series of so-called “Pay Up” policies regulating app-based companies.
- Ruby de Luna
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she was wrong about the risks of inflation

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tells CNN she was wrong about the trajectory of inflation during interviews a year ago.
- Ximena Bustillo
Canceled flights over Memorial Day weekend offer travelers a peek of the summer

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.
- The Associated Press
Unrest in the (Card) Kingdom: Employees at Seattle online Magic peddler push to unionize

In warehouses and offices in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, 180 employees grade and box up orders of Magic the Gathering cards. They work in three shifts, including overnight, sending out 2,500 packages a day — enough to fill several UPS trucks. And like workers in other industries, they're calling for change.
- Joshua McNichols
As Elon Musk prepares to take over Twitter, the SEC closely monitors

Elon Musk hasn't hidden his distaste for the Securities and Exchange Commission. The agency he scorns is now scrutinizing his bid to buy Twitter.
- David Gura
Why Amazon Go hasn't transformed retail...yet

When Amazon Go opened its first stores, there was all kinds of hype and excitement. A few headlines used the phrase "the future of retail." The idea that you could just walk out of a store without stopping by a cashier to pay seemed like a game changer. But it hasn’t changed the world in the way some people expected, at least not yet. We went to find out why.
- Joshua McNichols
Abortion access tends to lower child poverty rates, economists say

In a brief to the Supreme Court, 154 economists wrote that access to legal abortion has led to women attaining higher levels of education and professional occupations and lower rates of child poverty.
- Adrian Ma
Amazon defeats shareholder proposals. Advocates claim victory anyway

Amazon held its annual shareholder meeting Wednesday. This year’s meeting was unusual bbecause a record number of shareholder groups – 15 of them – forced votes on proposals that would change the way Amazon does business.
- Joshua McNichols
Seattle takes first step toward regulating the gig economy, but some companies could be exempt

Seattle is one step closer to establishing minimum pay standards for app-based workers.
- Ruby de Luna

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