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Mamdani Faces Backlash Over Proposal for City-Run Grocery Stores

Opponents question the plan’s funding assumption of redirecting $140 million in corporate subsidies, warning that it would undercut private retailers

Mid-Year Minimum Wage Increases Lift Pay Floors for Over 880,000 Workers

San Diego Panel Advances $25 Minimum Wage Increase for Hospitality Staff

U.S. PPI Rises 0.1% in May as Tariff-Driven Inflation Fails to Materialize

NatWest Mobile App Outage Locks Out Thousands of UK Customers

Japan’s Real Wages Decline for Fourth Month as Inflation Outpaces Pay Hikes

PLSA cuts minimum retirement cost as moderate and comfortable thresholds rise

UK MPs to vote on requiring supermarkets to disclose shrinkflation

Lloyds to shutter 14 UK branches in June, nine of them Halifax sites

Universal Credit Payments Up 1.7% in Phased Rollout, Backpay Confirmed

Tesco warns £15m in Clubcard vouchers expire in 72 hours

HMRC Faces Backlash Over Four-Month Tax Refund Delays

Universal Credit Reaches 7.5 Million Claimants as Legacy Benefits Phase Out

UK Extends Household Support Fund with £742 Million Budget for Vulnerable Families

U.S. Gas Prices Expected to Drop to $3.08 for Memorial Day, Lowest in Over Two Decades

UK Benefits Scheduled for May 26 to Be Paid Early on May 23, DWP Confirms

UK State Pension Underpayments and Unclaimed Benefits Highlight System Gaps

Texas Senate Reviews $8 Billion School Funding Bill with Focus on Teacher Pay

Australia's Housing Market Surges as Labor Victory Boosts Confidence

UK Retailers Report Surge in Pensioner Shoplifting Linked to Cost-of-Living Crisis