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State Audits Find $47.2 Million in North Carolina Unemployment Fraud and Widespread Payment Errors

Federal labor officials warned the reports could prompt enforcement actions including the withholding of federal funds.

Labor Department Puts Governors on Notice Over Pandemic‑Era Unemployment Fraud

Two Hyderabad Sisters Die in Suspicious Illness as Forensic Tests Are Pending

GMB FOI Shows Mass Council Tax Arrears and Thousands Taken to Court

Senate Opens Debate on New Estatuto del Periodista Profesional

Rotunda Board Orders End to Private Maternity Care by Public‑Only Consultants

Carey Means Says He Faces Homelessness After Rent Increase

STPS Proposes Worker Vote to End Months‑Long Monte de Piedad Strike

Westpac Fined $26 Million After Court Finds Hardship Handling ‘Grossly Negligent’

Autopsy Ordered in 10-Year-Old’s Death as Family Challenges Pneumonia Finding in Separate Case

Gujarat Landlord, Father Jailed Over Alleged Sexual Abuse of Woman and 13-Year-Old Daughter for Unpaid Rent

Mumbai Police Detain Konkan Farm Leaders, Block March to CM’s Residence

Viersen Social Office Worker Admits Stealing Over €1 Million in Disability Grants

Diego Perea Alleges Agent Fraud and Seeks Work to Avert Eviction

'Rich and Unemployed' Host Gets 7 Years for $3.8 Million Pandemic Unemployment Fraud

Germany’s Frozen-Food Consumption Hits Record in 2025

APS Settles With Arizona AG, Will Halt Power Shutoffs at 95°F

Sauce de Luna Replaces Cash Bonus With Food Vouchers to Meet Payroll

France Launches 'Flash Fuel Loan' for Small Firms as Pump Prices Rise

Delhi HC Overturns 2021 Ruling, Says Kejriwal’s Covid Rent Promise Is Not Legally Enforceable