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The vast majority of contingent or independent workers in the U.S. do not receive employee benefits, though some companies and lawmakers are trying to change that.

Efforts Increase To Bring Health And Other Benefits To Independent Workers

The vast majority of the estimated 54 million to 68 million contingent or independent workers in the U.S. don't receive employee benefits, though some firms and lawmakers are trying to change that.

As in the rest of the country, growers in heavily agricultural northern Michigan rely overwhelmingly on migrant laborers to work the fields and orchards. Most of the pickers are from Mexico. Growers say it's just about impossible to find Americans to do this work.

'They're Scared': Immigration Fears Exacerbate Migrant Farmworker Shortage

Some growers say that President Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric has made a chronic worker shortage even worse.

Hillary Clinton arrives to sign her book "Hards Choices" at a bookstore on Martha's Vineyard on August 13, 2014. According to the Clintons' 2015 tax returns, the couple earned $3.1 million from book advances and royalties.

How Rich Candidates Try To Appeal To Working Voters

In an election year characterized by populist energy over economic concerns like jobs and trade, the gap between the wealth of both major party candidates and typical voters is striking.

Ousted President Park Geun-hye arrives at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office last month for questioning.

Trial Of Ousted South Korean Leader Begins As Voters Mull Her Replacement

Park Geun-hye's lawyers denied the slew of corruption charges against her, which could put her away for life. Meanwhile, a generational divide could determine the impeached president's successor.

Not To Be Out-Droned, Google Plans To Deliver Packages By Air In 2017

Google's Project Wing would become another rival in the business of delivering consumer packages by drone, already eyed by Amazon and Wal-Mart. Lots of questions remain about how it all will work.

Food that met Muslim dietary strictures was once difficult to come by, but the growth of the American Muslim population — and the increase in non-Muslims consuming halal food — has made it much easier to find such offerings in supermarkets like Whole Foods Market.

The Rise Of Halal Cuisine In An Age Of Islamophobia

Food that meets Muslim dietary standards used to be hard to find in the U.S. But the market is booming in recent years — at the same time the country has seen a rise in Islamophobia.

Foreign policy expert Anne-Marie Slaughter poses for a family photo with her husband Andy Moravcsik and their two sons.

'Unfinished Business': When Working Families Can't Do It All

How can women and men navigate the demands of a career and a family? Working couples must make sacrifices when balancing work and family — and there are often stigmas that come with both.

Pemiscot Memorial, the public hospital in one of Missouri's poorest counties, depends on Medicaid funding to survive, its CEO says.

Republicans' Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural Patients Hard

Hundreds of rural hospitals are on the brink of closing. The House Republican health plan drastically reduces one of their key sources of funding and the Senate bill is expected to do the same.

Cows graze at Dharma Lea Farm in Sharon Springs, N.Y. Advocates of grass-grazing cattle say it's better for the environment and the animals. But there's another upside: Grass-fed meat and dairy fetch a premium that can help small farms stay viable.

Why More Farmers Are Making The Switch To Grass-Fed Meat And Dairy

Advocates of grass-grazing cattle say it's better for the environment and the animals. But there's another upside: Grass-fed meat and dairy fetch a premium that can help small farms stay viable.

The billboard behind the controversy sits off of Business 40 Westbound outside of Winston-Salem, N.C.

Billboard About Gender Roles Sparks Debate, Protest In North Carolina

"Real men provide. Real women appreciate it," is the message displayed on a new billboard along the highway near Winston-Salem. It wasn't received well by some in the community.

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