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Red states leading US economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic

States with Republican governors are leading the U.S. economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, while those run by Democrats – which tended to impose lengthier and stricter lockdowns on businesses – are faced with significantly higher unemployment rates.

Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850M bankruptcy deal

A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to enter into an agreement that includes an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by Scout leaders and others.

OSHA proposes $1.3M in penalties over worker deaths

Federal workplace safety regulators on Wednesday proposed $1.3 million in penalties for the construction company that employed two men who died when they were struck by a dump truck and pushed into a 9-foot deep trench at a sewer project in Boston in February.

Walmart requires vaccines for regional managers, corporate employees

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon revealed that all of the retailer's U.S. employees above store and club level, such as regional managers and corporate employees, will be required to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 4 in an effort to mitigate the spread of the delta variant.