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An advertisement featuring actress Sydney Sweeney outside an American Eagle store in New York. The tagline was controversial — "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans." But there's another issue: Who are the garment workers who make the jeans and what are their working conditions like?
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The American Heritage river cruise paddleboat is seen on its side after being struck by the Atlantic Asphalt tanker ship in the Mississippi River, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in New Orleans.
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