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Anish Adhikari awoke at the Qatari labor camp at 4 a.m. to diarrhea from last night’s rotten fish. His tonsils were swollen from the limited water made available by his employer while working 14 hours a day in 125-degree heat. But he remained hopeful that building air conditioners for 80,000 ticket-holders could provide the equivalent of $8,000 over three years to support his family in Nepal. That he could pay back the loan shark who’d secured Adhikari a job beginning in 2019 with the Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting Co. (HBK), the contracting firm owned by the the highest echelons of...

Eight Democrats and independents switched to the Republican Party today in Mississippi. Leaders acknowledging concerns over Socialist Bernie Sanders. “We are in a scenario in this country where you can choose to be a member of the party led by Donald J. Trump or you can choose to be a member of the socialist Democratic party led by Bernie Sanders.” Eight Democrats and independents switched to the Republican Party today in Mississippi. Leaders acknowledging concerns over Socialist Bernie Sanders. “We are in a scenario in this country where you can choose to be a member of the party led...