## South Carolina peach grower took money from farmworkers' pay for political donations, feds say

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Titan Farms, a South Carolina company that supplies fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables to major U.S. retailers, illegally deducted political contributions and cleaning fees from more than 1,300 seasonal foreign workers, according to federal officials.

Billed as the largest peach grower on the East Coast, Titan violated H-2A program rules by requesting workers make political contributions that brought their pay below the required $11.13 hour rate; and by charging workers a cleaning fee for employer-provided housing, the U.S. Department of Labor found.

Titan was required to pay $338,446 to 1,341 workers, with more than $200,000 distributed to about half of those affected.

The agency is now trying to find the remaining 617 workers collectively owed $132,308, it stated.

"We are asking the public to assist us in locating those workers owed wages," Jamie Benefiel, the DOL's wage and hour division district Director in Columbia, South Carolina, said in a news release.

East of the workers enters the United States with a passport and visa to work at Titan Farms," according to the company's website.

Titan was also fined $2,850 in civil penalties for violations including letting workers travel in unsafe vehicles. »

### Donald Trump has gone silent on working class cost of living issues | Opinion

Authored by citizen-times.com

Donald Trump has gone silent on working class cost of living issues | Opinion.

Show Caption Hide Caption Trump won't rule out using military to obtain Panama Canal, Greenland U.S. President-elect Donald Trump declined to rule out military or economic action to have the United States take back certain territories.

Despite two years of constant finger-pointing at the Biden administration for rising grocery prices that were actually decreasing during that time, since the election, Trump has gone dead silent on the issue of working class cost of living issues. »

### As Los Angeles burned, Latino immigrants rushed in to put out fires

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As Los Angeles burned, Latino immigrants rushed in to put out fires.

Maria Garcia does not live in the neighborhoods that have been consumed by the massive Eaton Fire in northeast Los Angeles this week.

Then there were the crews of Latino immigrants who rushed in from elsewhere to help. »

### After 15 years of awesome speedrun events, Games Done Quick has raised over $54 million for charity with AGDQ 2025 bringing in $2.5 million

Authored by gamesradar.com

Games Done Quick has raised over $54 million for charities over the last 15 years of its awesome speedrunning life.

That brings Games Done Quick's entire lifetime charity total to more than $54 million raised, according to one viewer's stat breakdown.

Super Metroid by Andy, Oatsngoats, imyt and Eddie in 1:19:50 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 - YouTube Watch On. »

### Enabling Trump is a bad look for Fetterman | Editorial

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Either way, Fetterman’s pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago this weekend is just the latest attempt to cozy up to Donald Trump.

Despite Hegseth lacking any meaningful qualifications to run the sprawling U.S. Department of Defense, Fetterman said he may support him.

Apparently, Fetterman is OK with enabling Trump as long as he gets to hold onto his Senate seat. »

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