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Using stolen identities, AI tools and U.S. accomplices, its operatives have cheated their way into remote jobs in an effort to earn money for Kim Jong Un’s regime.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The two have similar origin stories as the sons of working-class immigrants — both even worked construction jobs to earn money as teenagers — but they have vastly different visions for California’s future.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Since 2021, college athletes have been able to earn money through NIL — sometimes getting paid huge sums with little oversight, a situation that’s been likened to the “Wild West.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

In 2020, he worked for his cousin's bricklaying business to earn money during the coronavirus pandemic.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

By the time Ang Dorje was in his teens, his father had lost most of his sight to cataracts, and Ang Dorje was pulled from school to earn money for the family.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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