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Jul 04 2024
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For the first time in decades, a new meat cutter apprenticeship program is underway in Minnesota
During the Fourth of July, many fire up the grill for a barbecue. For the first time in decades, a new meat cutter apprenticeship program is underway in Minnesota. The program at St. Paul Technical College was started by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. It’s designed to bring skilled meat cutters into the industry, which has lost jobs over the years due to a lack of training in
KSTPJul 05 2024
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Man using weed whacker arrested in connection with starting Lake County blaze that forced evacuations
Cal Fire law enforcement officials have arrested a man in connection with the Adams Fire in Lower Lake, which started Wednesday and burned 16 acres while forcing some residents to evacuate. Cal Fire said the man, who lives in Wheatland, in Yuba County, is suspected of using a weed whacker on dry grass and sparking the fire. Cal Fire did not release his name and it’s unclear at this time if he
The Press DemocratJun 27 2024
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Advocacy groups push Sen. Sanders to share Amazon investigation details
Congress is pressing Amazon to share more information about its safety record — from warehouses to delivery drivers — but some workers’ rights advocacy groups say lawmakers aren’t moving fast enough. On Thursday, roughly one year since Sen. Bernie Sanders launched a congressional investigation into Amazon’s warehouse working conditions, more than 30 advocacy groups sent a letter to the Vermont
The Seattle TimesJun 26 2024
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Lincoln day cares struggle to keep costs low while paying teachers well
Lincoln day cares struggle to keep costs low while paying teachers well LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — As demand for child care grows, wages for day care workers have stayed the same, leaving the child care market struggling. The number of child care teachers has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. Part of the problem is low pay, Lincoln child care providers say. The median wage for child care
ABC 8 KLKNJun 24 2024
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Cleveland Boys Lacrosse All-Stars 2024: Meet the best from Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Northeast Ohio didn’t bring home a state title this season, but it did feature many great performances from boys lacrosse players in cleveland.com’s seven-county coverage area in the region. Here are cleveland.com’s Boys Lacrosse All-Stars for 2024: Blue was a first-team All-Ohio selection and the Division II, Region 6 player of the year for the Preppers, who reached the
Cleveland Plain DealerJun 12 2024
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Marion County felony animal cruelty case dismissal leaves more questions than answers
FAIRMONT — Marion County Magistrate Todd Rundle heard a case against Stephfon Maurice Williams and Ebony Jefferson-Williams for felony cruelty to an animal Tuesday morning in his courtroom. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office criminal complaint, a resident found a malnourished and mutilated pit bull puppy wandering Colfax Road on May 28. After investigation, Animal Control
Times West-VirginianJun 17 2024
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Shaikin: Why Dodgers' new City Connect uniforms are an L.A. blast
For the Dodgers, City Connect 1.0 was a mess. The Dodgers dumped the “Los Dodgers” caps for more traditional ones, then discarded the all-blue look in favor of a blue jersey and white pants. The splashes intended to evoke street art were practically invisible, with black on dark blue. The “Los Dodgers” script across the jersey should have read “Los Doyers” — a phrase the franchise has
Los Angeles TimesJul 05 2024
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Sam Lafferty ready to help Sabres shut down opponents, win faceoffs
Sam Lafferty grew up close enough to Buffalo to remember the dynamic, exciting Sabres teams that Lindy Ruff coached to consecutive Eastern Conference finals. A worker-bee forward raised in Holidaysburg, Pa., Lafferty has seen throughout his five years in the NHL that the fan base in Western New York can be as loud and raucous as the others he played for in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Toronto and
The Buffalo NewsJul 17 2023
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Trial begins for teen squeegee worker charged as adult in 2022 murder near Inner Harbor
BALTIMORE - Jury selection is completed in the trial of a teenage squeegee worker charged in the 2022 summer murder of Timothy Reynolds. Opening statements from the Baltimore courthouse will begin Tuesday. Police said Reynolds was shot and killed on July 7, 2022, during an altercation with a group of squeegee workers at the intersection of Light and Conway streets near the Inner Harbor.
CBS News (Online)Mar 14 2023
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Meta laying off 10,000 more workers in second massive downsizing
Meta is cutting an additional 10,000 employees, an unprecedented second round of massive layoffs in the wake of an advertising downturn and a costly bet on the metaverse that has cost the social media company billions of dollars.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said 5,000 open roles also wouldn’t be filled in a staff memo posted publicly on Tuesday. The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and
San Francisco Chronicle