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Dec 09 2023
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Shots Fired at Jewish Synagogue by Man Who Shouted 'Free Palestine'
The man arrested after a shotgun was fired outside of an Albany, New York, synagogue hours before the start of Hanukkah on Thursday is being held without bail. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, was called a “danger to the community” during his Friday arraignment in U.S. District Court, according to The New York Times. Alkhader, a resident of Schenectady, is a U.S. citizen who was born in Iraq,
Western Journal
Dec 11 2023
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Steve Sweeney, former New Jersey Senate president, launches 2025 gubernatorial bid
TRENTON, N.J. (CBS/AP) -- Steve Sweeney, a former top Democratic lawmaker and New Jersey Senate president, said Monday he's running for governor in 2025, touting his credentials as a union ironworker and longtime legislator who worked to pass a minimum wage indexed to inflation, paid family leave, and several other measures. Sweeney, 64, posted a video online to announce his political comeback
CBS News (Online)
Nov 08 2023
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Las Vegas Strip Workers Reach Tentative Labor Deal with Caesars
The Culinary and Bartenders unions said Caesars tentatively agreed to a new five-year contract covering about 10,000 workers at nine Las Vegas properties. The Culinary and Bartenders unions said Wednesday that after 20 consecutive hours of negotiations, Caesars tentatively agreed to a new five-year contract covering about 10,000 workers at nine Las Vegas properties. Terms of the agreement
Wall Street Journal (News)
Nov 16 2023
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Autoworkers ratify deal with General Motors after tight vote
Union workers at General Motors (GM) plants ratified a 54-month contract with the U.S. automaker on Thursday after a surprisingly tight vote, according to vote tracker compiled by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.
A little over half — 54.7 percent — of GM workers supported the agreement, while 45.3 percent voted against it.
The Hill
Dec 09 2023
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New class-action lawsuit challenges Kentucky abortion bans. What we know
A Kentucky woman is suing the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, including Attorney General Daniel Cameron, to overturn the total ban and six-week ban on abortion, according to a release from the American Civil Liberties Union. Jane Doe, who used a pseudonym to protect her identity, filed the class-action lawsuit Friday on behalf of herself and any other person who is pregnant or could become
The Courier-Journal
Nov 22 2023
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Vermont Christian School That Refused to Play Sports Team With Transgender Student Sues State
A Christian high school in Vermont has filed a lawsuit against state officials, claiming the school and its students have been banned from participating in the state’s tuition program and sports league due to their religious beliefs. It lists as defendants Heather Bouchey, the interim secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education; Jennifer Deck Samuelson, the chair of the Vermont State Board of
The Epoch Times
Sep 06 2023
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Unprecedented summer heat breaks records around globe
August of this year was the hottest on record, following a similarly unprecedented June and July, according to data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The past month also marked the second-hottest ever recorded overall, surpassed only by July, according to Copernicus. The global average surface air temperature for the month, 16.82 degrees Celsius, was about 0.71
The Hill
Nov 12 2023
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Ford's production workers at Kentucky, Louisville vote against new labor deal
Nov 13 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) laborers at Ford's (F.N) Louisville assembly and Kentucky truck plants have voted against a proposed four-and-a-half year contract, while the skilled trades workers voted in favor of the deal, the union's local unit said on Facebook. The UAW Local 862 union said that 55% of the production workers voted against ratifying the contract. However, 69
Reuters
Jan 24 2024
Headline Roundup
United Auto Workers Union Endorses Joe Biden For 2024
The United Auto Workers union endorsed President Joe Biden for the 2024 presidential election.
Key Quotes: Speaking at the UAW annual conference, Union President Shawn Fain stated, “This choice is clear. Joe Biden bet on the American worker.” Contrasting Biden with former President Donald Trump, the expected Republican nominee, Fain stated, “Donald Trump stands against everything we
ABC News (Online)
CNBC
Washington Examiner
Dec 07 2023
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New York lawmakers condemn firing of shots outside Albany synagogue
New York lawmakers condemned the firing of a shotgun outside of the Temple Israel synagogue in Albany, New York on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Nobody was injured in the shooting, which Albany Police and the FBI are investigating as a potential hate crime, The Times Union reported. Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins said a witness confronted the suspect after the shooting and the suspect
The Hill