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Nov 27 2023
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Body burned beyond recognition found near Mississippi train station
Officials are investigating after a body was found burned beyond recognition near a Mississippi train station.
WLBT in Jackson reports that the body was found in a shed near Union Station in downtown Jackson.
The remains found near the intersection of North Gallatin and West Capitol streets shortly before midnight Sunday were described by officials with the Jackson Fire
Magnolia State LiveNov 21 2023
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'Red Cup Rebellion': The worker strike on Starbucks's most iconic day
Thousands of Starbucks union members walked off the job on the coffee retailer's biggest promotional day of the year. Timing is everything.
Starbucks's "Red Cup Day" is one of the biggest revenue-and-PR days for the global coffee retailer. Each year, its iconic white cups get their festive makeover, and Starbucks offers customers a free, reusable red cup with certain purchases of
BBC NewsNov 26 2023
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Portland teachers and district make tentative agreement, ending strike
The Portland teachers strike is over. • 81 Portland-area schools will resume classes Monday, albeit two hours later than normal. Driving the news: After months of negotiations — including a series of 24-hour bargaining sessions throughout Thanksgiving weekend — Portland Public Schools administrators reached a tentative agreement with the Portland Association of Teachers on Sunday. • The union
AxiosAug 30 2022
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Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Union's Last Leader, Dead at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union, died Tuesday at age 91.
His death followed a long illness, according to Russian state media. Gorbachev was known for trying to revitalize the Soviet Union through his "glasnost" (meaning openness) and "perestroika" (meaning restructuring) initiatives when he came to power in 1985. The Soviet Union collapsed six years later. When
Reuters The Epoch Times CNN (Online News)Oct 09 2023
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American, Delta, United call off flights to Israel amid Hamas attack
The three major U.S. airlines halted flights to Israel after the country was attacked by Hamas over the weekend, while some Middle Eastern and European carriers continued to give passengers an exit route from the developing war. American, Delta and United airlines canceled service to Tel Aviv, as did European counterparts Deutsche Lufthansa, Air France-KLM and budget specialist Wizz Air. “
The Dallas Morning NewsNov 06 2023
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Hundreds of Everett Providence nurses prepare to strike
EVERETT, Wash. — Workers at Everett’s Providence Regional Medical Center say they have had enough. Today the union announced plans to picket for five days after negotiations fell through last Friday. The strike will last from Tuesday, November 14 until November 19, and will include the hospital’s 1,300 contracted nurses. Last month, nearly 97% of those nurses voted to authorize a strike after
KIRO 7Oct 26 2023
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Ford cut a deal with UAW. It could set tone for GM, Stellantis talks.
The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the nearly six-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers. The four-year deal, which still has to be approved by 57,000 union members at the company, could bring a close to the union’s series of strikes at targeted factories run by Ford, General
Christian Science MonitorNov 27 2023
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More than 45,000 Portland pupils return to class after teacher strike
More than 45,000 Portland students have returned to class for the first time since Halloween after a historic multi-million pay deal brought an end to mass strikes. Portland Association of Teachers union called off industrial action after securing a 13.75 percent raise for educators over the next three years. It described the deal, which equates to a rise of between $6,900 and $13,400 per
Daily MailNov 21 2023
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United Talent Agency drops Susan Sarandon after weekend remarks at pro-Palestinian rally in NYC
United Talent Agency (UTA) has dropped Susan Sarandon as a client following remarks she made over the weekend in relation to the Israel-Hamas war. “There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence,” the actress said at a rally in New York City’s Union Square, comparing
New York Daily NewsOct 09 2023
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U.S. airlines pull back from Israel flights as war breaks out
The three major U.S. airlines halted flights with Israel after the country was attacked by Hamas over the weekend, while some Middle Eastern and European carriers continued to give passengers an exit route from the developing war. Delta Air Lines Inc., United Airlines Holdings Inc and American Airlines Group Inc. canceled services to Tel Aviv, as did European counterparts Deutsche Lufthansa AG
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