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Sep 27 2023
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End of Hollywood writers strike offers glimmer of hope for local actress
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) — After nearly five months on strike, Hollywood writers were able to return to work Wednesday following an agreement reached between the writers union and the major studios that hire them. However, it won’t be back to business as usual in Hollywood just yet as most actors remain on strike, including some here in San Diego. “I was affected by the strike from the jump,
ABC 10News San DiegoSep 29 2023
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Tales of watery horrors from New Yorkers after massive rainstorm floods homes, floats cars
MTA cleaner Jameece Shields was working inside a Brooklyn subway station when she saw something different: A waterfall. The pounding rains from the streets above were pouring into the Union St. station in Park Slope on Friday morning, with water gushing out of the walls for about three hours as she watched in disbelief. “This is the first time I’ve seen stuff coming out of the walls,” the 40-
New York Daily NewsOct 15 2023
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Putin to visit China to deepen 'no limits' partnership with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States' two biggest strategic competitors.
Putin will attend the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Oct. 17-18, his first trip outside the former Soviet Union since the Hague-based International Criminal Court issued a warrant for him in March over the
ReutersMar 08 2023
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Georgians Take to the Streets over Proposed “Foreign Agents” Law
In the nation of Georgia, police used water cannons and tear gas against protesters in the capital Tbilisi as thousands of people turned out to condemn a proposed law on so-called foreign agents. The contested bill would require nongovernmental organizations and independent media outlets that receive over 20% of their funding from international sources to declare themselves “agents of foreign
Democracy Now!Mar 08 2023
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Georgia Rocked by Protests Over Russia-Style Foreign Agents Bill
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Georgia as discontent erupted over draft legislation labeling groups receiving funding from abroad as foreign agents, which critics warn could hinder the Black Sea republic’s prospects of joining the European Union. Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday evening gave initial backing to the law, which opponents say is inspired by similar Russian
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 29 2023
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Federal Appeals Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors – Tennessee Lookout
A Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors will remain in place after a ruling from the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. The state law — which went into effect on July 1 — bans doctors from providing medical care, like puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries, to transgender children. Tennessee Republican lawmakers made passing the ban on gender-affirming care their top
Tennessee LookoutSep 29 2023
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GM's Delta Township Assembly Plant workers join UAW strike
LANSING — About 2,200 UAW workers at General Motors' Delta Township Assembly Plant will join the ongoing national strike against the Big Three automakers at noon Friday, UAW President Shawn Fain announced Friday morning. The union expanded its strike by about 7,000 workers, including Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant. Workers at Lansing Regional Stamping will continue working, Fain said. The
Sep 29 2023
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UAW strike expands to 25,000 workers after new call for walkouts at GM, Ford plants
The United Auto Workers strike is set to expand Friday at noon Eastern time at a Ford Motor assembly plant in Chicago and a General Motors plant in Delta Township, Mich., a move that would bring the total number of striking auto workers to about 25,000. UAW president Shawn Fain said in a webcast to union members Friday that he was not calling for any additional strikes at Stellantis facilities
MarketWatchAug 25 2023
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UAW votes to authorize Ford, GM, Stellantis strike after contract expires
The United Auto Workers Union announced Friday its strike authorization vote passed with "near universal approval" from its 150,000 members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.
"Final votes are still being tabulated, but the current combined average across the Big Three was 97% in favor of strike authorization," it said in a statement. "The vote does not guarantee a strike will be
Fox BusinessSep 29 2023
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UAW announces more walkouts at Ford, GM
UAW President Shawn Fain said Friday 7,000 workers will walk out at a Ford facility in Chicago and a GM plant in Lansing, Mich., again expanding its strike against the auto makers.
The union spared Stellantis, with Fain citing some progress in talks.
The strike expansion will add further pressure on the car companies and comes days after both President Joe Biden and his
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