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Sep 14 2022
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European Energy Crisis
“Europe is facing an energy crisis that is squeezing ordinary people’s finances and in just a few weeks could mushroom into rolling blackouts and factory shutdowns… The crisis deepened when Russia’s state-owned exporter Gazprom said the main pipeline to Germany would stay closed, blaming an oil leak and claiming the problems could not be fixed because of sanctions barring many dealings with
The Flip Side
Sep 15 2023
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UAW update: United Auto Workers strike begins at 3 plants as union, automakers remain far from deal
DETROIT -- About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn't bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit's three automakers are willing to pay. Members of the United Auto Workers union began picketing at a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, near
ABC13 Houston
Sep 04 2023
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Biden Touts Unions and Job Growth During Labor Day Parade in Philadelphia
President Joe Biden returned to the state that put him over the top in 2020 to deliver an address marking Philadelphia’s Tri-State Labor Day Parade. “We’re celebrating jobs. Good paying jobs. Jobs you can raise a family on. Union jobs,” Biden said, touting 13.5 million jobs created so far in his term, which includes 800,000 manufacturing jobs. “There are a lot of politicians in this country
Vanity Fair
Jun 24 2023
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European leaders convene emergency meetings in response to ‘chaos’ in Russia
The U.S. and Europe are closely watching an unfolding battle between Russian President Vladimir Putin and chief of the private mercenary group Wagner that sparked in earnest early Saturday morning, with leaders describing the outbreak of fighting as “chaos” and intelligence saying the infighting poses the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times.
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The Hill
Sep 04 2023
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Remarks by President Biden Celebrating Labor Day and Honoring America's Workers and Unions
9:42 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philadelphia! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Whoa! Thank you, thank you, thank you thank you. Hello, Philadelphia! And thank you, Brittany, for that introduction. And by the way, where I come
Whitehouse.gov
Sep 04 2023
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Biden touts unions, job creation during Philadelphia Labor Day appearance
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden, who often says he’s the most pro-union president in history, is in Philadelphia on Monday for the annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade. The Democratic president is speaking about the importance of unions in the United States and how the economy is recovering from the crippling coronavirus pandemic. “This Labor Day we’re celebrating jobs, good-paying jobs,
Sun Sentinel
Sep 12 2023
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Bodycam shows laughing police union leader saying woman killed by cruiser 'had limited value'
A seemingly jolly police union leader in Seattle, Washington, was caught on his own body camera video saying a 23-year-old woman who had just been struck and killed by another officer in his police car “had limited value,” although he later said the comments were taken out of context and were intended as a criticism of lawyers’ “crazy arguments.” The Seattle Police Department released the
Law & Crime
Feb 07 2020
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Gordon Sondland, witness in impeachment inquiry, recalled from post in European Union
Another high-profile witness in President Trump’s impeachment inquiry, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, said Friday he’s been recalled.
“I was advised today that the president intends to recall me effective immediately as United States Ambassador to the European Union,” Mr. Sondland said in a statement. He expressed gratitude to Mr. Trump “for having given me the
Washington Times
Aug 22 2023
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Correction officer stabbed at Garner Correctional Institute: union
A correction officer at Garner Correctional Institute in Newtown was stabbed in the neck Tuesday morning, according to the union.
A statement from Mike Vargo, president of the AFSCME Local 1565, said the correction officer sustained a significant injury and he was taken to a local hospital to be treated.
NBC Connecticut
Jul 13 2023
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Biden Wraps Up European Trip in Helsinki, Declares Victory Over Putin
Biden capped off his European trip Thursday in Helsinki, Finland, offering stark words for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Speaking at a final brief news conference, Biden declared, “Putin’s already lost the war.”
“Putin has a real problem — how does he move from here? What does he do? And so, the idea that there’s going to be, what vehicle is
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