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May 31 2024
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Strike could resume Wednesday at ExxonMobil complex in France
PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - A strike by chemical unit workers set to lose their jobs at an ExxonMobil (XOM.N) petrochemical complex in northern France will remain suspended through June 4 while talks are held over severance packages, the company and a union said on Friday. The strike at Port Jerome Gravenchon complex could resume on June 5 if those talks do not resolve outstanding issues, the
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Jun 05 2024
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Army Officer Who Resigned Says He Rejected Israel's 'Ethnic Cleansing' In Gaza
A U.S. Army veteran who publicly resigned from the military as an act of protest said that he believes Israel’s war on Gaza is “ethnic cleaning.” In his first television interview since his resignation, former Army Maj. Harrison Mann, who worked in the military for 13 years and had been assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency, told CBS News that Israel “almost certainly” uses U.S. weapons
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May 30 2024
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Firefighters battle 5-alarm blaze in Chelsea
Firefighters were battling a 5-alarm blaze at a building in Chelsea on Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the state Fire Marshal’s office. The fire was reported at 320 Revere Beach Parkway on Thursday morning, said the spokesperson, Jake Wark. The Everett Firefighters Union said on Facebook that the fire was inside the former Russo’s Tux building. The union said in a post at 11:08 a.m.
The Boston Globe
Jun 03 2024
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It Rained At Taylor Swift's Concert—But Her Red Lip Didn't Budge
Yesterday, Taylor Swift performed in Lyon, France, another stop on the European leg of her Eras tour. But there's an unaccounted guest at the show—a downpour that soaked the pop star and all of her fans at the outdoor venue. While many would find this experience reason to call off the show, not Swift. While she continued to dance and sing through her Eras (with an important addition of The
Vogue
Jun 12 2024
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ACLU sues Biden administration over new asylum rule
A group of immigrant advocacy organizations sued the Biden administration Wednesday over its executive action limiting asylum processing last week. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and others on behalf of Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. In a complaint filed in federal court in Washington, D
NBC News Digital
May 31 2024
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Doing right by Pennsylvania students
In his initial run for Pennsylvania governor, it was Josh Shapiro’s support of educational scholarships that helped get him the commonwealth’s top job in Harrisburg. Once the ballots declared Shapiro the winner, the new governor, whose children never spent a day in public school, rolled over for the teacher’s union and vetoed the scholarship legislation. Like Clinton and Obama before him,
American Thinker
Jun 06 2024
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‘We are playing Russian roulette with our planet’: U.N. leader talks climate action
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during his first press conference with U.N. correspondents on June 20, 2017, at U.N. headquarters. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres began his World Environment Day address by highlighting data from the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service that reports May 2024 as the hottest May in recorded history. “
Deseret News
Jun 12 2024
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ACLU sues Biden over border executive order that allows him to turn back migrants
A coalition of civil rights groups are suing President Joe Biden’s administration to block an executive order that aims to ban people seeking asylum from crossing the US-Mexico border. The American Civil Liberties Union and five other immigrants’ rights groups filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, DC, on Wednesday on behalf of two Texas-based groups – Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center
The Independent
Jun 03 2024
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Saudi Arabia largely removes negative portrayal of Israel from its school curriculum
A study of Saudi school textbooks has found increased progress on the kingdom’s portrayal of Israel and Zionism, in continuation of a positive trend that has emerged in recent years. Textbooks for the 2023-2024 school year no longer teach that Zionism is a “racist” European movement, and no longer deny the historical Jewish presence in the region, according to the study, published last week by
The Times of Israel
Jun 12 2024
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Cincinnati firefighters work to restore memorial after it was vandalized overnight
CINCINNATI — Local firefighters came together on Wednesday to restore a memorial after it was vandalized overnight. Cincinnati Fire Fighters Union Local 48 posted a photo on social media Wednesday morning showing markings on the memorial dedicated to the more than 100 firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. "Overnight the Cincinnati Fire Fighters memorial fell victim to
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