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Feb 27 2024
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28 Wake County schools to test Panic Button App for emergency notifications
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A quicker way to alert first responders and school staff to an emergency. Wake County schools will be trying out an app they say allows faster communication. Threats, violence, medical crises are all emergencies that require a quick response. Now, Wake County Public Schools plan to test a phone app that will allow teachers and staff to notify law enforcement, EMS and
CBS 17Mar 10 2024
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Woman loses both legs after being pushed onto subway in New York
A 29-year-old woman in New York lost both of her legs after being pushed onto the subway tracks. The incident occurred at the Union Square station in Manhattan. The woman, whose identity has not been released, was waiting for the train when a man pushed her onto the tracks just as the train was approaching. The woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Doctors were unable to save
Alaska CommonsMar 13 2024
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Polish farmers backtrack on fully unblocking Ukraine border crossing, PAP reports
WARSAW, March 13 (Reuters) - Polish farmers increased the number of trucks they let through the Dorohusk border crossing with Ukraine on Wednesday but backpedalled on a promise to unblock it completely, state news agency PAP reported on Wednesday.
Protest leader Wojciech Los told PAP that the number of trucks allowed to cross had been raised to five per hour from one or two previously.
ReutersMar 04 2024
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Thousands of Twin Cities janitors begin three-day strike
About 4,000 commercial janitors from around the Twin Cities started a three-day strike on Monday — with additional walkouts by other unions planned, or possible, over the next week.Several dozen of the janitors who started a three-day strike Monday joined an early-morning picket line outside of Ameriprise Financial Center in downtown Minneapolis.The workers, members of Service Employees
MPR NewsMar 28 2023
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Employees at Iowa City’s Clinton and Burlington Street Starbucks location file to unionize
The movement to unionize comes after alleged issues with the management team at the location. Amid a national push for worker unions, staff at the Starbucks in downtown Iowa City filed to unionize on Monday. The staff is planning to hold a vote in May and if more than 70 percent of employees vote to unionize, the store will be the first Starbucks location to unionize in Iowa. The labor
The Daily IowanMar 22 2023
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'I Thought I Had Died': VA Teacher Recounts Deadly Classroom Shooting
“I just will never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the gun directly at me,” Abby Zwerner, who teaches at Richneck Elementary School, told Guthrie. “It’s changed me. It’s changed my life.” Newport News police have accused the 6-year-old boy of shooting Zwerner inside the first-grade classroom where she was teaching on Jan. 6. Police said the boy took his mother's
Patch.comJun 17 2023
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'A Little Worried': Union Members at Biden's Philly Speech See Uphill Climb for 2024
'They don't think he's rough-and-tumble enough, they think he's too old' PHILADELPHIA—President Joe Biden in his first major rally since his reelection announcement told union members on Saturday that Democrats have "the power to transform the country for the next five decades." Some of those members are more concerned about 2024. Biden's campaign speech rehashed familiar themes—Republicans,
Washington Free BeaconMar 31 2023
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San Jose police union boss charged with importing and distributing synthetic fentanyl
On Monday, a criminal complaint was filed against 64-year-old Joanne Marian Segovia, the Executive Director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association (SJPOA), over an alleged scheme to import synthetic opioids into the US and then distribute the drug, which is similar to fentanyl. According to the Justice Department, Segovia was charged with "attempt to illegally import a controlled
The Post MillennialMar 11 2024
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Flying Metal Object Kills Turnpike Passenger: 5 Must-Read NJ Stories
Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you. Here are the top five stories from across New Jersey: 1. What started as a hobby quickly turned into a passion for long-time Bridgewater native Robert D'Angelo who is gearing up to open his first craft brewery called Esker Hart Artisan Ales. Read more. 2.
Patch.comMar 27 2023
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Unions launch widespread strikes in Israel after Netanyahu fires defense official
Unions in Israel have launched widespread strikes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired a defense official who challenged his controversial plan to reform the nation’s judiciary. Netanyahu ousted Yoav Gallant on Sunday after the defense minister broke ranks to call for a pause to Netanyahu’s judicial reform plans over concerns about turmoil within Israel’s military. Gallant’s firing
The Hill