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The United Auto Workers union prevailed in a watershed representation election at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory. American labor unions have mounted a campaign across traditionally employer-dominated, ant-union states in the South and West. So-called...
by Wilson Dizard III
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 07:50 PM PDT
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When I see a car with bumper stickers that let everyone know that the car owner fawns over all police, I wonder if that car owner is sincere or if those bumper stickers are simply being used as a tactic to butter up the police so that they won’t write...
by Perlinator
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 07:32 PM PDT
with 13 Recommends
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We face a global epidemic of physical injuries; physical inactivity; and air pollution. 354,272; that is the number of U.S citizens who lost their lives in car accidents, with additional 17,5 million receiving injuries requiring medical attention...
by Neon Neo
on Tue Feb 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM PST
with 13 Recommends
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Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas posted a video on Wednesday that showed him railing against government regulations from the House floor. Roy proclaimed that “[t]he fundamental problem is that we've inserted the government into every aspect of our...
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed Feb 07, 2024 at 12:25 PM PST
with 329 Recommends
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Top tech executives appeared in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as a part of a hearing titled “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis.” Senators asked questions of the CEOs of Meta (the parent company of...
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed Jan 31, 2024 at 01:25 PM PST
with 88 Recommends
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Why did Alaska Airlines choose to operate a Boeing aircraft that was problematic to the extent that it was restricted from flying over water or on long-haul routes? This question looms large following a recent incident involving an Alaska Airlines...
by ViewFromTheMiddle
on Tue Jan 09, 2024 at 03:32 PM PST
with 21 Recommends
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NN24 is next year. With the war between Hamas & Israel, and the rise of International Jew-hate, has left me wondering: Will I be safe at next year’s NN24? Will I Have to hide my Jewish identity? or will I have to wear something that ids me as a Jew?...
by theRoaringGirl
on Mon Dec 04, 2023 at 08:07 PM PST
with 20 Recommends
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OK, have not seen a thread, so anyone in the path that wants to check in here we can. Conditions in Palm Harbor (near Clearwater) are calm now. About an hour ago a minor band passed through, looks like another is going to hit in about 15-20 minutes A...
by tampaedski
on Tue Aug 29, 2023 at 12:53 PM PDT
with 179 Recommends
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The grief hits Scott Campbell like a ton of bricks every time he walks into the union hall and sees the memorial to the fallen workers. Seven members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union reported for their shifts at the former Tesoro refinery in...
by Tom Conway
on Fri Aug 11, 2023 at 10:16 AM PDT
with 4 Recommends
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Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger ...
by Associated Press
on Sat Aug 05, 2023 at 10:15 AM PDT
with 48 Recommends
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Oaxaca, a Mexican city steeped in indigenous culture and located in a tropical mountain valley with an eternal-spring climate, was voted by Travel & Leisure readers as the top 2023 destination in the world. Oaxaca was among five Mexican cities that...
by cfordlaw
on Fri Jul 21, 2023 at 05:00 AM PDT
with 41 Recommends
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In a 2019 interview with Smithsonian Magazine, Stockton Rush, the “daredevil inventor” and “maverick CEO” of OceanGate, expressed his frustration about the limitations placed on the commercial submarine business. “There hasn’t been an injury in the...
by Mark Sumner
on Fri Jun 23, 2023 at 07:17 AM PDT
with 313 Recommends
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The Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed, rather spectacularly, in January of 2022. Many of is, here in Pittsburgh, who had crossed the bridge thousands of times found out it had a name. At present the bridge is closed. It was fixed as of December 2022, but...
by MeJean
on Mon Jun 19, 2023 at 06:08 PM PDT
with 31 Recommends
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LGBTQ Pride Month has begun and the stakes seem higher than ever. Here is a brief history,� www.history.com/ …�Since it was called Gay Pride Month, the name has changed�to be more inclusive, with ...
by elenacarlena
on Sat Jun 03, 2023 at 05:03 PM PDT
with 25 Recommends
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Real quick, please wear orange today, Friday, June 2nd, and any time this weekend to honor victims of gun violence. Why orange? On January 21, 2013, Hadiya Pendleton marched in President Obama’s second inaugural parade. One week later, Hadiya was shot...
by greenandblue
on Fri Jun 02, 2023 at 10:56 AM PDT
with 11 Recommends
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We must take back our lives, streets, communities and own safety. President Biden did this executive order in March 2023 but we need to demand Congress do their jobs. I never heard of the nonsense of keeping kids safe with Book Banning and other...
by Vetwife
on Sun May 07, 2023 at 03:46 PM PDT
with 15 Recommends
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I wrote a draft of this essay around 10 days ago, during the last spate of unnecessary shootings and mass killings. It took another mass shooting, this time in a Texas shopping mall, to get me to post it. Because people need to ask themselves whether...
by citixen
on Sun May 07, 2023 at 11:22 AM PDT
with 5 Recommends
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Stealing women’s rights is wrong. Where is the freedom for women to act on their own behalf, based on self-knowledge of their own bodies? Stealing women’s rights is wrong. When women are dying due to your careless and your couldn’t-care-less decisions,...
by RussellWriter
on Mon May 01, 2023 at 10:21 AM PDT
with 3 Recommends
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John Leguizamo is hosting The Daily Show this week. The satirical news program has been using a rotation of celebrity guests from the world of comedy and acting and politics. Before Leguizamo was known for his film and television acting, he was best...
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed Mar 29, 2023 at 10:48 AM PDT
with 292 Recommends
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G-d I miss that show.My week was made in a kind of way when I heard Phil utter his expression. I hate snow and ice. I grew up in the 70s’ bizzards…..not for me thanks.. I swore to myself I would opt only for a grad school and then work south of the...
by CameronProf
on Sat Mar 04, 2023 at 02:03 AM PST
with 18 Recommends
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