Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism
The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job to illustrate their value to both the ...
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Walz and Vance will meet in their first and possibly only vice presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday, in what could be the last debate for both campaigns to argue their case before the ...
Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season
A strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more ...
Biden to survey Helene’s devastation in North Carolina as death toll climbs
Exhausted emergency workers continued to work around-the-clock to clear roads, restore power and cellphone service, and reach people left stranded by Hurricane Helene.
Australia’s online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer
A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of ...
A cruise ship bound on a round-the-world voyage leaves Belfast after a 4-month delay
A cruise ship taking passengers on a 3 ½-year around-the-world voyage has finally sailed from Belfast’s dockside, after ...
Tibetan group in India protests against China and human rights situation in homeland
Dozens of Tibetans living in India protested outside China’s embassy on Tuesday against the human rights situation in their homeland, which China annexed in 1951. Police ...
Port workers strike for first time in nearly 50 years
( The Hill) – Tens of thousands of longshoremen at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico went on strike shortly after midnight, the first strike by the port workers’ union in nearly 50 years.
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border
The Israeli military on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon ...
Another seasonal day ahead as a dry front moves through
Good Tuesday morning! Clouds rolled into the region overnight so you will start the day off cloudy with a few breaks and temperatures falling into the 60s. A ...
Sony’s PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers
Sony’s PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren’t able to sign in to their accounts. PlayStation ...
Mysteries of universe revealed? Hardly. But CERN still fascinates, discovers on its 70th anniversary
The research center that is home to the world’s largest particle accelerator is celebrating its 70th anniversary on Tuesday, with the physicists who run it aiming to unlock secrets ...