The contract, among other provisions, would increase wages by 5%, including raising the starting annual wage for firefighter and paramedics from $55,000 to $66,000.
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Residents are at a loss after newspaper that bound community shuts in declining coal county
Months after the last newspaper closed in a declining coal community in West Virginia, residents say they are already experiencing challenges getting and sharing information.
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Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56
Singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor was a lifelong non-conformist but her political and cultural stances and troubled private life often overshadowed her music.
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Federal Reserve raises its key rate for 11th time by a quarter-point in its drive to slow inflation
Coming on top of its previous rate hikes, the Fed’s latest move could lead to further increases in the costs of mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and business borrowing.
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Whistleblower tells Congress the U.S. is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs
The Pentagon counters that investigators have not found ‘any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.’
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Biden will be first sitting president to visit Auburn since 1912
When Biden speaks at Auburn Manufacturing on Friday, he will be only the fifth president to visit the Twin Cities while in office.
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Auto loan rejections are up as Federal Reserve keeps raising rates
Mortgage rates, which have surged since the Fed began lifting rates in March 2022, could rise further. So could rates on credit cards and some business loans.
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Rudy Giuliani admits he made false statements about Georgia election workers
A lawsuit filed by the election workers accused the former New York City mayor of defaming them by falsely stating that they had engaged in election fraud while counting ballots at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
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Water at tip of Florida hits hot tub level, may have set world record for warmest seawater
Climate change has been setting temperature records across the globe this month.
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Hunter Biden’s plea deal on hold after judge raises concerns over terms of the agreement
A Trump-appointed federal judge says she is concerned about the language in a related agreement on a gun possession charge and suggests the lawyers get back together and discuss it.