The lag violates the contract that was ratified last year, and union head Shawn Fain says the manufacturer is dragging out the process so it never has to reopen.
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Spanish woman believed to be the world’s oldest person dies at 117
The Gerontology Research Group listed Maria Branyas as the oldest known person in the world after the death of French nun Lucile Randon last year.
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Disney drops bid to have allergy-death lawsuit tossed because plaintiff signed up for Disney+
The suit was brought by the husband of a New York doctor who suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant in Disney Springs.
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Judge knocks down Hunter Biden’s bid to use Trump ruling to get tax case dismissed
It’s the second criminal trial in just months against the president’s son, who was convicted in June of 3 felony charges in a separate federal case stemming from the purchase of a gun in 2018.
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Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning ‘time is of the essence’
‘We need to get a cease-fire and hostage agreement over the finish line, and we need to do it now. Time is of the essence,’ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters before leaving Qatar.
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U.S. intelligence officials: Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns
The Trump campaign and private-sector cybersecurity investigators had previously said Iran was behind the hacking attempts.
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Floods from ‘training thunderstorms’ lead to dramatic rescues, 2 deaths in Connecticut
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said more than 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams Sunday evening.
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50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance
In the 1970s, decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus from Harlem known as urban flight.
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Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial
After the New York case is complete, he will return to California to serve his pending 16-year sentence for a separate rape conviction there.
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Wisconsin woman who said she legally killed sex trafficker gets 11 years in prison
Chrystul Kizer had pleaded guilty in May to second-degree reckless homicide, allowing her to avoid trial and a possible life sentence.