Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress in contract talks, Union President Shawn Fain told workers.
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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90
Feinstein, the oldest sitting U.S. senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state but was also known as a pragmatic lawmaker who reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.
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Man arrested in killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur was released from prison in 2022
Jason Billingsley, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Pava LaPere, was released from prison last October after serving a shortened sentence for a 2013 rape.
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Colleges should step up diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, Biden administration says
The Education Department issued a report Thursday promoting strategies to increase diversity in the wake of a Supreme Court decision barring colleges from considering the race of applicants in the admission process.
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16-year-old boy arrested in England over ‘deliberate’ felling of famous tree at Hadrian’s Wall
Photographs from the scene on early Thursday showed that the tree was cut down near the base of its trunk, with the rest of it lying on its side.
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Rep. Jared Golden urges U.S. Justice Department to focus on violence in Mexico
Bipartisan congressional group tell attorney general “to intervene” to protect Americans
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One investor’s uphill battle to turn rewilding into a multibillion-dollar industry
Jeremy Leggett is betting that the biodiversity restoration sector will soon be worth a fortune. Not everyone is convinced.
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Deutsche Bank executives, Trump to testify in N.Y. fraud trial
One banker from Morgan Stanley and Capital One are also slated to take the stand, according to the state’s witness list.
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Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia’s war
Across the globe, restrictions on food exports are spilling over, from rice and wheat to other essentials.
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NATO’s secretary-general meets with Zelensky to discuss ‘ending Russia’s aggression’
‘The stronger Ukraine becomes, the closer we come to ending Russia’s aggression,’ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.