The union’s strategy hinges on its ability to escalate the strike quickly, and the carmakers are warning of potential layoffs as the limited strike reduces the amount of material needed at plants that remain open.
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Norfolk Southern announces details of plan to pay for lost home values because of Ohio derailment
The railroad estimates that the cleanup will cost more than $800 million, which includes $74 million that Norfolk Southern has pledged to help East Palestine recover.
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Leaders see hope in tackling deadly climate change and public health problems together
Experts hope the sputtering global public health system and efforts to curb global warming through collaboration can combine to create a better system for handling the problem.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk talk about about antisemitism on X, artificial intelligence
The Israeli prime minister said controlling more-advanced AI must start by getting like-minded states to agree to a code of ethics and conduct.
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Canada expels Indian diplomat amid investigation of India’s possible link to Sikh activist’s slaying
Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a strong supporter of an independent Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, was gunned down on June 18 outside a Sikh cultural center in Surrey, British Columbia.
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Bill Maher is the latest TV host to delay returning to show during writers strike
Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision following similar pauses in the past few days by ‘The Drew Barrymore Show,’ ‘The Talk’ and ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show.’
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Speaker McCarthy short on options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk
The House speaker panned the idea of compromising with Democrats, and several right-wing Republicans are threatening to try to oust him from the speakership if he does.
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Republican legislatures maneuver to grab and keep power in closely divided states
In North Carolina and Wisconsin, Republicans are trying to seize power over elections and redistricting.
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Rocker Marilyn Manson sentenced for blowing nose on videographer in New Hampshire
He was charged with 2 misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter with the videographer at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford in 2019.
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Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east
Russia claimed to have struck key Ukrainian facilities in air attacks overnight, hitting stores of weapons along with electronic intelligence centers and training facilities.