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Businessman and Lions rugby player Tony O'Reilly dies after short illness
He built an international media business which at one stage owned more than 100 newspapers.BBC News - Top stories -
Disneyland Characters Vote to Unionize
Costumed actors and parade performers approve an effort to join Actors' Equity by a wide margin.Inc. - Business -
The Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hooky
The CTU abandons students to seek a billion-dollar raise.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Disneyland's character performers vote to unionize
Most of the more than 35,000 workers at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, home of the company's first theme park, already have unions.CBS News - Top stories -
Starting pitching is a problem in MLB, but not for these 3 teams
Rookie flamethrower Paul Skenes is rounding out a suddenly formidable Pittsburgh rotation, while two AL clubs showed off their stable of arms over the weekend.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
I’d hate to be learning English again. Apostrophes are a nightmare | Adrian Chiles
Spell unlikely words, cram them into sentences: there must be a better way for kids to get the measure of a language. The mice’s nest was under the floorboards. The geese’s pond was smelly. There, I’ve done it. I’ve put two words, possessives I ...The Guardian - World -
English, Stratford-upon-Avon — language lesson teaches complicated truths
Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer prize-winning play about Iranian people learning English touches on identity and historyFinancial Times - World -
English universities face severe deficits if student numbers fall, says OfS
Watchdog says growth forecasts are ‘not credible’ as ministers consider further curbs on international applicationsFinancial Times - Business -
Assange Can Appeal Extradition to U.S., British Court Rules
The WikiLeaks founder won his bid to appeal his extradition to the United States on espionage charges, opening a new chapter in a prolonged legal battle.The New York Times - Top stories -
UAW Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Plant in Alabama
Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama voted against joining the United Auto Workers, hurting the union’s push to organize at many foreign-owned factories in the South.The Wall Street Journal - World -
UAW Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Plant in Alabama
Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama voted against joining the United Auto Workers, hurting the union’s push to organize at many foreign-owned factories in the South.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote 'no' to joining union
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to the union's expansion in the South.ABC News - Top stories -
UAW Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Factories in Alabama
The election, fiercely opposed by the state’s political leaders, was seen as a test of the United Automobile Workers’ ability to unionize factories in the South.The New York Times - Business -
Disneyland costumed character employees vote to unionize
The Disneyland Resort employees who play costumed characters in the parks, parades or hotels have voted to unionize, citing issues such as pay and working conditions.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
In the shadow of the college protests is a generation’s collective identity crisis
The West is struggling with a collective identity crisis.The Hill - Politics -
Disneyland Character Workers at California Park Vote to Unionize
The vote determined whether 1,700 workers who play characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse and who dance at parades could join the union representing other workers at the park in Anaheim, Calif.The New York Times - Business - California -
The crisis of confidence in higher education will not end with the student protests
Even as student protesters take down their encampments and go home for the summer, colleges and universities are left with much work to do if they are to regain the public’s trust in higher education.The Hill - Politics -
Most valuable pest? Raccoon’s soccer pitch invasion delights observers
Raccoon runs through pitch during game between New York City FC and Philadelphia Union before being captured in trash can. Four men, including one with a trash can, were temporarily thwarted in their efforts to capture a wayward raccoon who ...The Guardian - World -
In Quest for Metals, U.S. Pitches Deal to Ease Sanctions on Israeli Businessman
Mining magnate Dan Gertler, whom the U.S. has accused of corruption, would sell his assets in the African country under a proposal that could make it easier for Western companies to access valuable minerals there.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
In Quest for Metals, U.S. Pitches Deal to Ease Sanctions on Israeli Businessman
Mining magnate Dan Gertler, whom the U.S. has accused of corruption, would sell his assets in the African country under a proposal that could make it easier for Western companies to access valuable minerals there.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Israel -
Keller pitches 6 effective innings as the Pirates edge the Cubs 3-2
Mitch Keller pitched six effective innings, Nick Gonzales hit a key two-run single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2ABC News - Sports - MLB -
Nickel-rich Indonesia pitches EV battery plant plan to Elon Musk
Indonesia’s top investment official says the government has proposed building an electric vehicle battery plant to Tesla CEO Elon MuskABC News - Tech - Elon Musk -
English fishing village told to boil water after a parasite outbreak sickens over 45 people
A scenic fishing village in southwestern England is on its third day under instructions to boil its tap water after a parasite sickened more than 45 peopleABC News - Health -
Arsenal vs. Everton prediction, odds, time: 2024 English Premier League picks, best bets for May 19
Jon Eimer has locked in his EPL picks and best bets for Everton vs. Arsenal on Championship SundayCBS Sports - Sports - Premier League -
Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak
Most residents near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England were told their tap water is safe to drink again after a parasite sickened more than 45 peopleABC News - World -
Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak
Most residents near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England were told their tap water is safe to drink again after a parasite sickened more than 45 peopleABC News - Health -
Manchester City wins Premier League to become first team to win four straight English top-flight titles
Manchester City wins Premier League to become first team to win four straight English top-flight titlesABC News - Sports - Premier League -
How a Personal Crisis Changed Zola's Shan-Lyn Ma as a Leader
The founder reframed her leadership goals after surviving a serious car accident.Inc. - Business -
Case Against Lodi, a Top NYC Restaurant, Could Lower Barriers to Unions
The National Labor Relations Board says the management at Lodi unlawfully fought a union drive. If the allegations are upheld, the board could force the company to bargain.The New York Times - Top stories -
As crisis escalates in Tunisia, lawyers strike over arrested colleague they say was tortured
Lawyers in Tunisia took to the streets on Thursday to protest a string of recent arrests that have convulsed the country over the past week and provoked international outcryABC News - World -
An Unfinished Film review – moving and mysterious movie about China’s Covid crisis
Cannes film festivalLou Ye’s docu-realist film starts as sophisticated comedy, morphs from looking like a zombie apocalypse to intimate drama, and evolves into a tribute to how a nation handled trauma. Out of agony and chaos, Chinese film-maker ...The Guardian - World - Covid -
Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic
As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countriesABC News - World -
UK postal workers’ union issues strike warning to Křetínský
Threat of industrial action made if Czech businessman fails to meet demands over takeover bid for Royal MailFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
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'Catastrophic': Inside Gaza's mental health crisis impacting civilians, aid workers
Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, international organizations said there is "catastrophic" mental health crisis in Gaza affecting civilians and aid workers.ABC News - Top stories -
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against UAW union membership
The results are a blow to the UAW's organizing efforts a month after the Detroit union won an organizing drive of Volkswagen plant workers in Tennessee.CNBC - Business -
UAW loses Alabama union vote seen as bellwether for organizing autoworkers in the South
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories in Alabama have voted against joining the United Auto Workers, the largest autoworkers union in the U.S., a blow to an effort to strengthen the presence of organized labor in the South.NBC News - Top stories -
Blow to UAW as Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against union
Defeat marks a reversal for the United Auto Workers after victory at Volkswagen plant in ChattanoogaFinancial Times - Business -
UAW loses vote to unionize Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama
NBC News Correspondent Sam Brock joins Meet the Press NOW to report on the United Auto Workers’ failed high-stakes campaign to unionize a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama.NBC News - Politics