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Labor groups close in on Amazon in two tight union elections
NEW YORK (AP) — Labor organizers always knew it would be tough to convince Amazon workers to unionize. But a...
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Biden planning to tap oil reserve to control gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil...
Read moreDetailsChris Rock takes to comedy mic, still processing Oscars slap
BOSTON (AP) — Chris Rock received several standing ovations before he told one joke Wednesday at his first comedy show...
Read moreDetailsConvoy heads to Ukraine’s Mariupol to attempt evacuation
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A convoy of buses headed to Mariupol on Thursday in another attempt to evacuate people from...
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Amazon, union organizers face off again in Alabama
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — For union organizers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, the second time could be a...
Read moreDetailsCalifornia panel OKs reparations limit for slave descendants
California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations has decided to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black...
Read moreDetailsUS sanctions Iranians after missile strikes in Iraq, Gulf
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States sanctioned Iranian defense companies Wednesday after a spate of ballistic missile attacks on targets...
Read moreDetailsLive updates: Pentagon sees strategy in Russia’s troop moves
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday that over the last 24 hours it has seen some Russian troops in the...
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Comedians react with horror at Will Smith’s Oscar slap
NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars provoked intense opinions online, especially from comedians who felt it...
Read moreDetailsJudge OKs emails to Jan. 6 panel, sees likely Trump crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered the release of more than 100 emails from Trump adviser John Eastman to...
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