(Reuters) -Telecom operator AT&T on Friday ratified agreements with the Communications Workers of America in the Southeast and West, which covers about 23,000 employees across eleven states. The union said workers in the West will receive wage increases of at least 15% over the course of the new four-year collective bargaining agreement while those in …
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in Arizona have dismissed charges against a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, and who was violently arrested by police earlier this year. Bodycam footage of Tyron McAlpin’s arrest in August sparked outrage after it was released this week. Video showed police using a Taser on McAlpin and punching …
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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian land dedicated to the cultivation of coca leaves, a raw ingredient for cocaine, jumped 10% last year to reach the largest area in over two decades, a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) found on Friday. Some 253,000 hectares were planted with coca …
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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -A union representing striking machinists at Boeing said on Friday it is “actively engaged in indirect discussions” with the planemaker that are being facilitated by Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su. “We are fully committed to these talks. It is our responsibility to attempt to reach a resolution,” said the International …
By Blake Brittain -Data storage provider Western Digital must pay $315.7 million in damages for violating a patent owner’s rights in data security technology, a jury in California federal court said on Friday. The jury determined that several Western Digital self-encrypting hard drive products infringe a SPEX Technologies patent covering data encryption innovations, a SPEX …
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By Volodymyr Pavlov and Vitalii Hnidyi KUPIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Yuliia Baibak could not bear another Russian air strike on her neighbourhood before complying with the order to evacuate her parents from the besieged Ukrainian city of Kupiansk. A plea for mass evacuation was also issued on Friday for the city of Pokrovsk further south, …
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By Andrea Shalal GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) -Some prominent Lebanese Americans on Friday endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for president, saying in a letter that the U.S. had been “unrelenting” in its support for Lebanon under the Biden administration and they expect additional backing if Harris wins in November. The endorsement came amid ongoing Israeli attacks …
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By David French (Reuters) -The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 chalked up record closing highs on Friday, with the Nasdaq also in positive territory, as markets were boosted by an earnings-driven jump in Netflix shares and broader gains across technology stocks. All three major Wall Street benchmarks also comfortably secured a sixth straight …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -At least 33 people were killed and 85 wounded in Israeli strikes that hit several houses on Friday in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, medics said, where residents said tanks blew up roads and houses. The Hamas-run Gaza government media office said the death toll from …
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(Reuters) – U.S. health insurer Cigna Group has revived efforts to merge with smaller rival Humana after abandoning the pursuit late last year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The companies have held informal, early discussions recently about a potential deal, the report said. Shares of Humana, which has a …
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