Members and supporters of Starbucks Workers United protest outside of a Starbucks store in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Starbucks said it wants to resume contract talks with the union representing its baristas, starting in January. Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of the first unionization of … Read more
Top U.S. officials warned Israel to protect civilian lives as it resumed aerial attacks on Gaza, including in the south, where the majority of the Strip’s population is now crowded following Israeli directives to evacuate from the north. “Too many Palestinian civilians have been killed,” Vice President Harris said Saturday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said … Read more
At least 178 people were killed and 589 injured in Gaza on the first day of resumed fighting between Israel and Hamas, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Humanitarian operations in the Strip “largely halted” after a week-long pause in fighting allowed increased deliveries of food, water, medical supplies and fuel, the U.N. humanitarian affairs … Read more
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Believe it or not, career breaks are now more common than ever. In a survey of 6,000 workers in Southeast Asia, only 29% indicated they never experienced a career break. The top life experiences that required a career break — defined as taking more than a month off work — were health or wellness issues … Read more
Libyan authorities say commercial flights with Italy have resumed for the first time in a decade ByThe Associated Press September 30, 2023, 6:35 AM CAIRO — Italy and war-torn Libya on Saturday resumed commercial flights for the first time in a decade, authorities in the Libyan capital said. Flight MT522, operated by the Libyan carrier … Read more
Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A350-1000 plane seen taxiing in entrance of the air visitors management tower at London Heathrow airport in U.Okay. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Photographs The U.Okay.’s air visitors management supplier stated Monday that it had “recognized and remedied” an earlier technical challenge which noticed flights throughout the nation disrupted. In a … Read more
Sam Altman’s crypto startup Worldcoin yesterday confronted its first main hurdle in Africa when authorities in Kenya suspended its iris-scanning actions (“proof of personhood verification”) over safety, privateness and knowledge safety issues. Worldcoin now says it’s working with related authorities to renew iris scans in Kenya quickly. In the meantime, Worldcoin mentioned in a press … Read more
U.S. Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters with U.S. Senate Republican Minority Chief Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at his aspect following debt restrict talks on the White Home in Washington, U.S., Could 9, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The on-again, off-again deliberations on Capitol Hill surrounding the debt ceiling are again off-again, as Home … Read more
WASHINGTON — Excessive-stakes talks over elevating the debit restrict resumed within the Capitol on Friday night, hours after they had been paused at noon when Republican negotiators walked out of the room and blamed the White Home for holding up discussions. “We’ll be again within the room tonight,” mentioned Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Fox … Read more