Missiles on the background of the Chinese flag Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images China is set to increase its defense spending by 7.2% to 1.67 trillion yuan in 2024, according to a budget report released by the Ministry of Finance, as part of the country’s annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing. This year’s military … Read more
A 20-year-old Minnesota man killed during a house invasion by a suspect dressed as a UPS worker was a kind and caring person who was home at the time of the attack only because he had an unexpected day off from work, friends said. Jorge Reyes-Jungwirth lived with his mom, Shannon Patricia Jungwirth, and stepfather, … Read more
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The Teamsters union that represents U.S. workers at United Parcel Service on Thursday said it would respond to the firing of about 35 newly organized workers at the delivery company by filing unfair labor practice charges and potentially striking. The roughly three dozen affected specialist and administrative workers at UPS’s Centennial hub … Read more
Prince Harry is a ‘baffling man’ who ups and leaves at the ‘drop of a hat’ Prince Harry has just been put on blast for refusing to act like an adult during his time in the UK for King Charles’ Coronation. Claims of this nature, regarding Prince Harry’s behavior have been shared by royal commentator … Read more
FILE–Terrence Romeo during Gilas Pilipinas practice. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer playmaker Terrence Romeo has decided to stop wondering how a stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the Hangzhou Asian Games would have panned out. “There’s a bit of regret, especially since we prepared—the four of us. That will always be the case. But for … Read more
Ateneo’s Jhazmin Joson in the UAAP women’s basketball tournament. -UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo capped off Saturday’s UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament quadruple-header with a bang after halting University of the Philippines’ six-game win streak, 85-76, at Adamson University Gym. It was the Blue Eagles’ mentality that powered their stunning win against the Fighting Maroons … Read more
The D’Amelio sisters both gained fame thanks to Tik Tok, and their popularity has grown alongside their burgeoning careers on ‘The D’Amelio Show’. The Big Picture Charli and Dixie D’Amelio rose to social media stardom during the pandemic, but faced controversy over uncredited dances. Being in the limelight has its challenges for the sisters, as … Read more
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Disrupt! Last week, our team was at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, which featured a dedicated fintech stage for the first time … Read more
‘Amazon better pay attention’: UPS CEO says delivery drivers will earn $170K annually in newly ratified ‘historic’ contract — but this worker says that’s ‘a bit of an exaggeration’ Unionized UPS workers have accepted a new five-year contract that the company’s CEO claims will see delivery drivers earn an average of $170,000 in annual pay … Read more
2022 was the 12 months of quiet quitting (which, let’s be actual, was simply individuals taking again work/life stability and not likely “quitting” in any significant sense of the phrase). However in 2023, labor unions are on the rise. Between the writers and actors strikes in Hollywood, a possible United Auto Employees union strike on … Read more