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San Francisco parents scramble as teachers strike leaves 50,000 students out of school

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Connor Haught has been juggling virtual work meetings and arts and crafts projects for his two daughters as his family tries to navigate a teachers strike in San Francisco with no end date in sight.

Haught’s job in the construction industry allows him to work from home but, like many parents in the city, he and his wife were scrambling to plan activities for their children amid the uncertainty of a strike that has left nearly 50,000 students out of the classroom.

“The big concern for parents is really the timeline of it all and trying to... Read More

Deaths in Iran's crackdown on protests reach at least 7,000, activists say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests last month has reached at least 7,002 people killed with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday.

The slow rise in the number of dead from the demonstrations adds to the overall tensions facing Iran both inside the country and abroad as it tries to negotiate with the United States over its nuclear program. A second round of talks remains up in the air as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed his case directly with U.S. President Donald Trump to intensify... Read More

Protesters in multiple states press Target to oppose the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

NEW YORK (AP) — Activists planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores around the United States on Wednesday to pressure the discount retailer into taking a public stand against the 5-week-old immigration crackdown in its home state of Minnesota.

ICE Out Minnesota, a coalition of community groups, religious leaders, labor unions and other critics of the federal operation, called for sit-ins and other demonstrations to continue at Target locations for a full week. Target's headquarters are located in Minneapolis, where federal officers last month killed two residents who... Read More

Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victims

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims' families and stop selling the device in New York, state Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday.

The agreement with Georgia-based Mean Arms settles a lawsuit filed by James and covers claims from various victims’ families and survivors of the 2022 attack at Tops Friendly Market. They also reached agreements to resolve their own separate suits against gunman Payton Gendron’s family and a gun... Read More

Striking nurses at 2 NYC hospital systems approve new contract but ones at another reject deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Nurses on strike at two major New York City hospital systems have approved new contracts, but ones striking at another system have rejected the proposal, ensuring that the monthlong walkout will continue at some of the city’s major medical centers.

The New York State Nurses Association announced Wednesday that its members at Montefiore and Mount Sinai approved new three-year deals while nurses at NewYork Presbyterian have rejected the proposal.

“This hard-earned victory shows hospitals that they can’t cut corners on patient care. Now it’s time... Read More

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San Francisco parents scramble as teachers strike leaves 50,000 students out of school

Deaths in Iran's crackdown on protests reach at least 7,000, activists say

Protesters in multiple states press Target to oppose the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victims

Striking nurses at 2 NYC hospital systems approve new contract but ones at another reject deal

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