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Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers in settlement as ongoing strike draws pols to picket line
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials announced Monday, hours before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visited striking baristas on a picket line.The development came amid a continuing strike by Starbucks' union that began last month at dozens of locations around the country.
The workers want better hours and increased staffing, and they are angry that Starbucks hasn't agreed on a contract... Read More
Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don't comply with government rules
Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with government requirements.The Transportation Department said Monday that it plans to revoke the certification of nearly 3,000 schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the next 30 days. The targeted schools must notify students that their certification is in jeopardy. Another 4,500 schools are being warned they may face similar action.
Schools that lose... Read More
White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September U.S. military operation that has come under bipartisan scrutiny.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered the justification for the Sept. 2 strike after lawmakers from both parties on Sunday announced support for congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. The... Read More
Denny Hamlin breaks down in tears as the first witness testifying at NASCAR antitrust trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The landmark federal antitrust trial against NASCAR opened Monday with three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin breaking down in tears minutes into his testimony as the first witness in a case that could upend the venerable stock car series.Hamlin's 23XI Racing, which he co-owns with Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports claim the series is a monopolistic bully that leaves its teams no option but to comply with rules and financing they don't agree with.
As Jordan watched from the gallery, Hamlin began to cry and had to stop and compose... Read More
Shooting of National Guard members prompts flurry of US immigration restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Since last week's shooting of two National Guard members in the nation’s capital by a suspect who is an Afghan national, the Trump administration announced a flurry of policies aimed at making it harder for some foreigners to enter or stay in the country.The administration said it was pausing asylum decisions, reexamining green card applications for people from countries "of concern” and halting visas for Afghans who assisted the U.S. war effort.
Days before the shooting, a memo obtained by The Associated Press said the administration would... Read More
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- Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don't comply with government rules
- White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful
- Son of drug kingpin âEl Chapoâ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in a plea deal
- USA Gymnastics and Olympic sports watchdog failed to stop coach's sexual abuse, lawsuits allege
- Indiana Republicans could win 2 more US House seats under a new proposed map
- Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as top New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules
- Live updates: Trump to meet with national security team as questions grow over September boat strike
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- Heavy snow predicted for Northeast as Midwest still struggles with Thanksgiving weather snarls
- Luigi Mangione fights to exclude evidence from his trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO
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