Month: October 2024

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks. The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight,

Chicago’s theater community celebrated the 56th annual Jeff Awards for Equity Theater on Monday night in a gala ceremony at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. The awards recognize excellence in Chicago’s Equity theater productions presented during the 2023-24 season. In all, 44 award recipients were honored from among 193 nominees across 34 categories

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it had begun a “limited, localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, opening a new front in its war against the Lebanese militant group. In a brief announcement, it said it was striking Hezbollah targets in areas close to the Israeli border, and that air force

A 36-year-old man in San Bernardino County who allegedly apologized after pulling a firearm on a person he believed was someone else was arrested and found to be in possession of a 9mm ghost gun, a switchblade knife, a stun gun, pepper spray and methamphetamine, authorities announced Monday.   The case of mistaken identity occurred

A knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai killed three people and injured 15 others, local police said.

Electric vehicles provide energy storage, on wheels.  But until now, this has been an untapped resource, unable to help shore up the power grid and back up homes and businesses during outages. On Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law that will help harness that energy. SB 59, proposed by State Sen. Nancy Skinner,

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will make his first public statements since he was released from prison when he addresses the Council of Europe.

Colorado wildlife officials on Monday announced plans to track down a gray wolf pup they believe was left behind when its pack was captured near Grand County and relocated earlier this month. After capturing the wolves, dubbed the Copper Creek wolf pack by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, agency biologists set up game cameras in the

The New York Times editorial board endorsed Kamala Harris Monday in a piece that called the vice president the only “patriotic choice” when pitted against former President Donald Trump, who the Times described as “morally unfit for an office that asks its occupant to put the good of the nation above self-interest” and temperamentally unfit

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Connections is the hit daily word puzzle brought to you by The New York Times. Edited by Wyna Liu, the game is such a hit it is second only to Wordle as one of the newspaper’s most played games. Instructions on how to play the game are below, as are some handy hints to help

Ford Heights has a new mayor. After Charles Griffin’s felony conviction of stealing village funds left him ineligible to continue serving as mayor of Ford Heights, the board of trustees were left to decide who among them would fill his shoes until next year’s election. On Saturday, the board called a special meeting and chose

General Daily Insight for October 01, 2024 We’re zooming out to see the full picture. The emotional Moon trines innovative Uranus, providing us with the cutting-edge mindset that we need to move past any confusion caused by the Moon opposing dreamy Neptune. Thinking outside of the box will be our best chance to avoid getting

Thousands of dockworkers at ports from New England to Texas went on strike just after midnight on Tuesday as they rally for higher pay and more job security, The Associated Press reported.  The work stoppage, the first at East and Gulf Coast ports since 1977, follows a lengthy impasse in labor talks between the International

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