US unions have flexed their muscle this past year. Are they winning?
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Since last year’s Labor Day, US unions have flexed their muscle in a way not seen in decades.…
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Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator
By Mengchen Zhang and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Two people have been detained in northern China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great…
Continue ReadingRugby World Cup teams gather across France ahead of tournament’s start this week
PARIS (AP) — The team’s participating in the Rugby World Cup have arrived in villages, towns and cities across France and are finalizing…
Continue ReadingAl menos dos muertos en España por una fuerte tormenta
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Al menos dos personas murieron en Toledo, una de las provincias más afectadas por la Depresión Aislada de Niveles…
Continue ReadingBiden jabs at Trump on Labor Day as he looks to shore up his union base
By Kyle Feldscher, Nikki Carvajal, Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday threw numerous verbal jabs at his…
Continue ReadingLions, tigers, taxidermy, arsenic, political squabbling and the Endangered Species Act. Oh my.
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The fate of the mounted lion, bears, gorilla and other animals that have long greeted visitors entering a…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s majority party in parliament pushes to impeach the president but is unlikely to succeed
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The majority party that dominates the parliament in Georgia has launched a campaign to impeach the country’s president…
Continue Reading¿Qué es el sÃndrome de Asperger y cuáles son sus caracterÃsticas?
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El sÃndrome de Asperger es un tipo de autismo que está catalogado como un “desorden”…
Continue ReadingA drone attack on Myanmar border police reportedly kills 5. A resistance group claims responsibility
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A drone attack on a police headquarters in eastern Myanmar has killed at least five officials…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa sworn in after disputed polls
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in for a second five-year term Monday, a week after…
Continue Reading‘Hard and hostile’ storm lashes Spain, leaving at least 2 dead
By Duarte Mendonca and Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — At least two people have died in central Spain after Storm Dana lashed the country with…
Continue ReadingMilitary junta leader is sworn in as Gabon’s interim president
By Duarte Mendonca and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The leader of Gabon’s military junta, Gen. Brice Nguema, was sworn in as interim…
Continue ReadingThe Fed cares a lot about jobs data — but it may be getting mixed signals
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — According to private payroll processor ADP, US employers hired 455,000 new workers in June.…
Continue ReadingSweden, EU confirm Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year
By KARL RITTER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden says a Swedish citizen in his 30s was arbitrarily detained in Iran last…
Continue ReadingWhy we celebrate Labor Day and the meaning behind it
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — You probably associate Labor Day with sales, family barbecues and the unofficial end of summer. For most Americans, the…
Continue ReadingJapan announces emergency relief for seafood exporters hit by China’s ban over Fukushima water
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a $141 million emergency fund to help exporters…
Continue ReadingThe US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists’ hands
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Congress returns this week, Homeland Security officials and those in the chemical…
Continue ReadingCrimean Tatar set to become Ukrainian defense minister at critical moment in conflict
By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has tapped Rustem Umerov, a Crimean…
Continue ReadingPilot dies after plane crashes during gender reveal party in Mexico
CNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A pilot has died after the plane he was flying as part of a gender reveal party in Mexico crashed on Sunday. Video…
Continue ReadingPilot dies after plane crashes during gender reveal party in Mexico
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A pilot has died after the plane he was flying as part of a gender reveal party in Mexico crashed on Sunday. Video…
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