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Month: September 2023

Stellantis and GM furlough dozens of workers, warns hundreds more could come as strike continues

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — Stellantis is immediately laying off 68 employees at the Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Ohio, due to the impact from the United Auto Workers union’s targeted strike at the Toledo Assembly Complex, the company said Wednesday. The layoffs will be temporary and are due to storage constraints, Stellantis said

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MGM Resorts says most services now ‘operating normally’ following cybersecurity attack

By CC MCCANDLESS Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — UPDATE (Sept. 20): In an updated statement Wednesday morning, MGM Resorts removed a reference to the Excalibur that was shared Tuesday night. We are pleased that all of our casinos, hotels, dining, entertainment, and resort services are operating normally, and

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Top US Air Force official in Mideast worries about possible Russia-Iran ‘cooperation and collusion’

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran’s program become more lethal, raising risks across the wider Middle East. That’s according to the top U.S. Air Force commander in the Middle East Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the head of

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As actors restart talks and writers return to work, here are key players in the Hollywood strikes

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The key players in the two strikes that brought Hollywood to a halt include little-known leaders, labor lawyers and entertainment tycoons. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, a lawyer who began his career prosecuting criminals, is leading the negotiations that just restarted for the actors union. Across the table

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World War I remembrance sites in Belgium and France have been added to UNESCO’s heritage registry

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — UNESCO added World War I funerary and memorial locations across the Western Front to its prestigious World Heritage registry, expanding its list of landmarks of monumental importance. The World Heritage Committee announced the decision Wednesday during its ongoing meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The list includes sites

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‘Back to where it all started,’ says Simone Biles as she looks forward to full-circle moment at upcoming world championships

By Ben Morse and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles topped the standings at the US Women’s World Championships Selection Event on Tuesday as her return to competitive gymnastics passed another landmark. Biles, 26, finished with an all-around total of 55.700, ahead of Shilese Jones’ 55.300 in second at the event in Katy, Texas.

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