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Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact

NEW YORK — The massive port workers’ strike that has shut down all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. and the Gulf coast is highlighting a…

‘Deadly cycle of tit for tat must stop’ says Guterres

NewsFeed ‘It’s high time to stop the sickening cycle of escalation after escalation that is leading the people of the Middle East straight over the cliff,’ warned Antonio Guterres at…

Is the Middle East inching closer to full-blown war?

Inside Story Israel’s Netanyahu says Iran will pay for missile attack, as Tehran threatens a crushing response if Israel hits back. Iran has carried out a major missile attack on…

Beirut’s southern suburbs reduced to rubble by Israeli strikes

People check the site of an Israeli air strike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon. [Hassan Ammar/AP Photo] In Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday, smoke was rising from buildings hit by overnight…

Hamas claims responsibility for deadly Israel shooting attack

At least seven killed in attack that took place moments before Iran launched a barrage of rockets at Israel. The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has claimed responsibility…

Michael Jordan’s 23XI and a 2nd team sue NASCAR over revenue sharing model

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Michael Jordan — filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France on…

Australia’s online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer

MELBOURNE, Australia — A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of…

Speaker Johnson lays out agenda for Republicans as they fight to hold House majority

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson laid out on Tuesday a policy agenda should Republicans take the majority next year that extends the tax cuts approved when Donald Trump was president,…

Nike’s quarterly sales and profits slump as it faces shoppers’ sluggish demand for its products

Nike has reported a slump in sales and profits for its fiscal first quarter as the sportswear giant wrestles with shoppers’ sluggish demand for new sneaker models ByANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP…

Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports

PHILADELPHIA — The 45,000 dockworkers who went on strike Tuesday for the first time in decades at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas may wield the upper hand in…