MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this summer. The Communications Workers of America — the union representing the striking employees — said workers walked off the job Friday in response to AT&T’sContinue reading “17,000 AT&T workers in Southeast strike over contract negotiations”
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History Lesson Tuesdays: Krakatoa explodes with massive force – 1883
One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history occurs on Krakatoa (also called Krakatau), a small, uninhabited volcanic island east of Sumatra and west of Java, on August 27, 1883. Heard 3,000 miles away—and believed to have produced the loudest sounds in human history—the explosions threw five cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air,Continue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Krakatoa explodes with massive force – 1883”
True Crime Sundays: Prolific Serial Killer Nurse Charles Cullen May Have Killed As Many As 400 Patients
The murderer’s 16-year medical career in New Jersey and Pennsylvania ended after he was arrested in 2003. by Aaron Rasmussen A nurse who admitted he killed at least 29 patients on the East Coast over his 16-year medical career is destined to die behind bars. In March 2006, a judge in Somerset County, New Jersey,Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Prolific Serial Killer Nurse Charles Cullen May Have Killed As Many As 400 Patients”
Yes, Disney is arguing a wrongful death lawsuit should be dropped in part because the plaintiff had a Disney+ account
Disney’s legal team contends that customers agree to avoid lawsuits upon accepting its terms and conditions when creating a Disney+ account. by Katrina Morgan In October 2023, New York doctor Kanokporn Tangsuan and her husband Jeffrey Piccolo had dinner at Raglan Road Irish Pub at Disney Springs while vacationing in Orlando, Florida. Tangsuan had severe nut andContinue reading “Yes, Disney is arguing a wrongful death lawsuit should be dropped in part because the plaintiff had a Disney+ account”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Nicholas “Cruz” Burris, 15
Died: Jan. 18, 2023 Leavenworth, County A late night deal over Snapchat. In the morning, he was dead. It was a typical Tuesday night early this year when Andy Burris stopped to talk to his son before heading to bed. After asking Cruz — a freshman at Lansing High School — if he wanted toContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Nicholas “Cruz” Burris, 15″
National Public Data confirms massive data breach included Social Security numbers
by Mike Snider National Public Data, which aggregates data to provide background checks, has confirmed it suffered a massive data breach involving Social Security numbers and other personal data on millions of Americans. The Coral Springs, Florida company posted on its website a notice that “there appears to a have been a data security incident that may have involvedContinue reading “National Public Data confirms massive data breach included Social Security numbers”
Healthcare Awareness Mondays: The Warning Signs of a Stroke
by Kim Painter. This article is medically reviewed by Shruthi N, MD. When you have a stroke, your brain suddenly stops getting the blood and oxygen it needs. The most common cause is a blocked artery in your brain. Strokes also can be caused by bleeding in the brain, which not only disrupts normal blood flow,Continue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: The Warning Signs of a Stroke”
True Crime Sundays: Over Four Decades Later, Serial Killer Confesses To Murdering Teen On Spring Break In 1980
In March 1980, teen Carol Ann Barrett was kidnapped from the Daytona Beach motel room she shared with her friends on Spring Break. After over 40 years, the murder was solved when serial killer Billy Mansfield, Jr. confessed to her murder. by Robin Raven Billy Mansfield, Jr., a 65-year-old convicted serial killer, has confessed toContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Over Four Decades Later, Serial Killer Confesses To Murdering Teen On Spring Break In 1980”
Stellantis to shed more than 2,400 workers over discontinued Ram truck
by Yash Roy Jeep-maker Stellantis — one of the Big Three automakers — is set to lay off around 2,450 workers later this year at a discontinued Ram 1500 Classic factory outside of Detroit. “With the introduction of the new Ram 1500, production of the Ram 1500 Classic at the Warren (Michigan) Truck Assembly PlantContinue reading “Stellantis to shed more than 2,400 workers over discontinued Ram truck”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: A mother turns grief over her daughter’s overdose death into a movement to save others struggling with addiction
by Meg Dunn Johnson, Vermont — For so many Americans, Jenna Rae Tatro’s story is one that’s all too familiar. After a visit to the emergency room in 2012, she received her first prescription for OxyContin. That 30-day opioid prescription changed the course of her life. The once joyful 20-year-old who loved horseback riding and animals becameContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: A mother turns grief over her daughter’s overdose death into a movement to save others struggling with addiction”
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