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The Stand (Washington Labor News)
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Pickets at Boeing | New Hanford plan | Union momentum in the South
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 LOCAL ► From the (Everett) Herald — Boeing firefighters picket in Everett for better pay — The sprawling Boeing aircraft assembly plant at Paine Field is like a small city. The plant employing 35,000 workers has its own security force, medical facilities and firefighters. Now, 160 Boeing firefighters — […] The post Pickets at Boeing | New Hanford plan | Union momentum in the South appeared first on The STAND. |
Columbian Newspaper
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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. |
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Protesters take over Columbia University building in escalation of Israel-Hamas war demonstrations
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide. |
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California’s population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s most populous state is growing again. |
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Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. And if he does it again, the judge warned, he could be jailed. |
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‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Stereophonic’ lead Tony Award nominations, shows honoring creativity’s spark
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Broadway shows celebrating the spark of sonic creativity — the musical “Hell’s Kitchen” fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play “Stereophonic” about a ’70s rock band at the edge of stardom — each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, a list that also saw a record number of women nominated for best director. |
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The US is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here’s how it would work
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea. Nearly two months after President Joe Biden gave the order, U.S. Army and Navy troops are assembling a large floating platform several miles off the Gaza coast that will be the launching pad for deliveries. |
NYT Politics
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In Time Interview, Trump Vows to Deport Migrants and Won’t Rule Out 2024 Election Violence
In an interview with Time magazine, the former president said he planned to use the military to deport migrants and would not dismiss the possibility of political violence after this year’s election.
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College Democrats Back Protests and Criticize Biden’s Israel Policy
The student organization of the Democratic Party condemned colleges’ crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests and called on President Biden to support a permanent cease-fire in Gaza.
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Portland Business News
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Fastest-Growing Cities: Bend, Salem and suburbs boomed as Portland's population fell
This year's list featured a new No. 1 as suburban Southwest Washington was finally blended into the mix of Oregon's fastest-growing cities of the last five years.
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