#UAW on strike after union negotiations with Big Three fail

#UAW on strike after union negotiations with Big Three fail

Autoworkers launched a historic strike on Ford, General Motors and Stellantis early Friday morning after union negotiations failed. The United Auto Workers and the “Big Three” carmakers failed to reach an agreement before the workers’ contracts expired at midnight, triggering the first simultaneous strike by UAW workers against all three auto giants. The economic cost…

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#Harris kicks off college tour targeting younger voters

#Harris kicks off college tour targeting younger voters

Vice President Harris began a seven-state tour for the upcoming month on Thursday, targeting college campuses to court young voters. Her “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour will focus on issues that especially impact young people, like abortion rights, climate change and LGBTQ rights, the White House said. “This generation is critical to the urgent…

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#California school districts ban LGBTQ Pride flags

#California school districts ban LGBTQ Pride flags

Two California school districts banned the display of LGBTQ pride flags on Tuesday as organizations and municipalities move to limit flags on display, often citing the controversy around them. Districts in the Southern California city of Temecula and the Bay Area small town of Sunol banned the flags this week. Temecula passed a resolution banning…

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#FTC warns drugmakers against improper patent filings

#FTC warns drugmakers against improper patent filings

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning drug companies against improper patent filings, saying that they could potentially face legal action for doing so. The FTC issued a statement Thursday saying that brand drug manufacturers could be harming competition in the generic market by improperly listing patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s “Orange Book” — a…

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#What to know about the August inflation spike

#What to know about the August inflation spike

The final inflation report of the summer came in hotter than expected, but prices still seem on track to keep cooling off in the fall. Consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in August and 3.7 percent over the past 12 months, according to Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released Wednesday.  The August report marked the second…

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#1 student dead after high school shooting in Louisiana

#1 student dead after high school shooting in Louisiana

One student is dead and at least two people were transported to hospitals after a shooting at a high school in Greenburg, La., on Tuesday. The alleged shooter, a juvenile and student at the school, was arrested, according to The Associated Press. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office told multiple news outlets that the shooting…

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