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Starbucks Is Suing Its Union After “Solidarity With Palestine!” Tweet

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

Starbucks is suing its union, Starbucks Workers United, after objecting to the group’s social media post in support of Palestine after the Hamas attack on Israel, according to an internal company note circulated Tuesday and obtained by The Intercept.The company had previously condemned the post but is now upping the ante, planning to take the union to court. In a message from Executive Vice President Sara Kelly, Starbucks argued that the union’s use of the name Starbucks confuses customers, and that some customers took their anger over the SWU statement out on store employees. The union’s post read “Solidarity with Palestine!” and quote-tweeted an image of a bulldozer breaking through the fence encircling Gaza. More than 9,000 workers at 360 stores have now voted to join SWU, which is affiliated with Workers United and SEIU, according to its website, but they have been met with stiff resistance from the company on a potential contract. The company previously sent SWU a “cease a...

Broken rail caused fatal Colorado train derailment that collapsed bridge, early findings show

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

A broken rail caused a train derailment that collapsed a bridge over an interstate highway in Colorado, killing a truck driver and blocking the road for days, federal authorities said Tuesday based on their preliminary findings.Investigators are examining how the rail broke and why warning systems did not alert crews to the condition of the track, the National Transportation Safety Board said. An agency spokesperson said officials had no reason to believe sabotage caused the derailment.Built in 1958, the steel bridge collapsed Sunday when 30 cars from a BNSF Railway train hauling coal derailed while crossing over Interstate 25. The main north-south highway through Colorado is expected to remain closed for several more days, and hundreds of tons of coal and mangled railcars should be cleared from the road by Wednesday afternoon, officials said. After that, crews will assess the damage.The driver of a semitrailer truck who was killed while passing under the bridge was identified as La...

¿Qué es el cruce de Rafah, la última esperanza de los habitantes de Gaza para escapar de la guerra?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

(CNN) — Cientos de miles de palestinos han llegado al sur de Gaza mientras se avecina una posible operación terrestre de Israel.Pero nadie sabe hacia dónde se dirigirán a partir de ahí. El enclave costero está bloqueado por tierra, aire y mar por Israel, que ha declarado la guerra a sus gobernantes Hamas por un mortal ataque el 7 de octubre que cobró la vida de 1.400 personas. Israel también cortó el suministro de agua, electricidad, alimentos y combustible, dejando indefensos a los 2 millones de residentes del empobrecido territorio.Un cruce fronterizo con Egipto en el sur ha sido promocionado como la última esperanza para que los habitantes de Gaza escapen mientras las bombas de Israel caen, y muchos palestinos han comenzado a moverse en esa dirección de manera anticipada.Sin embargo, el cruce de Rafah está cerrado. Esto es lo que sabemo.¿Cuál es la situación en Rafah en este momento?Actualmente el cruce está cerrado y la ayuda no ha podido llegar a Gaza. Estados Unidos ha p...

Iowa loses leading receiver Erick All for the season because of major knee injury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will be without leading receiver Erick All for the rest of the season because of an injury to his right knee, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday.All, who was hurt in last week’s 15-6 win at Wisconsin, is the second Iowa tight end to go out with a major injury. Luke Lachey had surgery for a right ankle injury he sustained against Western Michigan on Sept. 16, and Ferentz said it’s doubtful he would return before the end of the regular season.All transferred from Michigan in the offseason and caught 21 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns in seven games. He would be eligible to return for a sixth season in 2024.All was hurt when he caught a short pass and had his knee struck by a Wisconsin defender.“Really unfortunate,” Ferentz said. “He’s done a great job, newcomer to the team, a great addition. Such a positive guy, hardworking, great personality and loves the game. He was certainly adding a lot to our football team. It’s a tough dea...

Prince George’s Co. moves to limit where cannabis dispensaries can operate in future

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

The Prince George’s County Council in Maryland spent several hours Tuesday afternoon hearing from people about cannabis, and then themselves spent 45 minutes discussing a bill that would limit any new dispensaries from opening outside of industrial or light industrial zoned areas of the county.In the end, the council voted down an amendment that would have allowed them to operate in commercially zoned shopping centers. Meanwhile an initial vote imposing new restrictions passed the full council operating as a council committee, setting up a final vote of the council in the coming weeks.Robust debate on the measure ago led the council to postpone action a week ago, and when the discussion began there were dozens of people ready to speak out. Most of those who spoke as private residents complained about marijuana use among county teenagers, and blamed the legalization for a rise in crime, as well as quality of life nuisances connected to the smell of burned marijuana.“Canna...

Officials say at least 189 bodies were found decaying at Colorado funeral home, up from about 115 reported earlier

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Officials say at least 189 bodies were found decaying at Colorado funeral home, up from about 115 reported earlier.Source

Amer Movil: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — MEXICO CITY (AP) — Amer Movil (AMX) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $118.9 million.The Mexico City-based company said it had net income of 4 cents per share.The telecommunications company posted revenue of $11.95 billion in the period.Amer Movil shares have decreased almost 6% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $17.14, an increase of 3% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AMX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AMXSource

Column: Remembering Jim Poole for more than just one pitch in the World Series

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Sure, there was that one pitch on baseball’s biggest stage, the one that clipped a little too much of the plate, the one that Jim Poole would’ve loved to have back.Of course, sports rarely offer up the chance for a do-over, so we’re left to ponder that nagging question.Should someone be defined by their worst moment?Not at all, which is why one of Poole’s former teammates and best friends felt compelled to reach out after the longtime big league reliever died from ALS a couple of weeks ago.Paul Assenmacher, who had a long career of his own in the majors, read the obituary I penned for The Associated Press. The lead paragraph noted that Poole was the guy who surrendered David Justice’s homer in Game 6 of the 1995 World Series, which provided the only run in Atlanta’s championship-clinching victory over Cleveland. Assenmacher just wanted everyone to know that Poole was as fine a human being as he’s ever encountered. He even thre...

Denver twins fighting in Israel don't have bulletproof vests

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Two Cherry Creek High School graduates, who are twin brothers, are helping fight Israel's war against Hamas.The 23-year-olds are members of two separate paratrooper units. They graduated from Cherry Creek High School in 2018. Biden’s trip to Jordan canceled after Gaza hospital hit But their family said they do not yet have bulletproof vests. Now, their family and friends have started a fundraiser to help get the money needed to buy the body armor.Helping get armor to Israeli fightersThe family of Ethan and Jacob Grinberg asked FOX31 not to show their faces for security reasons. Their father, Alex Grinberg, said he's concerned and doing what he can.“The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is a very capable, well-trained army. The amount of people that have been called up in the reserves is unprecedented, and therefore, there are some delays in getting the right material to them, and we are helping in that process,” Grinberg said.A fundraiser is underway to raise $144,000 to...

Biden’s trip to Jordan canceled after Gaza hospital hit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:34 GMT

President Biden’s trip to Jordan has been canceled following the deadly hospital attack in Gaza, the White House said Tuesday when the president was leaving to head to Israel.Biden was slated to travel to Jordan after visiting Israel amid its war with Hamas. A White House official said the Jordan portion was canceled after consulting with King Abdullah II, whom the president was supposed to meet with, along with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt and Jordan both border Israel.But protests erupted in the Middle East earlier Tuesday after a hospital in Gaza was hit, with authorities estimating hundreds of deaths, including patients who were seeking treatment amid heavy aerial bombardment by Israel over the last week.“After consulting with King Abdullah II of Jordan and in light of the days of mourning announced by President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, President Biden will postpone his travel to Jordan and the planned meeting ...