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BBCBoeing workers strike as they reject 25% pay rise
More than 30,000 workers down tools after union members voted overwhelmingly to back the strike.
- Reuters
Trudeau says government will not intervene in Air Canada dispute with pilots
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian government will not intervene to end a dispute between Air Canada and its pilots and intends instead to pressure both sides to avert a strike, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. Air Canada and its low-cost subsidiary Air Canada Rouge together operate nearly 670 flights per day, and a shutdown could affect 110,000 passengers daily as well as freight carriage. Airline and business groups want the Liberal government to force the two sides into binding arbitration before a strike starts, an idea that Trudeau dismissed.
- AFP News
Boeing and striking workers to resume negotiations 'next week'
Talks between Boeing and striking US factory workers are due to resume early next week under a federal mediator, the government said Friday, after workers voted overwhelmingly to reject an earlier proposal from the embattled aviation giant.Thursday's vote was a decisive rejection of a deal line workers said was far less generous than depicted by Boeing executives, marking the latest show of defiance by unions following earlier major strikes in the auto and entertainment industries.
- The Telegraph
Taylor Swift’s endorsement backfires on Kamala Harris
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris appears to have backfired, according to a poll.
- People
“Emily in Paris”' Ashley Park Says Performing Topless Scene Was Like Living Out 'Every Actor's Worst Nightmare' (Exclusive)
Park's character, aspiring singer Mindy, performs at the iconic Parisian cabaret Crazy Horse in the Netflix series' fourth season
- Reuters
Pope criticizes Harris and Trump, tells US Catholics to choose 'lesser evil'
Pope Francis on Friday criticized both former U.S. President Donald Trump over his plan to deport millions of immigrants and Vice President Kamala Harris over her stance supporting abortion rights. Asked about the U.S. presidential election on his flight back to Rome from Singapore, the pope said not welcoming migrants is a "grave" sin, and likened having an abortion to an "assassination". He said U.S. Catholics would have to "choose the lesser evil" when they vote in November, without elaborating.
- The Telegraph
Watch: Woman arrested for eating a cat amid Springfield pet controversy
Police have released video footage of an American woman being arrested for eating a cat – 170 miles away from Springfield, Ohio where Donald Trump claimed Haitian immigrants were devouring pets.
- Futurism
Psychiatrist Says Trump’s Speech Patterns at Debate Were Cause for Alarm
An expert psychiatrist is sounding the alarm in the wake of Donald Trump's bizarre presidential debate performance against Kamala Harris. "Tuesday’s presidential debate was, among other things, an excellent real-world test of the candidates’ cognitive fitness," Richard A. Friedman, a psychiatry professor at Cornell Weill Medical College in New York, wrote in The Atlantic, "and any […]
- The Daily Beast
Martha Stewart Just Quietly Made a Rare Presidential Endorsement
Martha Stewart has finally weighed in on the 2024 election and endorsed a candidate.During the 2024 Retail Influencer CEO Forum on Tuesday, Stewart shared that she would definitely be tuning in to the evening’s debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump: “Oh, you bet.” But for the first time this go-round, she also said who she’s voting for: “Kamala,” she said, with an emphasis on its correct pronunciation.Stewart supports Harris because she wants a president “who doesn’t hate New York” and “
- The Telegraph
Piano teacher poured bleach on partner and tried to sever his penis after being refused sex
A pianist poured bleach over her partner and almost severed his penis when he refused to have sex with her, a court heard.
- SETHLUI.COM
Wong Mei Kee: Charcoal roast pork so juicy & crunchy it sells out in 3 hours
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- Fortune
Protecting a billionaire CEO costs millions. Here’s how the world’s biggest companies measure up
Tech companies pay huge security costs to protect their leaders against attacks and kidnappings.
- HuffPost
Bill Maher Goes Big With Trump Prediction: 'I Have The Credibility For This'
"I'm going to make this a very momentous night with a prediction," the "Real Time" host promised.
- Hello!
Princess Sonam Yangden Wangchuck is so adorable as she celebrates incredible milestone in rare photo
Princess Sonam Yangden Wangchuck celebrates her first birthday. See beautiful photo.
- SETHLUI.COM
Lai Li Economical Bee Hoon: Affordable fried noodles, $0.80 chee cheong fun & Nyonya kueh by elderly couple
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- People
Jennifer Lopez Shows Off Toned Abs in Stylish White Turtleneck Crop Top While Out and About in L.A.
The singer and actress recently returned from the Toronto International Film Festival
- INSIDER
The US Army put on a sudden show of force out on the far edge of Alaska to send the message it can as Russia and China partner in the Pacific
The 11th Airborne Division led efforts to deploy artillery and over 130 soldiers to the far tip of Alaska as US rivals conducted massive naval drills.
- The Independent
Airline kicks 14-year-old off flight and leaves her alone in the airport over weight imbalance
The airline said they did not know the girl was an unaccompanied minor
- AFP News
Philippine ship in standoff with China leaves flashpoint reef
A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said Sunday. "During her deployment... she challenged an encirclement by a larger flotilla of intruders, battled inclement weather, with her crew surviving on diminished daily provisions," National Maritime Council Chairperson Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said in a statement Sunday.
- INSIDER
Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea
A photo from the recent exercise reveals a map of Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China has militarized.