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Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US
Amid the busiest shopping weekend of the holiday season, workers for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, have gone on strike.
Protesting under the banner of “Make Amazon Pay.” employees have walked off the job across six continents in 20 countries, including the United States.
The strike is scheduled to last from Black Friday on Nov. 29 through Cyber Monday, Dec. 2, the UNI Global Union announced, saying protests will be held in majors cities in the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and elsewhere.
The strike could cause customers' holiday deliveries …
'Moment = Met': Worcester Gymnast Helps US Men Claim First Olympic Medal In 16 Years
Stephen Nedoroscik had only one event to make his mark on the 2024 Paris Olympics, and he did not disappoint.
Nedoroscik, a Worcester, Massachusetts, gymnast and Pennsylvania State University alum, nailed his pommel horse routine on Monday, July 29, to lift the team US men's gymnastic team to a bronze medal in the all-around competition. It's their first time on the podium in 16 years.
Frederick Richard, of Stoughton, Mass., who is also on the team, had standout performances in the floor exercise, parallel bars, and horizontal bars.
The team came to Monday's event in a cl…
Covid-19: These Are Most Likely Symptoms Of New Pirola Variant Spreading In US
The most likely symptoms of a new COVID-19 variant with around 30 mutations are expected to be similar to the highly contagious Omicron strain based on reports so far.
COVID-related hospitalizations have increased in the US for six straight weeks, with a 19-percent increase reported in the most recent week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The BA.2.86 strain, known as Pirola, has now been identified in five states: New York, Texas, Michigan, Virginia, and Ohio.
The strain was first detected in Israel around Sunday, Aug. 20, and cases have also been identif…