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Unifor autoworkers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

Unifor autoworkers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

TORONTO — Workers at a trio of major automakers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing their union to call a strike if bargaining committees can't secure new collective agreements in the coming months.
Sunday morning collision on Nova Scotia's Highway 12 leaves 17-year-old dead

Sunday morning collision on Nova Scotia's Highway 12 leaves 17-year-old dead

NEW ROSS, N.S. — RCMP in Nova Scotia say a 17-year-old is dead after a fatal collision in New Ross..
A motorcyclist died in a crash after a New York City police sergeant threw a cooler at his head

A motorcyclist died in a crash after a New York City police sergeant threw a cooler at his head

NEW YORK (AP) — A man fleeing New York City police officers on a motorcycle died Wednesday after a sergeant hurled a plastic picnic cooler at his head from close range, causing a violent crash, authorities said.

Grocery delivery company Instacart files for long-awaited IPO

Grocery delivery company Instacart is going public. The San Francisco-based company filed paperwork Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The IPO is expected to happen in the next few weeks.
Uber raises minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high

Uber raises minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state.

Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq kills 4 Kurdish insurgents as Ankara's top diplomat visits region

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq on Thursday killed three members of a Kurdish insurgent group, officials said, as Ankara's top diplomat visited the seat of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish regional government.
Hopeful signs of an economic 'soft landing' emerge in Jackson Hole as Fed meets with world watching

Hopeful signs of an economic 'soft landing' emerge in Jackson Hole as Fed meets with world watching

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — At the height of the post-pandemic economic recovery, Andy Parazette's taco shop enjoyed such a crush of business that customers sometimes had to wait an hour for a burrito.
Edmunds: These cars will be gone after 2023

Edmunds: These cars will be gone after 2023

Just as TV shows get canceled due to poor performance or changing customer tastes, the same happens for cars and trucks.
Minneapolis mayor vetoes measure for minimum wage to Uber and Lyft drivers

Minneapolis mayor vetoes measure for minimum wage to Uber and Lyft drivers

Minneapolis' mayor on Tuesday vetoed minimum wages for Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing drivers, a move one City Council member described as “an inexcusable betrayal of Minneapolis workers.

US to appeal Mexico's refusal to investigate labor complaint at Mexican mine

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government announced Tuesday it is filing its first appeal ever over Mexico’s refusal to investigate alleged labor violations involving the right to organize. The U.S.