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Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56% against union, slowing UAW effort in South
The loss slows the union’s effort to organize 150,000 workers at more than a dozen nonunion auto factories largely in the South.
Daily Archives: May 17, 2024
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After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Donald Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now
Republicans once were at least as likely as Democrats to vote by mail, but Trump changed the dynamics in 2020.
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UAW’s push to unionize factories in the South faces latest test at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama
Besides its victory in Chattanooga, it achieved generous new contracts last fall after striking against Detroit Big 3 automakers: General Motors, Stellantis and Ford. Workers there gained 33% pay raises in contracts that will expire in 2028.
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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins
The definition is currently being interpreted to mean around six weeks after someone’s last period. But what follows the ‘or’ in the sentence could require that a heart has formed, and medical experts say that doesn’t happen until around nine weeks.
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Joe Biden campaign meets ‘Black voters where they are’ in Georgia
The campaign is touting ‘historic investments and engagement with Black media’ and ‘programs that highlight the administration’s commitment to generating Black wealth.’
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Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Donald Trump hush money trial witness
‘We are not asking for your belief. This jury does not want to hear what you think happened,’ Trump attorney Todd Blanche said, his voice growing even louder, prompting an objection from the prosecutor.
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Amy Kremer helped organize the pro-Donald Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC
Kremer argues the RNC hasn’t done enough to fight for Trump or protect others who fought for him, like the 16 Georgia Republicans who falsely claimed to be valid Trump electors in a state Biden won.
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Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
The case involves ‘a complicated, intricate technology ecosystem, which DOJ has acknowledged to this Court is ‘highly technical, often abstract, and outside the everyday knowledge of most prospective jurors.’’
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Lawyers discuss role classified documents may play in bribery case against U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas
In addition to bribery and conspiracy, the Cuellars face charges including wire fraud conspiracy, acting as agents of foreign principals, and money laundering.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit by Georgia court candidate who sued to keep talking about abortion
Georgia’s judicial ethics rules bar candidates from making commitments about how they will rule on issues that are likely to come before the high court.