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Starbucks union says 30 more US stores are joining week-old strike

Starbucks union says 30 more US stores are joining week-old strike

Starbucks’ union is expanding its week-old strike against the company. Starbucks Workers United said baristas from 30 more stores in 25 U.S. cities planned to join the strike Thursday, including s...

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The Weeknd’s After Hours ‘Til Dawn Tour grosses over $1 billion

The Weeknd’s After Hours ‘Til Dawn Tour grosses over $1 billion

NEW YORK (AP) — The Weeknd’s After Hours ‘Til Dawn Tour has officially crossed the $1 billion mark, according to Live Nation. The lengthy tour, which launched in Philadelphia in July 2022 and runs...

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Verizon is cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it works to ‘reorient’ entire company

Verizon is cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it works to ‘reorient’ entire company

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is laying off more than 13,000 employees, as the telecommunications giant says it must “reorient” its entire company. The jobs cuts began on Thursday, per to a staff memo f...

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US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown

US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown

New U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government’s first weekly layoffs data since before the government shut dow...

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GE Appliances boosts contracts with US suppliers as it moves production from China to Kentucky

GE Appliances boosts contracts with US suppliers as it moves production from China to Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances on Thursday touted wide-ranging ripple effects from shifting production from China to Kentucky as it announced more than $150 million in new contracts awarded ...

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Spanish court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets

Spanish court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish legacy media companies in Spain scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered Thursday that it must pay news outlets nearly ha...

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