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Over 75,000 US Healthcare Workers Go On Strike Over Wages, Staff Shortages

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Strike of union members at Kaiser Permanente began in Virginia and Washington Washington: More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare worker strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. The walkout at America’s largest non-profit healthcare organization comes during a year in…

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Former Russian journalist sentenced in absentia for Ukraine war criticism

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Marina Ovsyannikova, a former Russian state TV journalist who quit after making an on-air protest of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, was handed an 8 1/2-year prison term in absentia for protesting Russia’s war in Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: AP A court in Moscow on Wednesday handed a former state TV journalist an 8…

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2023 Chemistry Nobel Prize: What are quantum dots and what is the research that won the prize? | Explained

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Winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on the screen: scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexi Ekimov, for discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. | Photo Credit: AP/Claudio Bresciani The story so far: The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov on…

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UK PM Rishi Sunak Courts Controversy With His ”A Man Is A Man” Comment

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He was speaking at the Conservatives’ annual conference in Manchester British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sparked a social media debate with his recent comments on transgender people. During his closing speech at the 2023 Conservative Party conference on October 4, he shared his stance on gender debate and said, “A man is a man and…

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UK PM Rishi Sunak Courts Controversy With His ”A Man Is A Man” Comment

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Akshata Murty Makes UK Political Stage Debut For “Best Friend” Rishi Sunak

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Akshata Murty shared how she was first attracted to Rishi Sunak London: Britain’s Indian First Lady, Akshata Murty, made a surprise debut on the political stage on Wednesday when she stepped out to introduce “best friend” Rishi Sunak for his maiden speech as UK Prime Minister to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. Ms Murty,…

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Akshata Murty makes U.K. political stage debut for ‘best friend’ PM Sunak

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty arrive at the Conservative Party annual conference at Manchester Central convention complex in Manchester, England on October 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Britain’s Indian First Lady, Akshata Murty, made a surprise debut on the political stage on October 4 when she stepped out to introduce “best…

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Gets $41 Million After Selling 511,000 Shares

October 4, 2023 admin

Apple CEO Tim Cook Gets Million After Selling 511,000 Shares

Tim Cook’s last major stock sale was in August 2021. (File) Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook sold stock worth about $41 million after taxes in his biggest sale in more than two years as the shares of the iPhone maker slide off recent highs. Tim Cook sold 5,11,000 shares, according to a filing…

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Pope challenges leaders at United Nations talks to slow global warming before it’s too late

October 4, 2023 admin

Pope Francis challenged world leaders on October 4 to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.” In an update to his landmark 2015 encyclical on the environment, Pope heightened the alarm about the “irreversible” harm to…

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Russia says it has foiled a major Ukrainian drone attack as concerns grow about weapons supplies

October 4, 2023 admin

Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said October 4, even as uncertainty grew over Ukraine’s future access to weapons and ammunition from its Western allies. The drone attack appeared to be Kyiv’s largest single cross-border drone assault reported…

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