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WGA members prep for strike as early as Tuesday morning

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

A majority of members in the Writers Guild of America voted to authorize a strike if labor negotiations between WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers broke down. This would be the first WGA strike in more than 10 years. More than 11,000 WGA members are requesting nearly $600 million dollars in wage increases with hopes to prevent a strike. If a deal is not agreed on by Monday night, the strike could likely start Tuesday morning. “We have the power to protect our economic security,” said member Angelina Burnett.  “Because lower and mid-level writers deserve to be able to earn a living in this career,” member Gina Ippolito added. “We have to stand up for writers and have to make writing a viable career for everyone,” said member Justin Alpern.If a strike ensues, it would halt the production of scripted network programs and late-night talk shows including “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” It would also stop writing work for movies, TV, an...

Photos: Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry becomes first player to shoot 50 points in an NBA Game 7 to defeat Kings in playoffs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

Stephen Curry poured in 50 points, the most scored in a Game 7 in NBA history, to go with his eight rebounds and six assists as he powered the Warriors to 120-100 victory.Curry’s 50 points was a playoff career high. knocked down seven 3-pointers, the most made in a Game 7 in league history.The Kings had outplayed the Warriors for most of the first half, taking a two-point lead into the break, and were looking to win their first playoff series since 2004. But Curry and the crew had other plans.Kevon Looney pulled down seven offensive boards in the third quarter alone and finished the day with 21 total rebounds, including 10 on the offensive glass, becoming just the ninth player in NBA history to grab double-digit offensive rebounds in a Game 7. He also had 11 points, making this his fourth career playoff double-double.The Warriors now advance to the Western Conference semifinals to face Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Golden State won’t have too much time to relish in its ha...

Verhaeghe scores in OT, Panthers oust league-best Bruins

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Brandon Montour tied it with 1 minute left in regulation, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner at 8:35 of overtime to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory in Game 7 on Sunday night and eliminate the record-setting Boston Bruins from the playoffs.Sam Reinhart also scored and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the Panthers won three in a row after falling behind 3-1 in the series to advance in the postseason for just the second time since reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 1996. They will open the second round against the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Tuesday night.Boston rallied from a two-goal deficit to take a 3-2 lead, but Florida pulled Bobrovsky for one final push and Montour tied it with his second of the game. Verhaeghe won it on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle that just made it under the crossbar.That eliminated the Bruins, who set NHL records with 65 wins and 135 points in the regular season but become the second Presidents’ Trophy winner in f...

ANÁLISIS | ¿Qué tan mal está Ron DeSantis? Se ubica en las encuestas al nivel de Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

(CNN) — El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, ha pasado los últimos meses moviéndose hacia la derecha antes de su esperado ingreso a la campaña de las primarias presidenciales republicanas de 2024. Desde promulgar una ley que prohíbe el aborto durante seis semanas hasta pelear con Disney, el gobernador se ha centrado en satisfacer a la base conservadora de su partido.Al menos hasta ahora, esos esfuerzos no han valido la pena en las encuestas primarias republicanas, y DeSantis se quedó aún más atrás del actual favorito, el expresidente Donald Trump.El activista antivacunas Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presentará su candidatura presidencial para 2024Las cosas se pusieron tan mal para DeSantis que una encuesta reciente de Fox News lo muestra con un 21%, comparable con el 19% que Robert F. Kennedy Jr., quien ha impulsado teorías de conspiración desacreditadas sobre la seguridad de las vacunas, recibe del lado demócrata.DeSantis estaba en 28% en la encuesta de febrero de Fox, 15 puntos ...

Far-right German EU lawmaker caught up in contract fraud probe

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

Maximilian Krah, a far-right EU lawmaker from Germany, is facing scrutiny from the EU prosecutor’s office over potential contract fraud. According to three lawmakers from Krah’s Identity & Democracy (ID) group in the European Parliament, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is reviewing Krah’s role in a public contract bid following an investigation from the EU’s anti-fraud office, known as OLAF. EPPO, unlike OLAF, has the authority to bring criminal charges.The case centers on the process Krah used to award a communications contract for his ID group. According to a letter sent to OLAF and seen by POLITICO, Krah allegedly conspired with several German firms to rig the bidding for Polifakt, a company linked to him. The contract was ultimately halted but could have been worth tens of thousands of euros in EU funds.OLAF later sent a letter to EPPO, dated March 14, saying the office had closed its probe but suggesting the prosecutor look into the matter, according to ...

Erdogan says Turkish forces killed IS chief in Syria

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State group during an operation in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Sunday.Recep Tayyip Erdogan told TRT Turk television in an interview that the IS leader, code-named Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, was killed in a strike conducted on Saturday. Erdogan said the Turkish intelligence agency, MIT, had been following him “for a long time.”“We will continue our struggle against terrorist organizations without discriminating against any of them,” Erdogan said in the interview.Turkey has conducted numerous operations against IS and Kurdish groups along the Syrian border, capturing or killing suspected militants. The country controls large swaths of territory in northern Syria following a series of land incursions to drive Kurdish groups away from the Turkish-Syrian border.Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi was named leader of the militant group after its previous chief was killed in October, with an IS spokesm...

Alibaba’s Jack Ma turns up in Japan as college professor

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Jack Ma, a cofounder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, will be a visiting professor at Tokyo College, a research institute run by the prestigious University of Tokyo, the university said Monday. Ma will carry out research in sustainable agriculture and food production, it said in a statement. It said that Ma, who also heads his own Jack Ma Foundation, a philanthropic organization, will “share his rich experience and pioneering knowledge on entrepreneurship, corporate management and innovation,” with students and faculty. Chinese regulators singled out Alibaba for scrutiny in a recent crackdown on technology and internet companies, having put the brakes on a planned initial public offering in 2020 of Alibaba’s financial affiliate Ant Group. That came after he had criticized China’s regulators and financial systems in a speech in Shanghai. Ma kept a low profile for several years and traveled overseas before returning to China recently.His appointment began Monday...

PSAC says tentative agreement reached with Treasury Board for 120,000 workers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

OTTAWA — The Public Service Alliance of Canada has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Treasury Board covering more than 120,000 federal government workers across the country.The national strike is now over for Treasury Board workers, specifically members of the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining groups, who are required to return to work May 1st at 9 a.m. Eastern Time or their next scheduled shift.PSAC says strike action continues for 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency workers nationwide, with contract negotiations ongoing.Public servants hit picket lines at locations across the country beginning April 19th in what the union said was one of the biggest job actions in Canadian history.Service disruptions loomed large during the job action, from slowdowns at the border to pauses on new employment insurance, immigration and passport applications.Initial negotiations on a new collective agreement initially began in June 2021, and the union declared an impasse in May 2022, with both par...

PSAC says tentative agreement reached with Treasury Board for 120,000 members

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

The Public Service Alliance of Canada has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Treasury Board covering more than 120,000 federal government workers across the country.The national strike is now over for Treasury Board workers, specifically members of the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining groups, who are required to return to work May 1 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time or their next scheduled shift.PSAC has reached a tentative agreement for the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining units at Treasury Board.Members in the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining groups are required to return to work for their next scheduled shift, beginning May 1 at 9 a.m. ETRead more: https://t.co/sgsgv65FBl— PSAC-AFPC (@psac_afpc) May 1, 2023PSAC says strike action continues for 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency workers nationwide, with contract negotiations ongoing.“To date, we have successfully resolved some issues related to hours of work and information to be provided to PSAC so that the union can communicate and ...

Big May Day events in Asia call for better labor conditions

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:44:38 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A large number of workers and activists in Asian countries are set to mark May Day on Monday with protests calling for higher salaries and better working conditions, among other demands.May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate workers’ rights with rallies, marches and other events.In South Korea, more than 100,000 people planned to attend various rallies across the country in its biggest May Day gatherings since the pandemic began in early 2020, according to organizers. Similar events to mark the international labor day were expected in other Asian countries since COVID-19 restrictions were drastically loosened worldwide.The two main rallies in Seoul, the South Korean capital, were expected to draw about 30,000 people each to listen to speeches by leading union members, sing songs and watch performances before marching through the streets, according to the organizers: the Korean Confederation of Trade Union and the ...