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Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed a historic vote to join the United Auto Workers union, the union announced Friday. This makes it the first auto plant in the South to recognize a union through elections since the 1940s.Unofficial union vote counts, which must be verified by federal labor officials who conduct the vote, showed 73% of workers voted yes by 10 p.m. ET Friday night. A simple majority is required for a vote to pass.The vote marks a victory for the UAW and organized labor, which has faced years of difficulties organizing factories in southern states. The UAW has…

CNN — At least three people were injured in five explosions at a military base belonging to an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, a local security official told CNN on Saturday. Muhanad al-Anazi, a member of the security committee in Babylon province, south of the capital Baghdad, said the explosion occurred at a facility belonging to the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU). The cause was not immediately known. A day after a military attack on Iran blamed on Israel, Israeli and U.S. officials said neither country was involved in the explosion. The PMU, also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, is a…

It had been 24 days since Dau Mabil vanished while on a walk in Jackson, Mississippi. And in the last few of those days, his family and a growing number of supporters began to think the unthinkable, that a body fished from the Pearl River over the weekend was his. And worse, that he was murdered. On Thursday, they got confirmation of the former, while the latter worry still looms.“He was always my little brother,” Bul Mabil, Mabil’s older brother, told NBC News. “To just think that my brother is no longer here. It’s just very devastating to me. But…

Opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial are scheduled to begin next week after the last juror was seated on Friday, but after a dramatic day that left two prospective jurors in tears, an appeal is pending. A judge has denied President Trump’s request to halt the trial. The man then immolated himself in front of the courthouse.”We will have opening statements Monday morning. This trial will begin,” Judge Juan Melchán said near the end of the day after safely seating the remaining five required alternate jurors. . The case, the first ever criminal trial against a former president,…

Gospel singer Mandisa Hundley, who was praised for her powerful vocals on “American Idol” and later won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, was found dead in her Nashville home on Thursday. She was 47 years old.The Media Collective, which represents Hundley, confirmed her death and said in a statement that the cause of death was unknown.Mr. Hundley performed and produced music with Christian themes. She was a fan favorite on “American Idol” in 2006, but she was eliminated fourth out of 12 finalists.As a soul singer, she spoke openly about her love for God, and her…

Tesla has agreed to recall about 4,000 Cybertruck pickup trucks to fix a stuck gas pedal that increases the risk of crashes, the Federal Safety Agency announced Friday.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a notice posted on its website that the defect could cause vehicles to accelerate unintentionally. After numerous delays, Tesla began selling its first pickup truck, the Cybertruck, in November.The recall is another setback for Tesla, the largest electric car maker in the United States. The company has been losing market share to emerging competitors, and this month reported a year-on-year decline in sales for the…

11 Mins AgoRegional banks are a rare pocket of stock market strength this weekIn an otherwise miserable week for stocks (S&P 500 Technology Index down 6%; Meta lower by 5.6%; Microsoft off 5.3%), one surprising standout is regional banks.The S&P Composite 1500 Regional Bank Index has gained almost 1.4% this week. Even the S&P 500 Financials Index, which includes all manner of insurance companies, asset managers and fintech and payments companies, is ahead almlst 0.7% this week.”Higher Treasury yields, a resilient U.S. economy, and relatively low valuations are three reasons why we now think that the future for U.S. banks…

The 2024 Olympic Wrestling Trials will take place on April 19-20 in State College, Pennsylvania. Check out the article below for real-time updates from the trials on the biggest stories from this event.2024 Olympic Trials Watch PartyMore Olympic Trials ContentFull Schedule | Pre-Seeds | Full ResultsSession 1 – Quarter-FinalsMen’s Freestyle 65 kgWe’re already rolling into the quarters with Alec Pantaleo taking on top-seeded Nick Lee and Jesse Mendez wrestling James Green. Not a ton of action in the first, Lee gets a passivity point to hold a 1-0 lead into the break. Now early in the second, Lee gets a…

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two permanent chemicals used in cookware, carpeting and firefighting foam as hazardous. The move is aimed at ensuring faster cleanup of toxic compounds and holding industry and others responsible to account. You will have to pay to clean up the contamination.The designation as a hazardous substance under the Superfund Act does not prohibit the chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS. However, releases of chemicals into soil or water above certain levels must be reported to federal, state, and tribal authorities. In that case, the EPA could require cleanup…

The Biden administration on Friday expanded federal protections across millions of acres of Alaska’s wilderness, blocking oil, gas and mining operations on some of the nation’s most pristine land.The Department of the Interior announced it would deny a permit for an industrial road that the state of Alaska wanted to build through the gates of Arctic National Park and Preserve to reach a giant copper deposit with an estimated value of $7.5 billion. It also announced a ban on drilling on more than half of Alaska’s 23 million-acre National Petroleum Reserve, an ecologically sensitive region north of the Arctic Circle.Together,…