It took two marches from the southern San Joaquin Valley to Sacramento, and months of mobilization and pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom, to get a “card check” law for farmworkers. In the end, though, on September 28, 2022, he signed AB 2183, giving California’s field workers the best agricultural labor law in the country.
Today, that law is in danger. In a courthouse in Visalia, a small city in the heart of Republican grower country, a hearing opened last week … Read more
The family of Kfir Bibas, a baby who was snatched and taken into Gaza by Hamas, faced yet more anguish today after the terrorists offered to hand over the bodies of three hostages to Israel.
Hamas claimed that Israel had refused its offer to hand over the three bodies without naming the dead.
But it comes a day after the terrorists claimed – without providing evidence – that the ten-month-old, his four-year-old brother Ariel and his mother Shiri Silberman-Bibas, 30,
Cardiologists have hailed a ‘landmark’ and ‘reassuring’ study showing no spike in sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes.
Debunking a major claim peddled by anti-vaxxers in the wake of Covid, scientists discovered such cases have actually fallen after examining 20 years of US college sports.
Deaths remained stable even during the pandemic, they claimed, with rates having plunged by about 29 per cent every five years.
Academics credited the drop to more effective and frequent screening systems for heart conditions
Wilko was plunged into administration this morning putting 12,000 jobs and 400 stores at risk, with devastated shoppers fearing it will become ‘another Woolworths’.
The chain, which had been owned by the Wilkinson family since it was established as a single hardware store in Leicester in 1930, has now appointed PwC to seek out potential buyers.
Wilko stepped into the high street gap left by the collapse of Woolworths in 2008, but shoppers have been met with half-empty shelves for
Acquiring the services of a striker has been a priority for Bayern since 2021 after Robert Lewandowski departed in favour of joining Barcelona. Sadio Mane was signed from Liverpool last summer as a quick fix, but his recent move to Saudi Arabia only highlights the unsuccessful nature of the transfer.
Tottenham star Kane was therefore shortlisted as a top target once again, and Tuchel green-lighted his pursuit. Several rounds of talks have taken place with Spurs as a result, and
Manchester United still have transfer business to complete with less than a month of the summer transfer window remaining. The Red Devils face one final pre-season fixture this afternoon before Erik ten Hag’s second campaign as manager commences on Monday, August 14.
United travel to Dublin, where Athletic Club and former midfielder Ander Herrera await ahead of a week of build-up to the Premier League opener against Wolves at Old Trafford.
But in the background, plenty of work is ongoing
Manchester United will unveil Rasmus Hojlund to the Old Trafford crowd on Saturday before they face Lens in their penultimate pre-season game. The £72million striker is set to receive the Raphael Varane and Casemiro treatment after completing his switch from Atalanta this week.
Hojlund is Erik ten Hag’s third recruit of the summer transfer window, with the new season just a week away.
He follows Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount and Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana in landing in M16 for
Chelsea have already lost their marquee signing of the transfer window so far, Christopher Nkunku, to injury. Nkunku picked up a left knee injury during the 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund in a pre-season friendly on Thursday.
The Frenchman, who joined Chelsea this summer from RB Leipzig for £52million, initially went down in the ninth minute after he was clipped by Mats Hummels inside the opposition’s penalty area. He was eventually replaced by Mykhailo Mudryk in the 22nd minute after
The Biden administration’s effort to regulate pistol braces was dealt a blow Tuesday after a ruling by a federal appeals court cast doubt on its constitutionality.
The Biden admin rule required gun owners to register pistol braces, which are accessories that can be attached to the rear of a gun to make it easier to aim and fire with one hand.
Semi-automatic handguns are displayed at shop in New Castle, Pa., March 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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United have been up for sale since November 2022. A lengthy, drawn out sale process has since taken place with two main bidders vying for the chance to own the top-flight giants.
British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani have both made offers believed to be in the region of around £5billion. A final round of bidding took place in March, with Sheikh Jassim reportedly making a proposal straight to the Glazer family.
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