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Auto Workers' Union Votes For Direct Election Of Leaders In Wake Of Scandal
Detroit (AP) Members of the United Auto Workers union have overwhelmingly approved picking their leaders by direct ballot elections, rejecting a system that many blamed for a bribery and embezzlement scandal in the union's top ranks. The one member, on...
Exclusive-Toyota Turns To Chinese Tech To Reach Its Electric Holy Grail
Toyota Motor Corp will launch an allelectric small sedan in China late next year, having turned to local partner BYD for key technology to finally make an affordable yet roomy runaround, four sources told Reuters.
Angela Merkel At Farewell Ceremony: Don't Tolerate Hate
Berlin (AP) Outgoing Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Germans to stand up to hatred, at a military ceremony on Thursday bidding her farewell after 16 years in office. Merkel was honoured with a traditional military musical performance and mar...
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Thursday
Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus variant as well as measures that the U.S. and other governments are taking to restrain it.
U.S. Steps Up Fight Against Omicron As Variant Marches Across Globe
President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out his strategy to fight the coronavirus as the highly contagious Omicron spread across the globe with winter coming and hours after the first known U.S. case of community transmission of the variant was reported.
US Appeals Court To Rehear Tennessee Abortion Ban Argument
Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court concluded historic arguments over abortion, a federal appeals court signaled it might be willing to allow yet another restrictive ban to go into effect.
Oil Ends Higher After A Day Of Wild Swings On OPEC, Omicron
Oil prices settled more than 1% higher on Thursday, after a seesaw session that saw benchmarks swing in a $5 range after OPEC+ surprised markets by sticking to its plans to boost output slowly.
Police Plan To Announce Update In Jacqueline Avant Case
Police plan to announce an update Thursday in the fatal shooting of Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist and the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, killed at their home in Beverly Hills, California.
Behavioral Tools Of Pandemic Should Be Applied To Climate Policy - Scientists
Lessons learned from the pandemic about shifting people's behavior will be applied to policies to counter climate change and disinformation in the future, leading scientists said Thursday.
Parents Of Georgia Tech Student Shot By Officer Settle Suit
The parents of a Georgia Tech student killed by a campus police officer four years ago have settled a lawsuit against the university for $1 million, their lawyer said Thursday.
BP Agrees To $500K Penalty, Soot Limits At Indiana Refinery
The U.S. District Court settlement modifies a previous consent decree that required BP Products North America Inc. to limit releases from the sprawling facility on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan.
U.S. Steps Up Fight Against Omicron As Variant Spreads Across Globe
The United States reported its first known case of community transmission of Omicron on Thursday hours before President Joe Biden was due to lay out his strategy to fight the coronavirus in the winter as the highly contagious variant spread across the glo...
Oil Little Changed As OPEC+ Sticks To Regular Output Increase
Oil prices were little changed, giving up most of their gains in volatile trading, as OPEC+ stuck to its policy of incrementally boosting output and the market considered the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Doctor Who First Detected Omicron Says Vaccinated or Not, New Variant Has Hit All in South Africa
No oxygen needs were experienced by the patients in South Africa so far, Dr. Angelique Coetzee said.
In-person Student Attendance in Schools May Drop by 14% Due to Omicron Threat, Says Survey
Schools in India are likely to see a 14 per cent drop in students attending in-person classes due to concerns sparked by 'Omicron', the new variant of coronavirus, according to a nationwide survey.
'Tip Tip...': Bhojpuri Star Amrapali Dubey Shakes a Leg on Raveena Tandon's Hit Number
Nirahua's brother Pravesh Lal Yadav has commented with a heart and fire emoji on the video.