Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season
A strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more ...
Port workers strike for first time in nearly 50 years
( The Hill) – Tens of thousands of longshoremen at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico went on strike shortly after midnight, the first strike by the port workers’ union in nearly 50 years.
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Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon in ...
Sony’s PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers
Sony’s PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren’t able to sign in to their accounts. PlayStation ...
Mysteries of universe revealed? Hardly. But CERN still fascinates, discovers on its 70th anniversary
The research center that is home to the world’s largest particle accelerator is celebrating its 70th anniversary on Tuesday, with the physicists who run it aiming to unlock secrets ...
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Tibetan group in India protests against China and human rights situation in homeland
NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of Tibetans living in India protested outside China’s embassy on Tuesday against the human rights situation in their homeland, which China annexed in 1951. Police blocked the ...
Inflation in Europe falls below 2% and opens the way for faster rate cuts
Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.8% in September, below the European Central Bank’s target of 2% for the first time in more than three ...
A drone boat loaded with explosives has struck a ship in the Red Sea in a suspected Houthi attack
A drone boat loaded with explosives crashed into a ship Tuesday in the Red Sea, the British military and private security officials said, the latest suspected ...
Asian markets mixed, Japanese stocks rally from Monday’s slump
Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day earlier. A quarterly “tankan” survey by the Bank of Japan showed ...
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to make first public statement since his release from prison
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will make his first public statements since he was released from prison when he addresses the Council of Europe on Tuesday. Assange, 53, is expected ...
How one preschool uses PAW Patrol to teach democracy
As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a dozen miles away in a sun-filled Virginia preschool classroom. At ...
Claudia Sheinbaum to be sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico, a country with pressing problems
Claudia Sheinbaum will take the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in more than 200 years of independence, promising to protect an expanded social safety ...