• The Spring of discontent? How Britain could be brought to a standstill as London Underground and hospital workers join national rail and airport staff on strike

    Britons face weeks of misery after militant unions organised a series of strikes on the railways, in schools, in hospitals and at airports over the next month.

  • Rempe strikes first

    R1, Gm 1: Matt Rempe finishes Jimmy Vesey's feed with a quick wrister in

  • The Empires Begin to Strike Back

    With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Google recently fired 28 employees from its New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel. The reason given by the company’s vice president for global security, Chris Rackow, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, was that the sacked employees “took over office spaces, defaced our property and physically impeded the work...

  • The Empires Begin to Strike Back

    With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Google recently fired 28 employees from its New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel. The reason given by the company’s vice president for global security, Chris Rackow, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, was that the sacked employees “took over office spaces, defaced our property and physically impeded the work...

  • Moderate earthquake strikes Taiwan

    KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan at 8.04am today. According to a Malaysian Meteorological Department

  • The Strike of the Longshoremen: Seattle 1934

    Rise like Lions after slumber– In unvanquishable number– Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you– Ye are many — they are few.’ -Percy Bysshe Shelley On the morning of May 9, 1934, a rejuvenated International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) struck shippers in the West Coast Ports, shutting down all More

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    The importance of insurance when disaster strikes

    IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) Preparing for unexpected disasters is important. In just the past few weeks, Local News 8 has reported on attempted Rexburg apartment break-ins, a recent business fire in St. Anthony, and potential flooding. One way to be prepared is making sure you have the right insurance. Goosehead Insurance agent and broker Chad Christensen told us, "If

  • Strike to paralyze transport on Wednesday

    The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) has declared a 24-hour strike scheduled for Wednesday, aiming to promote public urban transportation, collective labor agreements and personnel hirings. The strike is expected to impact public transport services across the country. During the strike, all three lines of the Metro and the tram will be out of service, while city buses will operate on a limited schedule from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The national railway will also be affected, with the...

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    Soldier prepares to strike out competition

    Smash! Clack! Clatter! These familiar sounds reverberate across the room as a mechanical arm sweeps away 10 more fallen pins. The enticing aromas of pub fare, hints of shoe deodorizer, and the grease and oil that make a bowling alley function saturate the air through which novice and aspiring pro bowlers alike hurl balls down lane after lane. These sites and sounds are hallmarks of Sgt. 1st Class Clemencia Lopez’s happy place. However, as fun as bowling is, Lopez is focused and on a mission....

  • Strikes and Balls: The Israeli Dilemma

    "We can all too easily look back on scenes of unthinkable horror perpetrated by those who would do anything rather than give the Jews their due."

  • French strikes affecting Palma flights

    According to AENA, the air traffic controllers’ strike called for Thursday in France is affecting 54 flights between the Balearic Islands and French airports. 17 arrivals and 16 departures to and from Palma are affected, with some flights being rescheduled. The French authorities estimate that at least 60 per cent of flights to and from French […]

  • Oversized truck strikes bridge in Holyoke

    A truck struck the overhead bridge at the intersection of Lyman and Main Streets in Holyoke Tuesday afternoon.