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Close To 2,000 Manufacturing Workers Just Went On Strike In Pennsylvania

Nearly 1,700 workers at a GE Transportation plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, went on strike Tuesday, marking the first large-scale work stoppage in the U.S. manufacturing sector in three years. Union members with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) say the factory’s incoming owner, Pennsylvania-based Wabtec Corp., is trying to impose mandatory

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After New Zealand Massacre, YouTube’s Algorithm Still Promotes Islamophobic Videos

In the days leading up to the New Zealand massacre that left dozens of Muslim worshippers dead, the suspected shooter, a 28-year-old Australian man, left a trail of xenophobic and Islamophobic postings online. On Tuesday, he appeared to share a series of YouTube videos on Twitter, including a montage of bloodied corpses from previous terror

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With Funeral Home Rules Due for an Update, There’s a Push for Online Prices

The typical cost of a traditional funeral, including viewing of the body and burial, was about $7,400 in 2017, according to the National Funeral Directors Association, a trade group. A funeral with cremation, which is increasingly popular, was about $6,300. But costs vary widely, even within the same market. Scott Gilligan, general counsel with the

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