Barbie overtakes Super Mario Bros to be 2023’s biggest box office hit
Margot Robbie’s hit movie becomes the year’s most successful film at box offices around the world.
September 2023
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Airlines could face crackdown on hidden fees
33 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Noor Nanji Business reporter, BBC News Airlines could face a crackdown on hidden fees, as part of a new government plan to improve transparency for people shopping online. A public consultation will look at ways to clamp down on firms that add necessary charges at checkout, bumping up…
UK bees in danger as Asian hornet sightings rise
15 minutes ago About sharing Asian hornet attacks wasp in Kent By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent Record sightings of Asian hornets are raising fears of catastrophic consequences for the UK’s bee populations for years to come. The invasive hornets are wreaking havoc in mainland Europe and threaten to get a foothold in the UK, with…
Amber Gibson’s brother jailed for life for killing teenager
16 minutes ago About sharing Amber Gibson’s body was found at Cadzow Glen in Hamilton A man who sexually assaulted and murdered his 16-year-old sister in a park in Hamilton has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years. Amber Gibson’s body was found in Cadzow Glen on 28 November 2021, two days after she…
Burning Man: Revellers begin to leave as boggy conditions improve
2 hours ago About sharing Some people have been taking their chances and leaving the site early By David Willis & Kathryn Armstrong BBC News, Burning Man in Nevada & London Weather conditions at the Burning Man festival in the US have eased enough to allow revellers to start leaving. Heavy rain had turned the…
The NLRB’s Recent Decisions Are Good News for Workers
Economy / September 4, 2023 The NLRB’s Recent Decisions Are Good News for Workers But while both are worth celebrating, there are still no shortcuts to the hard organizing work needed to win life-changing contracts. Jane McAlevey Ad Policy Jennifer Abruzzo in Washington, D.C. (Bill O’Leary / The Washington Post via Getty Images) Workers in…
Most Pro-Labor President in History? Joe Biden’s Not There Yet.
Politics / September 4, 2023 Most Pro-Labor President in History? Joe Biden’s Not There Yet. Biden’s done a lot. But he’s got to do a lot more to get union membership numbers up. John Nichols Ad Policy US President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House on the first anniversary of…
Top 10 Labor Day Songs
Today 5:00 am Top 10 Labor Day Songs Top 10 Labor Day Songs In honor of Labor Day, here’s a stab at the impossible task of naming the best songs ever written about working people. Peter Rothberg September 4, 2023 Woody Guthrie. (CC) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a…
Children’s futures at risk as more put to work – UN
2 hours ago About sharing In Lebanon, the UN says one in every 10 families send their children to work By Alice Cuddy BBC News The future of millions of children is at risk as growing numbers are pulled out of school and into work, the head of the United Nations’ labour body has told…
Rail disruption: Train cancellations as high as 13% in 2023
33 minutes ago About sharing TransPennine Express was brought under government control after months of complaints about delays and cancellations By Jonathan Fagg and Emily Unia BBC England Britain’s busiest railway stations with the highest rates of cancelled trains this year have been revealed. As of 31 July, Huddersfield has had more than 5,500 scheduled…