NEED TO KNOW The official cause of death has been revealed for former federal prosecutor Jessica Aber, who resigned on the same day that President Donald Trump began his second term in January 43-year-old Aber was found dead in her home in Alexandria, Va., on March 22, just two months after her resignation Following her death, police said they believed …
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For this Labor Day, the Donald Trump administration has draped an enormous banner outside the US labor department with his portrait and the words “American Workers First.” Trump was elected on promises, since repeatedly pledged, that he would fight for workers and forgotten Americans. But many labor advocates say that Trump has consistently put corporate interests first in his second …
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He acknowledged that governments are weighing what might be possible “under which conditions and reservations,” but stressed: “To discuss this publicly, at this point in time, I consider to be totally wrong.” Pistorius was responding to von der Leyen’s weekend interview with the Financial Times, in which she said Europe was drawing up “pretty precise plans” for a multinational deployment …
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Good morning. You’re reading a special Labor Day edition of the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get the newsletter delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Checking in with the labor movement by Andrea Hsu, NPR labor and workplace correspondent At this time last year, …
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A plan circulating in the White House to develop the “Gaza Riviera” as a string of high-tech megacities has been dismissed as an “insane” attempt to provide cover for the large-scale ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian territory’s population. The Washington Post published on Sunday a leaked prospectus for the plan, which would see the forced displacement of Gaza’s entire population …
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By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 31, 2025 / 07:10 am Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis and deplored a worldwide “pandemic of arms” that has left many children dead or injured. “Our prayers for the victims of the tragic shooting during a school Mass in the American …
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Family in disbelief after father’s death in Alabama ATV accident: ‘Still waiting for him to come through the door’ 11Alive.com 2 adults killed, 7 children injured in horrific Alabama ATV crash AL.com 2 adults dead, 7 children injured after ATV overturned and struck tree in Alabama CBS News ‘This is a tragic accident’: 2 adults dead, 7 children injured in crash at Piedmont …
Read More »Unions, community groups join forces for Labor Day protests against Trump and billionaires USA Today Workers rally against ‘billionaire takeover’ on Labor Day KTLA ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ Labor Day rallies planned at 7 sites around San Diego NBC 7 San Diego Rallies, demonstrations across Southern California set to mark Labor Day ABC7 Los Angeles Here are all the ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ protest locations in …
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President Trump has claimed the authority to bypass Congress and impose sweeping tariffs on foreign products, arguing the import duties are necessary to strengthen the U.S. economy. Now a federal appeals court has thrown a roadblock in his path. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that Mr. Trump went too far when he declared national emergencies …
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Aug. 31 (UPI) — President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he would sign an executive order requiring voters to present identification when casting ballots. “Voter ID must be part of every single vote. No exceptions!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “I will be doing an executive order to that end! Also, no mail-in voting, except for those …
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