Heading into the final weekend before Week 1, Giants players today elected five captains for the 2025 campaign. The team will be led by: OLB Brian Burns DL Dexter Lawrence ILB Bobby Okereke WR Darius Slayton QB Russell Wilson “We’ve finally [been] able to add leadership in every room and we feel good about the team leadership,” general manager Joe …
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The forces of hell are unionizing. Today the Communication Workers of America has announced that over 450 game developers at Blizzard Entertainment who work on the Diablo series have voted to unionize under the CWA. The union vote concluded on the evening of August 27, 2025, with workers either signing union cards or indicating they wanted to unionize through an …
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Ballots are being cast Wednesday over a pivotal decision at a Kentucky manufacturing complex that is producing batteries for electric vehicles. Workers will decide whether to join the United Auto Workers and extend a streak of union victories in the South, where organized labor struggled to find solid footing. A two-day union vote closes Wednesday, about a week after production …
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The California state legislature was poised on Thursday to vote on a plan to redraw its congressional boundaries and create five potential new Democratic House seats – an answer to the Republican redistricting push in Texas, sought by Donald Trump, aimed at tilting the map in his party’s favor ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The nation’s two most populous …
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The exterior of Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Ore., on Aug. 16, 2025. Joni Land / OPB Nurses at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham voted Friday to authorize a strike, following 21 months of negotiations. The vote could affect 400 registered nurses working at the hospital. Among their list of demands, the nurses are asking for …
Read More »UnitedHealth jumps after vote of confidence from Warren Buffett Reuters UnitedHealth shares jump the most in 5 years after Buffett’s new stake is revealed CNBC Berkshire Hathaway buys $1.6B stake in UnitedHealth, stock jumps Quartz UnitedHealth, Others See ‘Buffett Bounce’ as Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Investments Investopedia Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Further Pares Stake in Apple, Adds UnitedHealth Position The Wall Street Journal Source link
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 21, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon UnitedHealth Friday Shares of UnitedHealth were down nearly 50% for 2025 through Thursday’s close before Buffett’s filing. The largest private health insurer has become the face of public blowback in this …
Read More »Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map The New York Times Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’ Fox News Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps AP News Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan ABC News Texas Democrats signal they are ready to …
Read More »Pentagon clarifies Secretary Hegseth’s repost on women’s right to vote Axios How Pete Hegseth’s zeal to bring religiosity to the Pentagon is dividing the military The Guardian Opinion | This Evangelical Pastor Wants to Replace Women’s Right to Vote The New York Times Pentagon chief endorses Christian nationalist push to give voting rights to households, not women Arizona Mirror Female vets in Congress slam …
Read More »“Fight the Trump Takeover” protests take on Texas redistricting vote this weekend Axios DNC to help lead nationwide protests against GOP redistricting plans NBC News Three Florida cities participate in ‘Fight The Trump Takeover’ national rallies Florida Phoenix Liberal groups, DNC planning redistricting protests in 20 states The Hill States double down on redrawing congressional maps after Texas’ plan kicks off national brawl Oskaloosa Herald …
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