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UC averts systemwide strike with four-year deal for 21,000 technical and health workers

A four-year UC-UPTE contract cancels a potential systemwide strike, sets a $25 wage floor, and adds raises, benefit caps and new job protections. ...Read more

#uc, #labor, #unioncontract, #healthcareworkers, #california

Death of Young Hairdresser and Trump Warning Raise Stakes in Iran’s Price Protests

Saghar Etemadi’s killing amid Iran’s economic protests and Trump’s “locked and loaded” warning intensify tensions between Tehran and Washington. ...Read more

#iran, #protests, #trump, #humanrights, #economy

Senegal Nears New IMF Deal After Audit Uncovers Hidden Debt and Triggers Funding Freeze

Senegal says it is close to a new IMF program after audits revealed unreported obligations that lifted debt to about 132% of GDP and froze funding. ...Read more

#senegal, #imf, #debt, #africa, #eurobonds

Worst Since Black Summer: Heatwave Pushes Southern Australia to the Limit

A severe heatwave hits southern Australia with mid-40s temperatures, straining health and power systems and raising fire danger across several states. ...Read more

#heatwave, #australia, #bushfires, #extremeheat, #climatechange

UC Reaches Deal With UPTE, Averting Historic Walkout With Raises, $25 Wage Floor

UC and UPTE ratified a four-year contract with compounded raises, a $25 minimum wage, premium caps and expanded leave, averting a major strike. ...Read more

#universityofcalifornia, #union, #labor, #healthcare, #wages

UC and UPTE Reach Four-Year Deal, Averting Largest Strike in University History

UC’s technical and health care workers ratified a four-year contract with raises, a $25 wage floor and premium caps, canceling a major strike. ...Read more

#universityofcalifornia, #labor, #union, #healthcare, #wages

Alcon forces fourth delay of STAAR Surgical shareholder vote on $1.6 billion takeover

Alcon triggered a fourth postponement of STAAR’s takeover vote to Jan. 6, as Broadwood and proxy advisers keep opposition high despite a higher price. ...Read more

#alcon, #staar, #mergers, #shareholdervote, #proxyadvisors

Myles Garrett Sets NFL Single-Season Sack Record as Browns Beat Bengals in Week 18

Myles Garrett sacks Joe Burrow for No. 23, breaking the NFL single-season record, as Cleveland ends a lost year with a 20-18 win in Cincinnati. ...Read more

#nfl, #mylesgarrett, #browns, #bengals, #sackrecord

Oregon shuts out Texas Tech 23–0 in Orange Bowl, advances to CFP semifinal vs. Indiana

Oregon’s defense forces four turnovers and blanks high-scoring Texas Tech 23–0 in the Orange Bowl, sending the Ducks to face Indiana. ...Read more

#collegefootball, #cfp, #oregonducks, #texastech

U.S. Airstrikes in Venezuela End With Maduro Seized and Flown to New York

U.S. forces strike Caracas and seize President Nicolás Maduro in a raid, flying him to New York to face charges as lawmakers and allies decry a dangerous precedent. ...Read more

#venezuela, #maduro, #usmilitary, #internationallaw, #oil

Measles Shield Frays: Most U.S. Counties Fall Below Kindergarten Vaccination Target

MMR coverage among kindergarteners has slid since the pandemic, leaving most counties below the 95% measles target as cases hit a 30-year high. ...Read more

#measles, #vaccines, #publichealth, #mmr, #kindergarten

Atmospheric river meets king tides, flooding Bay Area roads as Sierra blizzard snarls travel

California’s first 2026 atmospheric river hit during king tides, flooding Bay Area streets and highways while fierce winds and heavy snow shut Sierra routes. ...Read more

#atmosphericriver, #kingtides, #bayarea, #sierranevada, #flooding

Smithsonian Opens Long-Running Exhibit on Filipino American History Ahead of U.S. 250th

A new Smithsonian show uses long-hidden steamer trunks from Stockton’s Little Manila to spotlight Filipino American lives, labor and memory. ...Read more

#smithsonian, #filipinoamerican, #museum, #laborhistory, #littlemanila

Smithsonian Opens Exhibit Built From Forgotten Trunks of Filipino American Workers

A new Smithsonian show uses 26 steamer trunks from Stockton’s Little Manila to tell Filipino American stories of labor, migration and erasure. ...Read more

#smithsonian, #filipinoamerican, #museum, #immigration, #labor

AI and a blood test may predict multiple sclerosis course better than symptom labels

UCL researchers use MRI and a nerve-damage blood marker with AI to identify two MS biological subtypes, offering clues for prognosis and treatment. ...Read more

#multiplesclerosis, #ai, #mri, #biomarkers, #neurology