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Dockworkers May Have the Negotiating Advantage in Their Strike Against US Ports
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Some 45,000 dockworkers at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are on strike for the first time in decades. And experts say the workers may wield the upper hand in their standoff wit...
Oct 01, 2024
The US Could See Shortages and Higher Retail Prices if a Dockworkers Strike Drags On
Green Valley, Arizona, July 10, 2022. Empty dairy shelves at Walmart grocery store. Supply chain disruption. Global trade 2022.NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike...
Oct 01, 2024
The Grace Period for Student Loan Payments is Over
NEW YORK (AP) - The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers came to an end on Sept. 30. The "on-ramp" period helped borrowers who are struggling to make payments avoid the risk of going defau...
Oct 01, 2024
US Job Openings Rise to 8 Million as Labor Market Remains Sturdy
[WFAA photo]WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 mil...
Oct 01, 2024
Israel Prepares for Imminent Missile Attack from Iran
(WBAP/KLIF) — JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel warned Lebanese people to evacuate border communities Tuesday to avoid harm from limited ground operations it said were launched against Hezbollah, and said...
Oct 01, 2024
Coppell ISD Board of Trustees Votes to Close Historic Pinkerton Elementary
COPPELL (WBAP/KLIF News ) - Dozens of parents and students spoke out at a Coppell ISD board meeting Monday night, ahead of the Board of Trustee’s vote to close the historic Pinkerton Elementary ...
Oct 01, 2024
Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at the age of 83
(WBAP/KLIF) - Longtime MLB star Pete Rose died on Monday afternoon. He was 83.Rose, a former league MVP, spent 24 years in Major League Baseball. He got his start with the Cincinnati Reds in 1963, and...
Sep 30, 2024
Historic Strike Underway at U.S. Ports
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades. And the work stoppage could snarl supply chains - leading to s...
Sep 30, 2024
Fed Chair Powell Says the US Economy is in ‘Solid Shape’ With Gradual Rate Cuts Coming
(Photo by Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size and speed will depend on the ev...
Sep 30, 2024
Attorney General Ken Paxton is Suing the City of Austin
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Ken Paxton is suing the City of Austin to prevent the city from using public money to fund expenses for women traveling out of Texas to procure abortions. In the...
Sep 28, 2024
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