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CNN —Blizzard conditions continued to slam Northern California over the weekend with damaging winds and heavy snow dumping on mountain ridges down to the valleys. The most extreme conditions are unfolding at the highest elevations in the mountains, with whiteout conditions and hurricane-force winds. The weather service has warned of “high to extreme” avalanche danger through Sunday afternoon in the Central Sierra and Greater Lake Tahoe area. “Expect snowy conditions throughout the park,” park officials said. A blizzard warning remains in effect for the park area until 7 p.m. on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford, California.

Persons: “, Whiteouts, Brooke Hess, Mario Tama Organizations: CNN, Blizzard, Prediction, Central Sierra, Intermountain, Weather, West, National Weather Service, California Department of Transportation, Donner Summit, California Highway Patrol, Facebook, Officials Locations: Northern California, Sierra Nevada, Nevada, Greater Lake Tahoe, Sierra, California, Tahoe, Twin, Truckee, Truckee , California, Colfax, Yosemite, Hanford , California

☆ Rivian workers won't be getting much sleep tonight
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Grace Kay | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewRivian left thousands of its workers in limbo after announcing it was laying off 10% of its salaried staff on Wednesday. AdvertisementIn an email to BI, Rivian did not specify exactly how many salaried staff members would be cut, but said that it has 16,700 total employees, including both salaried and hourly workers. High interest rates, slowing demand, and pressure from Tesla's pricing strategy have put pressure on the US electric car market. "Most notably the impact of historically high interest rates which has negatively impacted demand."

Persons: —, RJ Scaringe, they'd, Scaringe, Rivian, didn't Organizations: Service, Business, Ford, General Motors

☆ Elon Musk attacked my article accusing him of gaming Twitter's algorithm for more attention. In some ways, it gave him exactly what he wanted.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Zoe Schiffer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Advertisement"Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first," the Platformer headline read. "After his super bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden's, Twitter's CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm." In December 2022, a former Twitter employee had been sentenced to three years in prison for spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia. AdvertisementBy the end of the week, did anyone even remember there had been a Super Bowl? From EXTREMELY HARDCORE: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter, by Zoe Schiffer, published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch, Musk, Biden, I'm, Jill Biden's, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, I'd, Elon, Zoe, Yang, Casey Newton, Biden's, Newton, who'd, Barack Obama, Twitter, Zoe Schiffer Organizations: Service, Farm, Super, News Corp, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Business, Eagles, Twitter, Elon Musk, Google, Washington Post, Engineers, UPS, Elon, Penguin Publishing, Penguin Random Locations: Glendale , Arizona, Arizona, Oakland, Santa Barbara, Saudi Arabia

LAS VEGAS (AP) — What does Usher have planned for his upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance? Apple Music’s Nadeska Alexis will interview Usher about the performance and other topics beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific time. The pre-game media session might reveal some details about the performance, but headliners often keep a few secrets. Rihanna sure did, waiting until her Super Bowl performance last year to reveal she was pregnant with her second child. Photos You Should See View All 15 ImagesThe Super Bowl will be held Sunday at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium, with the San Francisco 49ers facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Persons: Usher, Apple Music’s Nadeska Alexis, It's, —, will.i.am Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Apple, Apple Music, Las, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs Locations: Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___The underdog Kansas City Chiefs are playing for history against the San Francisco 49ers. Under Shanahan, the 49ers are 32-11 straight up and 28-14-1 against the spread when playing in the Pacific time zone for the second straight game. Pro Picks leans slightly toward the 49ers in a close one that comes down to Purdy having to lead the team to a comeback win for the third straight game.

Persons: —, Rob Maaddi, they’ve, FanDuel, They’re, Patrick Mahomes, “, ” Mahomes, “ I’m, it’s, Kyle Shanahan, Shanahan, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, They’ve, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, don’t, Purdy Organizations: LAS VEGAS, AP Pro Football, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Bowls, Chiefs, Buffalo, 49ers, Patriots, Rams, it’s, Super, All, 49ERS, Twitter Locations: Baltimore, Super, Francisco

☆ Boeing delivers 737 MAX jet to China, ending four-year freeze
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane of China Southern Airlines lands at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport as the Boeing 737 Max returns to passenger flying in China after a hiatus of nearly four years on January 13, 2023 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. It represents a vote of confidence for the planemaker during a difficult period for Boeing following a Jan. 5 mid-air cabin blowout during a full flight. Chinese imports of the MAX have been suspended since it was grounded worldwide in 2019 following two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. Safety bans have been lifted with existing MAX already flying inside China, but new deliveries had remained on hold. Boeing has faced increased scrutiny following the Jan. 5 mid-air incident on an Alaska Airlines flight.

Persons: Max, Nobody Organizations: Boeing, Max, China Southern Airlines, Wuhan Tianhe International, Alaska Airlines, FAA, Seattle Boeing Locations: China, Wuhan, Hubei Province, Seattle, Washington, Honolulu

We have everything you need to know on how to buy U2 Sphere tickets. We've got you covered if you're still looking for tickets to U2's Sphere concert tour. U2 Sphere 2024 tour scheduleU2 kicks off their 2024 leg at the Las Vegas Sphere on January 26. Date City Prices from Time 1/26/24 Las Vegas, NV $669 8 p.m. 1/27/24 Las Vegas, NV $700 8 p.m. 1/31/24 Las Vegas, NV $481 8 p.m. 2/2/24* Las Vegas, NV $551 8 p.m. 2/3/23 Las Vegas, NV $522 8 p.m. 2/7/24 Las Vegas, NV $374 8 p.m. 2/9/24 Las Vegas, NV $365 8 p.m. 2/10/24 Las Vegas, NV $414 8 p.m. 2/15/24 Las Vegas, NV $530 8 p.m. 2/17/24 Las Vegas, NV $564 8 p.m. 2/18/24 Las Vegas, NV $449 8 p.m. 2/23/24 Las Vegas, NV $370 8 p.m. 2/23/24 Las Vegas, NV $400 8 p.m. 3/1/24 Las Vegas, NV $454 8 p.m. 3/2/24 Las Vegas, NV $576 8 p.m.How to buy tickets for U2 Sphere concert tourU2's Sphere residency tickets have been on sale for several months, so the remaining available quantity is limited. The U2 Sphere residency is confined to the venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, so no international tour dates will be associated with this concert series due to the unique nature of the venue.

Persons: Bono, Adam Clayton, Bram van den Berg, Larry Mullen, Jr, We've, you'll, Pauli, Lovejoy Organizations: Ticketmaster Locations: Vegas, Time, Las Vegas, Las Vegas , Nevada

The ruling issued Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington comes three weeks after it blocked the ban. Apple is still trying to persuade the federal appeals court to overturn the ITC's ruling, but Wednesday's decision means the company is no longer insulated from the U.S. sales ban. The Cupertino, California, company also could negotiate a settlement with Masimo that would clear the way for it to continue selling the Apple Watch models with the blood-oxygen sensor. Having to pull its two top Apple Watches from the U.S. would put a small dent in the company's annual sales of $383 billion. Although the company doesn't disclose the volume of Apple Watch sales, analyst estimate the product accounts for about $18 billion in annual revenue.

Persons: specter, Masimo, Apple Organizations: U.S ., Apple, U.S . International Trade Commission, Apple Watch, U.S . Customs, U.S Locations: U.S, Washington, Cupertino , California, American

☆ Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs in Prime Video and MGM Studios: Read the memo to employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Here's the full memo from Hopkins:Team,We've taken significant steps towards our long-term vision of making Prime Video the first-choice entertainment destination for customers worldwide, and I'm proud of everything we've accomplished as a team to date. And, through our acquisition of MGM, we've increased our investments in theatrical films and driven growth in MGM+ and our licensing and third-party production businesses. As a result of these decisions, we will be eliminating several hundred roles across the Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios organization. It is hard to say goodbye to talented Amazonians who've made meaningful contributions on behalf of our customers, team and business. Prime Video is one of the most popular benefits for Prime members, and one of most widely used entertainment destinations in the world.

Persons: We've, we've, Amazonians who've, Mike Organizations: Amazon, Hopkins, MGM, Prime, Amazon MGM Studios Locations: Americas

☆ Amazon is laying off 'several hundred' employees across Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios — read the memo
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Lucia Moses | Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The company is laying off "several hundred" employees across Prime Video and Amazon MGM studios. "As a result of these decisions, we will be eliminating several hundred roles across the Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios organization." In April 2023, Amazon Studios (now Amazon MGM Studios) and Prime Video teams cut about 100 people — a tiny fraction of Amazon's 27,000 layoffs last year. As a result of these decisions, we will be eliminating several hundred roles across the Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios organization. Prime Video is one of the most popular benefits for Prime members, and one of most widely used entertainment destinations in the world.

Persons: Mike Hopkins, Hopkins, Amazon's, Jen Salke, Freevee, We've, we've, Amazonians who've, Mike Organizations: Service, Prime, MGM, Amazon MGM Studios, Business, Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Hollywood, Amazon Studios Locations: Americas, Hollywood

☆ Apple Vision Pro headset launches in U.S. on Feb. 2, preorders begin Jan. 19
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple's Vision Pro will launch in the U.S. on Feb. 2, the company said in a press release Monday, with preorders beginning Jan. 19. The Vision Pro is Apple's first new product category since the Apple Watch launched in 2015. UBS, for example, anticipates Vision Pro revenue could be around $1.4 billion, a "relatively immaterial" amount. Apple says that several productivity and creativity apps will work with Vision Pro, including Microsoft's Office suite and Salesforce's Slack. With the new headset, Apple aims to change how consumers experience gaming and video content.

Persons: Tim Cook, haven't, Salesforce's Slack Organizations: Vision, Apple, Worldwide Developers, Apple Watch, UBS Locations: U.S

☆ Ilya Sutskever: The OpenAI Genius Who Told Sam Altman He Was Fired
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Robert Mcmillan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Most employees at OpenAI have demanded that former CEO Sam Altman be reinstated after the company’s board fired him on Friday. Microsoft said late Sunday that it hired Altman to lead a new advanced artificial-intelligence research team. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesLast Friday, Ilya Sutskever sent a text message to his boss and fellow board member, Sam Altman . On the call was the rest of OpenAI’s board, but it was Sutskever, the company’s chief scientist and co-founder, who delivered the news. Altman was fired, “and the news was going out very soon.”

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Justin Sullivan, Ilya Sutskever, ” Organizations: OpenAI, Microsoft

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to felony charges Tuesday related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the crypto exchange platform. Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on Tuesday named a new CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange he founded, after pleading guilty to federal money laundering charges and stepping down as the company's chief. Zhao named Richard Teng, a former CEO of Abu Dhabi Global Market, the UAE capital's financial services regulator, as Binance's new CEO. "He will ensure Binance delivers on our next phase of security, transparency, compliance, and growth," Zhao added. Zhao appeared before Judge Brian Tsuchida for a hearing in a Seattle courtroom at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (1:00 p.m.

Persons: Changpeng Zhao, Zhao, Richard Teng, Teng, Binance, Sam Bankman, Fried, CNBC they'd, Brian Tsuchida Organizations: Abu, Abu Dhabi Global Market, Monetary Authority of, U.S, Bank, Emergency Economic, DOJ, CNBC, U.S . Department of Justice Locations: Abu Dhabi, UAE, Binance, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Seattle

Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, speaks at the Blockchain Week Summit in Paris, France, on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Binance chief Changpeng Zhao will plead guilty to criminal charges and step down as the company's CEO as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the Department of Justice, according to court documents. The plea arrangement with the government resolves a multi-year investigation into the world's largest crypto exchange. The Securities and Exchange Commission targeted the company with an expansive lawsuit in June, alleging that Binance was running an illegal securities exchange and mishandling customer funds. To this day, Binance remains the world's largest crypto exchange globally, processing billions of dollars in trading volume every year.

Persons: Zhao Changpeng, Changpeng Zhao, Zhao, Brian Tsuchida, Binance, Kraken, Gary Gensler, wasn't, Samuel Lim, —, ada, Kevin Breuninger Organizations: Department of Justice, Justice Department, DOJ, Emergency Economic, U.S, CNBC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Binance, Authority Locations: Paris, France, U.S, Seattle, Iran, Cayman Islands

☆ Sam Altman's ouster leaves OpenAI, Microsoft employees 'completely shocked,' insiders say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Kali Hays | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The announcement left OpenAI and Microsoft workers "completely shocked," people inside both companies told Business Insider. Another shock came about an hour later when OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman announced that he had "quit" over Altman's ouster. Perhaps there were signs all was not well when it came to OpenAI's business, one Microsoft employee told BI, which Microsoft has reportedly backed to the tune of at least $10 billion. Are you an OpenAI employee or someone with a tip or insight to share? Are you a Microsoft employee?

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Mira Murati, Ilya Sutskever, He's, OpenAI, Greg Brockman, Brockman, shakeup, Steve Jobs, Satya Nadella, we're, Kali Hays Organizations: Microsoft, Business, OpenAI's San, Apple, OpenAI, Microsoft Ignite, Twitter Locations: OpenAI, OpenAI's San Francisco, Mira, Copilot, khays@insider.com, @hayskali

A Tesla logo is seen outside a showroom of the carmaker in Beijing, China May 31, 2023. The jury trial, in a California state court, featured testimony from one Tesla employee about Autopilot that the company repeatedly asked to be kept hidden from the public. The lawsuit, filed against Tesla by the passengers, accuses the company of knowing that Autopilot and other safety systems were defective when it sold the car. The electric-vehicle maker also claims it was unclear whether Autopilot was engaged at the time of the crash. But plaintiff lawyers cited testimony from Tesla engineer Eloy Rubio Blanco, who acknowledged during the trial that Tesla understood software on the car could have latent defects.

Persons: Thomas Peter, Micah Lee's, Lee, Tesla, Elon Musk, Eloy Rubio Blanco, Rubio, Dan Levine, Richard Chang Organizations: REUTERS, Tesla, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, California, Los Angeles

☆ Apple to hold special event on Oct. 30 dubbed 'Scary Fast'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 24 (Reuters) - IPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) said on Tuesday it will hold a special event named "Scary Fast" on Oct. 30. The company will hold the event at 5 pm Pacific Time (8 pm EST), a departure from its usual morning events. In June, Apple launched a larger MacBook Air with the new M2 chip at a price of $1,299, a year after the company upgraded the 13-inch MacBook Air with the same processor. Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Krishna Chandra EluriOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mike Segar, Akash Sriram, Stephen Nellis, Krishna Chandra Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Media, Air, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Bengaluru, San Francisco

☆ Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jonathan Corum | Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar EclipseOn Saturday, Oct. 14, an annular or “ring of fire” solar eclipse will sweep across much of the Western Hemisphere. Viewers outside the path of annularity will see the crescent sun of a partial solar eclipse. The map below shows the path of the eclipse, and the approximate local time when the ring of fire will be visible. NEV. CALIF. Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt Lake City San Diego WYO. Corpus Christi MEXICO 12:00 p.m. MISS.

Persons: Eugene MINN, Louis KAN, Butte Eugene, Ely San Francisco Columbus, Charlotte N.C, Casper, KAN, Torreón, Torreón San Antonio Austin, Eugene Medford, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón San Antonio Austin Organizations: Central, Central America, Viewers, Edmonton BRITISH COLUMBIA SASKATCHEWAN ALBERTA Vancouver, Regina, Seattle Winnipeg Shadow, Ottawa VT, Toronto Medford Boston, Minneapolis S.D ., New York Chicago Des Moines Philadelphia, Reno Salt Lake City NEB . Sacramento OHIO Omaha N.J, Ely, Ely UTAH Columbus San, Indianapolis NEV, Ocean, Fresno COLO, Richmond Louisville St, Las Vegas, Alamos, Flagstaff Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN ., Memphis Albuquerque Columbia, OKLA, San Diego Little Rock, Atlanta Birmingham N.M, Lubbock MISS, Tucson Las, Dallas Jackson ALA, El, El Paso Midland, Odessa, Central Time, Houston New, Tampa Beeville, Corpus Christi, Tampico, Mérida, Mérida Guadalajara JAMAICA, Mexico City Toluca, Puebla Chetumal, Tegucigalpa Guatemala, SALVADOR, NICARAGUA PANAMA, Time, Time Panama City, Edmonton, Edmonton BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA Vancouver SASKATCHEWAN, Calgary MANITOBA Regina QUEBEC ONTARIO Seattle Winnipeg Shadow, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE Montreal, Boise Toronto, S.D . Minneapolis, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y . IDAHO Buffalo, New York Chicago Philadelphia Des Moines Reno, Ely San, Ely San Francisco Columbus UTAH, Time Fresno Richmond Louisville St, Vegas CALIF, Los Alamos Nashville, Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN ., Phoenix San Diego Little Rock, Lubbock Tucson Birmingham, MISS, Dallas Midland Jackson ALA, Time Austin, Time Austin Hermosillo New, Antonio, Tampa, Corpus Christi Miami, Mexico City, Managua Pacific, Pacific Time, Pacific Time BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver Seattle Portland, Spokane Medford, Calgary San, Calgary San Francisco Sacramento Missoula, Ely Los Angeles Las, Flagstaff, S.D, Denver, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos Albuquerque NEB, Wichita Kansas City Midland Oklahoma City Odessa, Central Time TEXAS, ARK, Torreón San Antonio Austin Little, Laredo Monterrey, Houston, Christi, Jackson León, New, New Orleans Tampico Mexico City, Tampa Campeche Mérida, Miami Cancún, Havana, SALVADOR Tegucigalpa, Eugene Medford Spokane, San Francisco Sacramento Reno, MONT . 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MAINE Portland MONT, Bismarck Butte, Eugene, Ottawa, Boise, Minneapolis S.D, Minneapolis S.D . IDAHO Rapid City N.Y, Buffalo CONN . Milwaukee WYO, Casper Detroit IOWA, New York Chicago, Reno Salt Lake City NEB . Sacramento OHIO, Ely UTAH, Ely UTAH Columbus San Francisco, Denver, Ocean Kansas, Richmond, Louis KAN . VA, CALIF . KY, Las, Las Vegas Durango Wichita, N.C, Flagstaff Santa Fe Los Angeles, Flagstaff Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN . Oklahoma, Memphis, San, Lubbock, Tucson Las Cruces, El Paso, El Paso Midland LA, Odessa San Angelo, Houston New Orleans San Antonio Chihuahua, Tampa Beeville FLA, Corpus, Corpus Christi Laredo, Miami Gulf, Mexico Monterrey, Havana MEXICO CUBA, Mérida Guadalajara, Campeche, Mexico, Puebla, BELIZE HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, Ocean Managua, NICARAGUA, NICARAGUA PANAMA COSTA RICA, Time Panama, Time Panama City San, Edmonton BRITISH, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE Montreal MONT, N.D, Bismarck, Butte, Butte Eugene MINN, Boise Toronto Boston Medford, S.D, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y . IDAHO Buffalo CONN . Milwaukee WYO, Salt Lake City NEB . OHIO, Omaha, Ely San Francisco, W.VA . Kansas, Time, Vegas, Durango KY, Wichita, Los, Santa Fe Los Angeles, Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN . 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UTAH, Rapid, Flagstaff Durango, COLO, Colorado Springs Tucson, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos, Santa Fe N.M, Hermosillo Las Cruces Omaha, El Paso Chihuahua Lubbock, Wichita Kansas City Midland Oklahoma City Odessa San Angelo, Torreón San, Houston MEXICO, New Orleans Tampico Mexico, New Orleans Tampico Mexico City Puebla, FLA, Miami, Havana GUATEMALA, CUBA, HONDURAS Managua, JAMAICA COSTA RICA, Panama, PANAMA, COLOMBIA, Pacific, Pacific Time Seattle Portland, San Francisco, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise, MONT . IDAHO, Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt, WYO . UTAH, Flagstaff Durango Phoenix, Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos Albuquerque Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Midland Oklahoma City Odessa OKLA, Angelo, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón San Antonio, Laredo Monterrey Beeville, Corpus Christi MEXICO, Tampico Mexico, GUATEMALA BELIZE, COSTA, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF . 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☆ Kaiser Permanente's unionized healthcare workers continue strike across Washington, California, Colorado, and Oregon locations
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Los Angeles CNN —The largest health care strike in US history is now in its third, and final, day. The temporary work stoppage will end at 6 am Pacific Time on Saturday morning, concluding a massive labor effort involving more than 75,000 health care workers and spanning four states. Picketers across California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington who are represented by a coalition of unions walked off the job Wednesday. Nearly 200 workers from Kaiser facilities in Virginia and Washington, DC, joined the picket lines for a single day on Wednesday, as well. Kaiser Permanente health care employees, joind by Union members representing workers, walk the picket line in Los Angeles during the second day of their strike on October 5, 2023.

Persons: Kaiser, Frederic J . BROWN, FREDERIC J . BROWN, Frederic J . Brown, Kaiser Permanente, CNN they’ve, Jennifer Fry, Fry, “, ”, Larriesha Malbrough Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Unions, Kaiser Permanente, joind, Union, Getty Images, Getty, CNN Locations: California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington, Kaiser, Virginia, DC, Los Angeles, AFP, Vacaville , California

☆ 5 things you need to know about what could be the largest health care strike in US history
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Patients pay for a membership and gain access to Kaiser Permanente’s health care services. Kaiser Permanente has 12.7 million members and operates 39 hospitals and 622 medical offices, according to its website. The strike would be the largest US health care strike in history, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It would also be the first-ever national strike effort at Kaiser Permanente, according to John August, the director for health care labor relations at Cornell and the former executive director of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions. More workers are going on strikeA potential health care workers’ strike would be one in a long line of organized labor efforts that have occurred this year.

Persons: Kaiser Permanente, John August, “, Dania Maxwell, ”, Kaiser, Renee Saldana, they’re, Gabe Montoya, we’re, “ Kaiser, We’ve, UHW, you’re Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Washington DC, Kaiser, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cornell, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers West, SEIU, Permanente, CNN, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles Times, “ Workers, ” Employees, “ Kaiser Permanente, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, ’ Guild of America Locations: Kaiser, California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington , Virginia, Washington, ”, Hollywood, Los Angeles , CA, Downey , California, United States, Los Angeles

A third straight day of marathon negotiations between Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters ended on Friday night without a deal. But the sides made substantial progress, according to three people briefed on the talks. The sides plan to reconvene on Saturday. For the third day in a row, several Hollywood moguls directly participated in the negotiations, which ended a little after 8 p.m.Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive; Donna Langley, NBCUniversal’s chief content officer of Universal Pictures; Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive of Netflix; and David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. During the Thursday negotiations, the sides had narrowed their differences, for instance, on the topic of minimum staffing for television show writers’ rooms, a point that studios had been unwilling to engage on before the guild called a strike in early May.

Persons: Robert A, Donna Langley, Ted Sarandos, David Zaslav Organizations: Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, Universal Pictures, Netflix, Warner Bros, Discovery Locations: Los Angeles

But it was justified in Musk’s mind because of his conviction that Twitter’s management had misled him. At 4:12 p.m. Pacific time, once they had confirmation that the money had transferred, Musk pulled the trigger to close the deal. But when his Twitter email was cut off, it took him a few minutes to get the document into a Gmail message. Hybrid work is winningChief executives aren’t letting up on their push to get workers back to the office. And even Zoom, a symbol of remote work, has ordered some of its employees to work in the office.

Persons: Twitter Elon Musk’s, Wall, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, “, ”, Musk, Agrawal, Andy Jassy, Amazon’s, “ It’s, Organizations: Elon, Twitter Elon, Twitter, Wall Street, Mr, Meta, Labor Locations: ”

☆ Canadian West Coast ports strike to be decided in all-union vote on Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The fate of operations at West Coast ports in Canada will be decided on Tuesday, July 25, when rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union Canada will vote on a tentative deal with port ownership. The plan to send the deal to a full union vote comes after a week of confusion and turmoil at the ports. For the vote, work will stop from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday across all ports. Weekly rail trade data aggregated by the American Association of Railroads reveals a total decrease of 82.4% in rail trade over the course of the 13-day strike. When the first strike ended on its thirteenth day, delays for rail containers were estimated at 39 to 66 days.

Persons: Seamus O'Regan, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Eric Byer, Byer, Destine Ozuygur Organizations: Warehouse Union Canada, Canadian, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Canada's Labor, Logistics, CNBC, American Association of Railroads, Railway Association of Canada, Port, U.S . Trade, U.S, The National Association of Chemical Distributors, Canadian National Railroad, Government, Trade Locations: West Coast, Canada, British, Vancouver, U.S, Port of Vancouver, West, United States, eeSea

☆ FTC faces uphill battle in Microsoft/Activision appeal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Mike Scarcella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In its appeal, the FTC said Corley's order allowing Microsoft to move ahead with the deal incorrectly held the agency to a legal standard that was too high. Some legal experts said the FTC had made a compelling argument, but also said there was no certainty for success. Antitrust scholar Sean Sullivan, who teaches at University of Iowa's law school, said an appeals court can modify or throw out a lower court opinion based on "errors of law." The appeals court is expected to move quickly. The appeals court "may be less than sympathetic with the argument it needs to hurry up and do something when the blame for the emergency lies entirely with the FTC," Ross said.

Persons: Jacqueline Scott Corley, Brad Smith, Kathleen Bradish, Bradish, Corley, Sean Sullivan, Sullivan, Douglas Ross, Ross, Mike Scarcella, Mark Potter Organizations: U.S . Federal Trade Commission's, Activision, U.S, Tuesday, Biden, San, Circuit, Appeals, U.S ., FTC, Microsoft, American Antitrust Institute, Antitrust, University of, Wild, of Columbia Circuit, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, California, U.S

☆ UK-filmed TV shows could go ahead despite SAG strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —As a host of Hollywood actors join film and TV writers in a strike against major studios and streaming services, filming and production of some popular shows – including “House of the Dragon” and “Industry” – could continue, due to UK strike laws. A source with knowledge of the productions confirmed to CNN that both are Equity contract shows. Actors are calling for increased pay as well as progress on residuals paid for when films or shows are shown again, particularly on streaming services. They join 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America, who have been on strike for two months. Production of many movies and television shows has already been shut down by the current writers’ strike, and the actors’ strike threatens to bring most remaining productions to a halt, other than on some independent films not associated with studios.

Persons: “, HBO’s, ”, Joseph Charlton, Paul Fleming Organizations: London CNN, Hollywood, “, Equity, Screen Actors, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, “ SAG, Leavesden Studios, HBO, Industry, CNN, Warner Bros ., SAG, Wednesday, Writers Guild of America Locations: British, England, Watford, London, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, United States

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