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The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was found guilty of murder Wednesday in a case that became a flashpoint in the immigration debate earlier this year, ahead of the presidential election. Riley’s killing drew national attention to the immigration debate after officials announced that Ibarra is a Venezuelan citizen who entered the United States illegally in 2022. UGA students during a vigil for Laken Riley on Feb. 26. Joshua L. Jones / USA Today NetworkDuring the trial, prosecutors argued that Ibarra killed Riley after she fought off his attempt to rape her. The prosecution pointed to DNA and other evidence that they said linked Ibarra to Riley on the day of her murder.

Persons: Laken Riley, Jose Antonio Ibarra, Tom, ”, Jose Ibarra, Hyosub Shin, H, Patrick Haggard, Ibarra, Haggard, Allyson Phillips, Riley’s, “, ” Phillips, Phillips, ” Prosecutors, Riley, Donald Trump, Joshua L, Jones, Sheila Ross, Riley “, ” Ross, Diego Ibarra, Kaitlyn Beck, Diego, Jose Organizations: Superior Court, ”, University of Georgia, UGA, USA Locations: Athens, Clarke, Ga, Venezuelan, United States

☆ Massachusetts pizza shop owner is sentenced to 8.5 years for forced labor and threats of deportation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Hanna Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for subjecting employees to years of violence and intimidation, according to prosecutors. In June, he was convicted on three counts of forced labor and three counts of attempted forced labor. Authorities discovered that Papantoniadis operated his pizza shops with a skeletal staff, forced workers to perform grueling shifts of 14 hours or more, often seven days a week. Papantoniadis violently choked a worker who expressed his intention to quit, causing the victim to flee in fear, investigators found. “Today’s significant sentence sends a message to employers — employees deserve to work in safety, free from harassment and abuse.”

Persons: Stavros Papantoniadis, Papantoniadis, ”, Joshua Levy, ” Papantoniadis, Levy, Papantoniadis “, ” Michael J, “ Organizations: CNN, US, Office, District of Massachusetts, Labor, Authorities, Homeland Security Investigations Locations: Boston, Norwood , Massachusetts

☆ US sting operation catches crypto firms 'wash trading' to boost token values
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A tip from the SEC led federal prosecutors to set up a fake company to bust crypto market manipulators. The firms are charged with "wash trading," artificially increasing trade volume to boost token prices. The case marks the first such charges against crypto firms, prosecutors say. The charges are the first in the crypto industry related to "wash trading." The sting charged ZM Quant, CLS Global, and MyTrade with wash trading related to their communications with NexFundAI.

Persons: —, Jodi Cohen, cryptocurrency –, Joshua Levy Organizations: SEC, Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, FBI, CLS Global, NexFundAI, Boston, United Locations: Boston, Saitama

And they’ve kept up a drumbeat of dubious claims about voting, along with the lie that the election was stolen in 2020. Prosecutors allege that the Trump campaign used similarly aggressive tactics in Philadelphia to force confrontation with election officials, which Trump and his allies used to claim his supporters were denied access to observe the count. Election officials have been operating in an increasingly hostile environment as GOP skepticism of election administration has climbed. Among them: shifting numbers of noncitizens Trump allies claimed had voted in the 2020 election. In Georgia, state courts are reviewing new rules from the State Election Board that Democrats say give county election officials broad authority to delay certification of the results in search of purported election irregularities.

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☆ Killings show ISIS remains a threat in Syria's desert 5 years after losing its caliphate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Paul Iddon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

ISIS killed an estimated 84 Syrian soldiers and 44 civilians in central Syria in March, making it the most violent month in the ISIS desert campaign since late 2017. Another four Syrian troops were killed in another desert attack in late April. "Over the past several years, ISIS has been able to make regular attacks in the desert," Landis told Business Insider. AdvertisementLandis noted that the Syrian military is picking up its efforts to attack ISIS in the Homs-Palmyra region. AdvertisementWhile the Syrian military does carry out combing operations in the Homs desert, ISIS remnants are far from Damascus's top priority.

Persons: —, Joshua Landis, Landis, Bashar al, Aron Lund, Lund, Assad, what's, there's Organizations: Service, ISIS, Human Rights, Business, Center for Middle East Studies, University of Oklahoma, Century International, Syrian Democratic Forces Locations: United Kingdom, Homs, Syria, Iraq, Deir ez, Palmyra, Islamic State, Kurdish, Turkey, Syria's Hasakah, Damascus, State

☆ Phoenix is beating the rest of the country on inflation — on paper anyway
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Brian Cheung | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

PHOENIX, AZ- The Phoenix skyline is seen from the ferris wheel at the Arizona State Fair on Oct. 8, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona. Joshua Lott/The Washington Post | Getty ImagesPhoenix is closer to winning the war on inflation than most other cities. "Housing inflation remains my most valuable indicator for the immediate future," Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said last month. And in Phoenix so far, both rents and home sales have cooled down over the last year. 'Past the worst' of a housing crunchRent's impact on inflation

Persons: Joshua Lott, Joe Biden's, Austan Goolsbee Organizations: PHOENIX, Arizona State Fair, Washington Post, Getty, Federal Reserve, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Reserve Bank of Chicago Locations: AZ, Arizona, Phoenix , Arizona, Phoenix, —, Maricopa County

☆ Opinion | Oct. 7 Shattered Netanyahu’s Legacy. The War Saved Him — for Now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Joshua Leifer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The moment Israel’s devastating war in the Gaza Strip ends, the unfinished conflict within Israel over its future will begin again. After almost six months, this war is already Israel’s longest since Israel’s war of independence. Even Mr. Netanyahu’s most vociferous critics seek to avoid being painted as treasonous during a time when massive banners declaring “Together We Will Win” hang from skyscrapers. In the weeks following Hamas’s gruesome Oct. 7 incursion, Mr. Netanyahu’s political future looked bleak. And, in another recent poll, by Israel’s Channel 13, most Israelis said they did not trust Mr. Netanyahu’s handling of the war.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu’s, Win, Netanyahu, ”, Israel Organizations: Israel’s, Likud Locations: Gaza, Israel, United States

☆ Detroit is getting ready to host the NFL draft a decade after going bankrupt
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Detroit is set to host the NFL draft next month, a decade after it went bankrupt. Mayor Mike Duggan told BI that he hopes the event will reintroduce the city to the rest of the US. AdvertisementThe new DetroitApril's NFL draft — one of the biggest weekends on the sporting calendar — is set to bring eyeballs back to Detroit. AdvertisementDowntown Detroit will host the 2024 NFL draft. "No matter where you went in southeastern Michigan, everyone was smiling and talking to each other about the Lions," Duggan added.

Persons: Mike Duggan, —, Duggan, Axios, Joshua Lott, Bill Pugliano, it'll, we've, Kirby Lee, Dan Gilbert, who's, Jared Goff, Dan Campbell, Gilbert, Kyusung Gong, it's Organizations: Detroit, NFL, Lions, Service, Ford, GM, Detroit Free Press, Reuters, Economic, KC, Sports, Vegas and Kansas City, Getty, Cleveland Cavaliers NBA, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, The Lions, NCAA College Locations: Detroit, Midwest, Korean, Michigan, America, Motor City, Reuters Detroit, Detroit ., Kansas City, Vegas and Kansas

☆ Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou: Briton delivers devastating blow as he brutally knocks out UFC star in second round
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —It was over before it really began in Saudi Arabia as Anthony Joshua pummeled his way past Francis Ngannou with a devastating knockout blow in the second round. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesFrom the opening bell, Joshua looked to assert himself on the sport’s newcomer. “I should be the WBC heavyweight champion of the world,” a defiant Joshua told reporters after the fight. He did what Tyson Fury couldn’t do,” Ngannou told reporters. “Everyone knows he knocks out Tyson Fury, I’ve always believed it now it’s not even questionable,” Hearn told Sky Sports after the fight.

Persons: Anthony Joshua pummeled, Francis Ngannou, Joshua, Tyson Fury, Ngannou, Richard Pelham, Fayez Nureldine, “, ” Ngannou, Eddie Hearn, who’ll, I’ve, ” Hearn Organizations: CNN, Briton, UFC, WBC, Getty, Sky Sports Locations: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi, AFP

☆ Laken Riley: Suspect in University of Georgia killing didn’t know victim and is not a student on the campus, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The suspect in the killing of an Augusta University College of Nursing student on the University of Georgia campus in Athens did not attend school at the campus and did not know the victim, authorities said Friday. The Athens-Clarke County Coroner identified the 22-year-old nursing student on Friday morning. All classes on the University of Georgia’s Athens campus were canceled Friday and will resume Monday, the school said. I will miss and love you forever Laken.”Before her enrollment at Augusta University, Riley was a student at the University of Georgia until 2023, UGA spokesperson Cole Sosebee said. Riley’s body was discovered mere hours after the death of a University of Georgia student the previous night.

Persons: Laken Hope Riley, “, Jeff Clark, Jose Antonio Ibarra, Ibarra, Riley, Clark, ” Clark, haven’t, Greg Trevor, Riley “, ”, Joshua L, Jones, ‘, ” Riley, Lauren Phillips, “ I’m, Cole Sosebee Organizations: CNN, Augusta University College of Nursing, University of Georgia, Augusta University, ” University of Georgia Police, Campus, University of Georgia’s, ” Police, Police, UGA, College of Nursing, University of, University of Augusta College of Nursing, of Nursing, University, Georgia Locations: Athens, Clark, Clarke, “, University of Georgia’s Athens

Riley was an Augusta University College of Nursing student at its campus in Athens, which is also home to the University of Georgia. She was a junior on the dean’s list, Augusta University said. “The victim was an undergraduate student at the University of Georgia until the spring of 2023, and then she became a nursing student at the Augusta University nursing program in Athens,” UGA spokesperson Cole Sosebee said. Obtained by CNNAll classes on the University of Georgia’s Athens campus are canceled Friday and will resume Monday, the school said. Augusta University has canceled Friday classes at the College of Nursing campus in Athens, which is about 2.5 miles from the University of Georgia’s intramural fields.

Persons: Hope Riley, “, Greg Trevor, Riley, Sonny Wilson, Jeffrey L, Clark, Cole Sosebee, Laken Hope Riley, Augusta University’s, Brooks A, Keel, Joshua L, Jones Organizations: CNN — University of Georgia Police, UGA, Augusta University College of Nursing, University of Georgia, Augusta University, CNN, University of Georgia Police, Police, ” UGA, University of Georgia’s, College of Nursing, University of, ” Augusta University, UGA Police Department, USA, Brumby Hall Locations: Athens, Clarke, ”, University of Georgia’s Athens, Clarke County

☆ Chipotle shares pop on Q4 beat
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChipotle shares pop on Q4 beatJoshua Long, Stephens restaurant and food distribution analyst, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk Chipotle earnings after the company beat on the top and bottom line.

Persons: Joshua Long, Stephens

☆ Earnings playbook: Your guide to another big week of reports, including Disney and Ford
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

This quarter: The fast food giant is expected to report earnings and revenue growth in the high-single digits, per LSEG. What history shows: McDonald's beats earnings expectations 57% of the time, according to Bespoke Investment Group. What history shows: Ford earnings exceed expectations 69% of the time, Bespoke data shows. Disney is set to report earnings after the bell. What history shows: Disney shares have risen in each of the last two earnings days, and the company beats earnings expectations 78% of the time, Bespoke data shows.

Persons: McDonald's, Dennis Geiger, Stephens, Joshua Long, Ford, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Jonas, Ronald Josey, Kannan Venkateshwar Organizations: Technologies, CNBC, UBS, Investment, Tuesday, Management, Wall, Ford, UAW, U.S, automakers, Citi, Disney, Barclays Locations: U.S

☆ 'Size and scale' will help Starbucks prevail in China, says analyst
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'Size and scale' will help Starbucks prevail in China, says analystJoshua Long from Stephens says China remains a long-term opportunity for Starbucks despite increasing competition and potential trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

Persons: Joshua Long Organizations: Starbucks, U.S Locations: China, Stephens

☆ Burger King's owner is buying the chain's largest franchisee for $1 billion. It plans to flip 600 restaurants and sell them to 'motivated' operators.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The move comes as Burger King has pushed for remodels of top outlets while closing others. Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King and Popeyes, announced plans Tuesday to buy more than 1,000 fast-food restaurants from its largest Burger King franchisee. RBI said it plans to invest $500 million in modernizing roughly 600 Burger King restaurants. AdvertisementRBI said the acquisition and flipping of the Burger King restaurants are an "exciting accelerator" to its overall "Reclaim the Flame" plan. Last year, Burger King operators closed dozens of restaurants in Florida, New York, Nebraska, Utah, and Minnesota .

Persons: Burger, —, Popeyes, Tom Curtis, Stephens, Joshua Long, Long, Burger King, Kobza Organizations: Restaurant Brands, Kings, Service, Burger King, Burger King US Locations: Burger, New York, Canada, King, Florida , New York , Nebraska , Utah, Minnesota

☆ eBay to pay $3 million after former employees sent live insects and a bloody pig mask to harass a couple
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —eBay will pay a $3 million criminal penalty for a harassment campaign, including sending live cockroaches, of a Massachusetts-based couple who ran a newsletter that was sometimes critical of the company. eBay was charged with six criminal offenses, including stalking, witness tampering and obstruction of justice, after several of the company’s employees sent disturbing packages to the home of Ina and David Steiner in 2019, including a bloody pig mask, a fetal pig, live insects and a funeral wreath. “The company’s employees and contractors involved in this campaign put the victims through pure hell, in a petrifying campaign aimed at silencing their reporting and protecting the eBay brand,” Levy said. According to the US attorney’s statement, eBay employees, including Jim Baugh, eBay’s senior director of safety and security at the time, were frustrated with the tone of the Steiners’ newsletter, which aimed to provide information to eBay sellers. eBay said it terminated all involved employees in 2020, including the company’s former chief communications officer.

Persons: Ina, David Steiner, Joshua Levy, ” Levy, Jamie Iannone, ” Iannone, Jim Baugh, eBay’s, “, Baugh, Levy, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, eBay, Massachusetts US, DOJ, Craigslist Locations: New York, Massachusetts

☆ Two South Koreans accused of running US ‘high-end’ brothel ring to appear in court Monday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He is accused of running part of the financial side of the brothels – renting out apartments in his or fake identities and operating numerous businesses to allegedly launder money through. The website advertised “models” – pictured on the sites in underwear in provocative poses – for photographers to hire, the affidavit says. Junmyung, investigators say, was born in Korea and is in the US on a student visa, which started in 2018. The confidential source, working with investigators, contacted James to set up a brothel in Connecticut, the affidavit says. He also mentioned during the call that he worked with a “Hana in Boston,” according to the affidavit.

Persons: Han Lee, Junmyung Lee, James Lee, Zachary Mitlitsky, Han, Junmyung, James, –, James laundered, Massachusetts Joshua Levy, ” Levy Organizations: CNN, Homeland Security, TSA, Hana Locations: Boston, Washington, Worchester , Massachusetts, California, Las Vegas and Virginia, Eastern Virginia, Virginia, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Korea, Tysons , Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts

Friday's early calls include an upgrade to a restaurant software stock and a big downgrade to a solar name. The bank downgraded Unity stock to neutral from outperform, also slashing its target price to $20 from $55. Analyst Doug Anmuth's updated price target of $510 could mean that there's still 17% room for the stock to go. Analyst Jonathan Block's price target of $70 signifies a 13% upside from the stock's Thursday closing price of $62.16. Koning has a price target of $18 per share, implying upside of nearly 30% over the next 12 months.

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☆ DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Three individuals have been arrested on charges of operating a “high-end brothel network” in Massachusetts and Virginia with a clientele that included elected officials, military officers and government contractors with security clearances, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. “Pick a profession,” Joshua Levy, acting US attorney for Massachusetts, said of the sprawling client list during a press conference in Boston. The three individuals, Levy said, transported women and advertised them online for pre-approved clients to choose from through several websites and ran the brothels out of apartments they rented. The agent said about 20 sex buyers were interviewed in connection with the multiyear investigation. One customer described getting a text of available options at a brothel, including the women available, the sexual services and the hourly rate.

Persons: “, ” Joshua Levy, “ They’re, ” Levy, Han Lee, James Lee, Junmyung Lee, Levy Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Homeland Security Investigations Locations: Massachusetts, Virginia, Boston, Massachusetts , California, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Torrance , California, Dedham , Massachusetts

☆ Judge Orders Georgia to Redraw District Maps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones’s order requires the creation of additional Georgia districts with Black majorities. Photo: Joshua L. Jones/Associated PressA federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia to draw new congressional and state legislative maps to better represent Black voters after finding the state’s current maps violated a section of the federal Voting Rights Act. A group of civil activists and religious leaders challenged the maps drawn by the Republican-controlled General Assembly, saying the Black community’s voting power was being illegally suppressed.

Persons: Steve Jones’s, Joshua L, Jones Organizations: District, Associated Press, Republican, Assembly Locations: Georgia

☆ Trance Music Is Coming Back. Evian Christ Is Part of the Revival.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Isabelia Herrera | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

His masterful, theatrical buildups, full of relentless bass lines, pounding synths and prismatic arpeggios, blasted from the speakers as a single disco ball sparkled overhead. But Christ, born Joshua Leary, didn’t always know how to work a room like this. Most artists don’t drop their debut a decade after their breakthrough, but Christ, 34, has long chosen the unconventional path. His skill for that approach endeared him to ravers across the globe, in part because he has long been devoted to trance, an often-derided genre of dance music rooted in big climaxes and unabashed sentimentality. On “Revanchist” he leans into it at a critical moment in the sound’s bubbling comeback, making a statement about its relevance and power.

Persons: chunky, Evian Christ, Joshua Leary, didn’t, ”, Kanye West, Travis Scott, Danny Brown Organizations: Evian, Kanye, Trance Party Locations: New York, Brooklyn, British, Ellesmere Port, “

A woman holds her smart phone which displays the Google home page, in this picture illustration taken February 24, 2016. Google's vice president and general manager of ads, Jerry Dischler, acknowledged that Google earned more than $100 billion in 2020 from search ads. GOOGLE'S DEFENSE NO. GOOGLE'S DEFENSE NO. GOOGLE DEFENSE NO.

Persons: Eric Gaillard, Sundar Pichai, Kevin Murphy, Apple, Joshua Lowcock, Jerry Dischler, Eddie Cue, Bing, John Schmidtlein, Google's, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Diane Bartz, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Google, Justice Department, Verizon, Samsung, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Microsoft, UM Worldwide, Nokia, Bing, GOOGLE, Core Systems, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON

A woman holds her smart phone which displays the Google home page, in this picture illustration taken February 24, 2016. Google's James Kolotouros, who negotiated search distribution agreements with Android device makers and carriers, testified the agreements gave Google search exclusivity, and Google monitored compliance with them. Advertisers are not told their LTV, and Google uses "tunings" to adjust the price of ads, he said. Google's vice president and general manager of ads, Jerry Dischler, acknowledged that Google earned more than $100 billion in 2020 from search ads. Apple's (AAPL.O) senior vice president of services Eddie Cue praised Google's search and acknowledged under questioning that the smartphone maker had meetings with Microsoft and DuckDuckGo, which uses Bing searches, but found them inadequate.

Persons: Eric Gaillard, Google's James Kolotouros, Adam Juda, Joshua Lowcock, Jerry Dischler, Satya Nadella, Eddie Cue, Bing, John Schmidtlein, Google's, Diane Bartz, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Google, Department, GOOGLE, Verizon, Samsung, LTV, UM Worldwide, Microsoft, Apple, Nokia, Bing, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON

☆ Kentucky Innocence Project wages new fight to free Quincy Cross
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Jacque Smith | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

But Cross has always expressed his innocence, and Currin’s father, Joe Currin, has come to believe Cross was wrongfully convicted. CNN will be following the team of the “Wrongful Conviction” podcast as it reports on KIP’s efforts to overturn Cross’ conviction. Stubblefield testified at Cross’ trial that when the gathering wrapped up, Currin left to walk home. Perkins also testified Cross kept pulling up his pants because he wasn’t wearing a belt. Pages of newly discovered emails between Mangold and Galbreath are a part of KIP’s motion to vacate Cross’ conviction.

Persons: Jessica Currin, Quincy Omar Cross, Joe Currin, Cross, “ We’ve, ” Joe Currin, you’ve, Miranda Hellman, KIP, Joshua Lott, Maggie Freleng, Currin, Vinisha Stubblefield, Stubblefield, Jeffrey Burton, Tamara Caldwell, Victoria Caldwell, Burton, Caldwell, Chris, Mike Perkins, Perkins, Stephen Lance Dennee, AP Burton, Victoria Caldwell’s, Alford, Carlos “ Lolo ” Saxton, Jeremy Adams, Saxton, Adams, Jeffrey Burton’s, Stubblefield recanting, wasn’t, “, ”, –, Nathan Kent, Jeff don’t, Victoria Caldwell's, Jessica Currin's, KIP that’s, Hellman, Adams ’, Mayfield, Susan Galbreath, Galbreath, Tom Mangold, Mangold, Currin “, Susan Galbreath gestured, AP Galbreath, Quincy Coss, I’d, She’s Organizations: CNN, Mayfield Middle School, Kentucky Innocence, Washington Post, Paducah Sun, Graves, Kentucky Department of Corrections, Quincy Cross, AP, Cross, Caldwell, Facebook, Kentucky Attorney General’s, Kentucky State Police, Mayfield Police, Mayfield Police Department, Kentucky, Investigation, Quincy, Kentucky Bureau, Gatorade, General’s Locations: Kentucky, Graves, Mayfield, Mayfield , Kentucky, Stubblefield, Caldwell, Union City , Tennessee, Graves County

☆ Detroit casino workers approve strike authorization at three casinos
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Detroit skyline is seen from the north side of the city in Detroit, Michigan, December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo(Reuters) - Workers at three Detroit casinos have voted in favor of authorizing a strike, if necessary, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Saturday. The union said the Detroit Casino Council (DCC), representing workers at the MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood at Greektown and MotorCity casinos, said workers voted 99% “yes” on Friday to authorize a strike at all three locations if a new contract agreement isn’t reached. The Detroit Casino Council is made up of 5 unions representing casino employees, including UNITE HERE Local 24, UAW, Teamsters Local 1038, Operating Engineers Local 324, and the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters. About 18,300 UAW members working at the Detroit Three automakers - Ford, General Motors and Chrysler parent Stellantis, are already on strike.

Persons: Joshua Lott, isn’t Organizations: REUTERS, Workers, United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit Casino Council, MGM, Detroit, Detroit Casino, Teamsters, Engineers, Michigan Regional, of Carpenters, Detroit Three, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, GM Locations: Detroit, Detroit , Michigan, Hollywood, Greektown

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