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Google workers form new labour union, a tech industry rarity

A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labour movement in the tech industry. About 225 employees at Google and its pa...

Jan 4, 2021

Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. - A Wisconsin pharmacist told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he felt the shots weren't safe, a prosecutor said Monday. Police in Grafton...

Jan 4, 2021

Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, open airspace and border

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Kuwait's foreign ministry announced Monday that Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has d...

Jan 4, 2021

Trump pressures Georgia elections chief: 'Find 11,780 votes'

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disprov...

Jan 4, 2021

US construction spending increases solid 0.9% in November

WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects increased 0.9% in November as strength in home building offset weakness in other parts of the construction industry. The November gain followed a bi...

Jan 4, 2021

Ted Danson and Holly Hunter combine for comedy 'Mr. Mayor'

NEW YORK - There's a government office right there in the very title of Ted Danson's new series, but the new NBC comedy "Mr. Mayor" is anything but political. "If you consider politics the headlines i...

Jan 4, 2021

Report: Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19

LOS ANGELES - Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person close to the family, CNN ...

Jan 4, 2021

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ adds $5.5 million in 2nd US weekend

In its second weekend in U.S. theatres, "Wonder Woman 1984" earned an estimated $5.5 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. It's a 67% drop for the superhero sequel, which is si...

Jan 4, 2021

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said on Monday it has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground nuclear facility, a short, technical step to weapons-grade levels of 90% amid escalating tensions with the...

Jan 4, 2021

Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump

WASHINGTON - The unprecedented Republican effort to overturn the presidential election has been condemned by an outpouring of current and former GOP officials warning the effort to sow doubt in Joe Bi...

Jan 4, 2021