After a 69-day strike, Las Vegas culinary workers at Virgin Hotels have reached a new five-year contract. The strike, marked by contentious negotiations and public demonstrations, centered on workers' demands for higher wages. The union argued for pay parity with other casino workers, while Virgin Hotels cited economic constraints. The agreement, reached after intense pressure and support from various sectors, ends the longest strike in decades for the union.
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Friday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington needs to approach the issue of Taiwan "prudently", the ministry in Beijing said, as the pair held their first talks since Donald Trump took office. The Chinese minister said the pair should follow the lead of China's Xi Jinping and Trump in setting the tone for relations at a "new important juncture," the ministry said.
Comedian Chelsea Handler, in an interview at a music festival in Austin, humorously dismissed the idea of dating Elon Musk for the sake of the country. “I mean did anyone vote for Elon Musk to be the president?’ she said. “I mean, can’t we come together—Republicans and Democrats—and say we don’t want that. Can’t we agree on that at least?†the comedian said expressing her disapproval of Elon Musk's presence in the government affairs.
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The US state department's office managing Afghan resettlement may close by April, affecting 200,000 individuals, including Afghan-American families, veterans, and children. The closure coincides with diplomatic staff reductions and spending cuts. Amidst the Taliban's actions and immigration policy changes, the move risks betraying Afghan allies and abandoning applications already in process.
In her first press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal migrants, calling it "unconstitutional" and affirming plans to challenge legal opposition. She also emphasized aggressive immigration enforcement and confirmed the imposition of tariffs on Canada starting February 1, with potential duties on Mexico and China.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement came after weeks of painstaking negotiations in Doha but Donald Trump claimed credit for the deal and said it would not have been possible had he not won the election and his victory in the November election sent a message to the world that the new US administration would not have it any other way.
According to Elon Musk, making H-1B hiring more expensive will bring reforms in the visa program. This is just the opposite of the present situation. Once hiring foreign workers becomes more expensive for companies than hiring Americans, they will only hire the top talents and won't fill posts with cheap labor.
Zilis has an Indian connection as her mother is a Punjabi and her father is a Canadian. She was born in Markham, Ontario and attended Yale University. She graduated in 2008 with a degree in economics and philosophy. Zilis started her career in finance and venture capital, got a job at IBM, and then moved to Bloomberg Beta.
Return to the ruins: Thousands of displaced Palestinians return to devastation amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire