Disneyland employees in California, including those who perform as characters from Mickey Mouse to Moana, have voted to unionize. The 1,700 workers will be represented by Actors' Equity Association.
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Thomas Horan agreed with the company that the money is needed to keep Petersen's nursing homes operational and minimize disruptions to residents, vendors, and employees.
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A new parent's work or medical restrictions may prevent a newborn from receiving a healthy start from breastfeeding, but for Black families, breastfeeding has historical ties to food oppression.
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William Lo received the Outstanding Service in Leadership award.
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While stories of private equity firms running amok in health care are easy to find, new research paints a more nuanced picture.
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The latest national abortion count by the Society of Family Planning found an increase in the number of abortions in 2023 compared to the year prior. But the numbers vary by state with some seeing sharp decreases due to fresh restrictions and bans.
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The Salukis are scheduled to take on the California Golden Bears at the Baton Rouge Regional.
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While Cortez Turner was in a hospital room being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg in 2016, police took his clothes. Now, the Illinois Supreme Court is weighing whether that action violated Turner’s expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment.
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Officials say central to the success of prescribed burns is the diligent application of fire and adherence to safety measures.
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The event is open to the public and do not require pre-registration to attend.
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The ultimatum by war cabinet member Benny Gantz reflects discontent among Israel's leadership about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the Gaza war and his far-right political partners.
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A helium leak pushed back a planned launch to May 25. Boeing's program that would shuttle astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been plagued with problems.
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McCloskey's story has both deep roots and burgeoning relevance. He died this month at 96 and had long been out of the limelight, but the issues he had been willing to champion are as salient as ever.
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Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in "9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in "Tootsie," has died.
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Higher education officials in Ohio are reviewing race-based scholarships after last year's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.
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An art installation called The Portal was shut down this week in New York and Dublin because of rude gestures and other bad public behavior, as NPR's Scott Simon explains.
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Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and we need all the protection we can get. So why is it so hard to get newer, more effective ingredients approved here?