BOSTON (AP) — Employees of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts ratified their first contract on Tuesday, becoming the latest prestigious arts institution to protect workers with a union contract. The collective agreement is the first since museum workers voted to join United Auto Workers Local 2110 in November 2020, the union and management said … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With a week to go until the state budget deadline, Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature are working through their remaining differences as they try to reach a an agreement on a budget of around 42 billion dollars. plan they say will mobilize substantial new aid for Pennsylvania … Read more
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Hannibal Hanschke | PA (The Center Square) — The world’s first trillionaires could come from Texas, according to a new analysis of the world’s 30 richest people. A new report released by software company Tipalti Approve estimates that new Texas resident, Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk could … Read more
PA BEIJING (AP) — The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been in lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration’s job amid a widespread – but often disguised – dissatisfaction with the government’s heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. Dandong Mayor Hao … Read more
Libraries contain thousands and thousands of stories. So much, in fact, that the library’s own history can be overlooked. “We have struggled for many years to tell our own story about everything that happens here because there is such a variety of services and collections,” said Julia Turpin, director of the Johnson City Public Library. … Read more
Screen on the Green returns to UI tonight The University of Idaho’s Screen on the Green outdoor movie series begins tonight with “The Goonies.” Seating opens at 8 p.m. and outdoor movies for the whole family start at 9 p.m. Thursday on the lawn of Theophilus Tower. Customers are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and … Read more
By LOLITA C. BALDOR – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A COVID-19 vaccine that may soon gain federal approval could offer the U.S. military a boost: An opportunity to vaccinate some of the thousands of service members who have refused other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons. At least 175 active duty and reserve service members … Read more
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer American adults who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon have another choice, as Food and Drug Administration advisers backed a more traditional type of vaccine on Tuesday. Next, the FDA must decide whether or not to authorize the protein vaccine made by latecomer Novavax as … Read more
Venturing into businesses would not be easy if they were not passionate, while opinions differ on this as some learn it the hard way, starting a dance teaching school, it would mostly require a passionate dance teacher or someone who loves the art of dance. In our conversation with Suhasini Pandyam, a simple housewife and … Read more
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