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The Times Guild Bargaining Committee sent staffers a newsletter on Tuesday detailing the latest labor negotiations. The Guild said it made a "big push to end the two-tier system The New York Times created and perpetuates by wrongly excluding jobs and workers from the Times Guild" and received a revised proposal from the company to end all hybrid work guarantees on March 1, 2027. "At that point, they would have the right to require us to work in the office five days a week and to eliminate our contractually guaranteed three weeks of remote work per year. As we saw...

A Portland man is facing criminal charges after police say he left two young children at home for several minutes to make a fast food run. According to court documents, Portland Police responded to a welfare check at the Columbia Park Annex on North Lombard on Tuesday evening. Officers found a 3-year-old boy outside dressed in a shirt, shorts, and socks standing near neighbors. The neighbors said he had thrown up and was frequently coughing. The boy was able to lead officers to where he lived which was a few blocks away in the 7000 block North Dwight Avenue. Police...

00:05 Introduction: The Growing Debate Over Israel on the Right 00:46 Why Conservatives Are Suddenly Split on Israel 04:13 The Role of Evangelicals in Supporting Israel 08:42 Islam as an Ideology, Not Just a Religion 10:28 The West’s Awakening to the Threat of Islamism 17:11 Claims of Islamist Influence Inside U.S. Institutions 23:22 The Importance of Citizen Activism 27:30 Sharia Law and Its Impact on Women’s Rights 31:20 Immigration, Assimilation, and National Security 35:51 The Growth of Mosques and Cultural Change Brigitte Gabriel returns to Hearts of Oak for a wide-ranging and urgent conversation examining growing divisions within the Republican...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(2/13/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 25: 27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Jacob...

PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A Florida couple was arrested after a game of pickleball escalated into a fight, authorities said. According to Volusia County Sheriff’s Office online booking records, Anthony Edward Sapienza, 63, and his wife, Julianne Sapienza, 51, both of Ponce Inlet, were arrested on Feb. 8. ... While five people on the court were directly involved in the fight, it was unclear how many other witnesses participated. The affidavit stated that 20 people were involved.

PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A Florida couple was arrested after a game of pickleball escalated into a fight, authorities said. According to Volusia County Sheriff’s Office online booking records, Anthony Edward Sapienza, 63, and his wife, Julianne Sapienza, 51, both of Ponce Inlet, were arrested on Feb. 8. ... While five people on the court were directly involved in the fight, it was unclear how many other witnesses participated. The affidavit stated that 20 people were involved.

13 February 2026 Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Basilica of Saints Vincent & Catherine de Ricci – Prato, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Kings 11:29-32,12:19Solomon is unfaithful; the Lord moderates his wrathOne day when Jeroboam had gone out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah of Shiloh accosted him on the road. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak; the two of them were in the open country by themselves. Ahijah took the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve strips, saying to Jeroboam, ‘Take ten strips for yourself, for thus the Lord speaks, the...

43 years ago today, Bonnie Tyler released the song that would become her personal best-selling tune of all time. Written and produced by Jim Steinman, the pop-rock icon’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was released on Feb. 11, 1983, cementing her as a powerhouse vocalist. The song, a standout track on her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night, topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks...

"I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it" (Phil. 1:6). God always finishes what He starts. All who love Christ desire to be like Him in spiritual perfection and absolute holiness. We want to please Him in every respect. However, that noble pursuit is often met with frustration and discouragement as human frailties and sin block our pathway. Paul's cry in Romans 7 is ours as well: "That which I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I...

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” host Anderson Cooper said that, after the drawdown of immigration officers in Minnesota, there are “thousands” of officers “who probably couldn’t make it on a police force, probably couldn’t make it in the military. Some of them, obviously, have been serving for a long time, but some of them have 47 days of training because of the 47th president.”

France is calling for the resignation of U.N. “Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories” Francesca Albanese after she branded Israel as a “common enemy,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Wednesday.Albanese, a U.S.-sanctioned and notoriously anti-Israel United Nations official, delivered her latest remarks against Israel during her online participation at a forum hosted on Saturday by the Al Jazeera network in Doha, Qatar. The Times of Israel reports Albanese branded Israel as a “common enemy” that enabled the “genocide” in Gaza during her speech.“Instead of stopping Israel, most of the world has armed, given it political excuses, political...

HGTV's Rehab Addict has been canceled after its star, Nicole Curtis, was caught using a racial slur while filming the series A video of Curtis using the n-word while filming the show was posted by Radar on Wednesday, Feb. 11, the same day it was set to return "Not only is language like this hurtful and disappointing to our viewers, partners, and employees - it does not align with the values of HGTV," the network said in a statement to PEOPLE SNIP

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Through family, I heard about a couple in WI who started a small business and were planning to expand. Now, with their ACA premiums TRIPLED due to congressional inaction, they've had to scrap plans to expand & grow. I'm sure that scenario is repeating itself all over the U.S.

Squad member and Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is expected to share her thoughts on American foreign policy with a global audience at the Munich Security Conference this weekend, her office said. The Democrat is expected to speak on two panels at the German conference, her office told NBC News, one about the “rise of populism,” and another about the “future of U.S. foreign policy." The lawmaker, who is considered a potential presidential contender in 2028, is expected to present a contrasting vision of American foreign policy to that of President Donald Trump. “It’s very important that they see...

Indian students often come to Germany with high hopes of moving up the career ladder. Instead, many end up indebted by high university fees and expensive housing, forcing them into exploitative work as delivery riders. Young South Asian students are increasingly drawn to Germany by aggressive marketing promises of affordable education and high‑paying tech jobs, only to find themselves trapped in debt, exploitation, and the precarious food‑delivery sector. Many arrive with loans, high living costs, and limited access to legal employment, pushing them toward subcontractors who use WhatsApp, cash payments, and legal loopholes to avoid tax and labor regulations. SNIP

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A United States Marine war veteran is pleading for assistance after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested his wife during an interview for a permanent resident card. Diana Butnarciuc left the Eastern European country of Moldova for a better life in 2008, according to her husband. She has two children, works, and pays her taxes. However, she currently sits in the Henderson Detention Center due to a deportation order filed in 2018. “I served the country, and you know, I would think that the country would serve us in this instance,” Patrick Baja said of his...

12-year-old Maya Gebala remains in B.C. Children's Hospital fighting for her lifeWARNING: This article contains graphic images and explicit details of a mass shooting event. For 12-year-old Maya Gebala’s parents, any movement — even a tiny leg twitch — is reason to rejoice. It comes after watching their child intubated and treated by emergency health professionals. The Grade 7 student was one of the victims shot Tuesday at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School — an attack that left eight people, including six children, dead. Maya was airlifted to B.C. Children's Hospital and has been fighting for her life since. Forty-year-old Cia...

@SenMcCormickPA Today, I spoke on the Senate Floor in support of @SenMikeLee's SAVE America Act. Every vote matters—I would know. I lost by 950 votes in 2022 and won by 15,000 out of 7M in 2024. When elections are that close, integrity isn’t optional. And these narrow races show how important it is that only legitimate votes from American citizens are counted. I urge my colleagues to help eliminate vulnerabilities and restore trust in our elections by supporting the #SAVEAmerica Act.

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