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A gay nightclub in downtown Duluth is hosting an “all ages drag show” this Labor Day.According to an event page posted to Facebook, The Flame Nightclub Duluth is partnering with Duluth Superior Pride to host the drag show on Monday afternoon, Sept. 5.Entry for each adult is just $5, and all children get in free.“Join us for this kid-friendly, sober, and exciting event. Princesses, villains, and many other characters are scheduled to perform,” the event description reads. “Refreshments and kiddie cocktails will be provided at no charge.”The event is taking place as part of the “Duluth-Superior GLBTAQI+ Pride Festival,” a...

Republican leaders should be urging him to announce his 2024 presidential candidacy by Labor Day, in part to offset the resumed hearings of Pelosi's Jan. 6 panel set to be continued this September.

Today, Labor Day is largely an occasion for sales, end-of-summer cookouts and back-to-school preparations. Why? Because the movement has become as irrelevant to most Americans as the medieval guilds that preceded it — and all too often a protector of privileges rather than a force for the oppressed. In 1954, more than one in three American workers was a union member. Today, it’s barely over 6 percent of private-sector workers — but, in a huge shift, more than a third of public-sector workers (nearly 35 percent). Indeed, more than half of all union members today work for government: 7.2 million,...

President Joe Biden plans to remain at home on Labor Day, having no public events scheduled to mark the federal holiday. Biden’s schedule shows he will return to the White House on Monday evening after his three-day weekend in Delaware without public events.

Originally Labor Day in this country was created to honor the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. Labor Day parade, Detroit, 1938The current White House Resident, ‘good old Joe from Scranton,’ has chalked up more days marching in Labor Day Parades in the course of his very political career than most U.S. residents have worked in the past year. Joe, always running for something, celebrating the little guy on Labor DaySuch ironies are lost on members of Joe’s New Socialist Democratic party, who are currently more consumed by fear of the latest COVID...

The FReeper Canteen Presents...Happy Labor Day! September 6, 2021 HISTORYLabor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. It grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. The Knights passed a resolution to hold...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking those not vaccinated against COVID-19 to refrain from traveling during Labor Day weekend. “First and foremost, if you are unvaccinated, we would recommend not traveling,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during the White House COVID-19 Response Team Briefing on Tuesday. Data from Johns Hopkins University found that the U.S. is surpassing an average of 160,000 new cases a day, CNN reported. Walensky also warned that all people need to consider the risks before traveling. Many people are still expected to travel for the long weekend. “As summer comes to...

Americans unvaccinated against COVID-19 and eyeing travel plans this Labor Day weekend should reconsider, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said during a White House briefing Tuesday. Overall, the health agency advises delaying travel until becoming fully vaccinated, defined as two weeks post-second dose, or two weeks following the single-shot developed by Johnson & Johnson. “First and foremost, if you are unvaccinated, we would recommend not traveling,” Walensky said during the virtual briefing. “…People who are fully vaccinated and who are wearing masks can travel although given where we are with disease transmission...

May 1st is recognized as International Labor Day by countries around the world. On this occasion, trade unions in different countries usually hold rallies in addition to celebrating this day, reviewing the achievements of the past year and plans for next year to improve the situation of workers. In Iran under Khamenei, however, for workers as the most deprived class of society, who are experiencing their most difficult conditions in the last 42 years after the anti-monarchist revolution, this day is no different from other days.While the poverty line for each family in Iran is estimated at more than 10...

‘Nobody is leaving!’ Hamptons locals say wealthy visitors are staying put after Labor Day Weekend to avoid paying city taxes - with some houses renting for $100,000 A MONTH over winter Affluent New York City residents who fled to the Hamptons during the COVID-19 pandemic have chosen to stay through winter Labor Day Weekend is typically the cut off for summer vacation in the Hamptons, but 'Nobody is f****** leaving,' one resident said Real estate agent noted that properties are still being purchased, including one for $300,000 rented from September to November Local businesses said the post-summer break has been...

President Trump on Monday blamed “Radical Left” Democratic governors and mayors for unrest in cities across the country over the weekend. “Rochester N.Y., Brooklyn N.Y., Portland—All had bad nights, all weakly run by Radical Left Democrat Governors and Mayors!” Trump tweeted Monday. “Get the picture?” The president’s tweet comes after protests and unrest in cities over the weekend. It is unclear what the president was specifically referring to, but in Brooklyn, five people were shot late Sunday night, including a 6-year-old boy during an outdoor celebration. All of the victims were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, according to...

President Donald Trump on Monday will host a press conference at the White House. The president continues to speak about the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing economic recovery. He will also likely speak about left-wing violence and rioting in America’s major cities and the 2020 presidential campaign. The press conference is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST.

CHATHAM, Mass. — It’s known as the unofficial end to summer, but on Labor Day weekend, peak shark season is just getting started. With the beautiful weather expected all day Monday, beach safety officials are warning that swimmers need to be vigilant, especially with a reduced number of lifeguards monitoring the public beaches. “It just keeps building and building, and now we have the most numbers that we have all summer long,” said Tony Pike, Beach Safety Director at Nauset Beach in Orleans. According to Pike, white sharks have been pinging sensors off the coast almost non-stop. “We’re starting to...

    The FReeper Canteen Presents... Happy Labor Day! September 7, 2020        HISTORY Labor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. It grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September....

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Dr. Anthony Fauci is strongly urging everyone to follow the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommended guidance during Labor Day Weekend. While the entire country is at risk of repeating the surge of cases following previous holiday weekends such as Memorial Day and July 4th, residents of seven states in particular, which are currently experiencing upticks in cases, need to be extremely vigilant. “There are several states that are at risk for surging, namely North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois,” Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in...

White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that the number of daily coronavirus cases in the United States is “unacceptably high” heading into the fall season. The U.S. is seeing roughly 40,000 new cases a day, but it needs to bring infections below 10,000, Fauci said during an interview with MSNBC. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the public’s behavior over the Labor Day holiday weekend will determine how the coronavirus spreads in the U.S. through the colder months.

SANTA CRUZ — Beach closures are coming back to Santa Cruz County for Labor Day weekend as officials decide to take another crack at keeping crowds off the sand. Beaches will be closed from 5 a.m. Sept. 5, to 5 p.m. Sept. 7 — except for an open period from 4-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The closures come under an emergency regulation unanimously approved by county supervisors Tuesday. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office plans to increase patrols and “proactively” enforce the closures, according to spokeswoman Ashley Keehn. Compared to the prior closures, Keehn said the additional clarity around when...

A bar on Long Island is in hot water after it reportedly took bets on shooting deaths in New York City and Chicago. The Cliffton on East Main Street in Patchogue created a gambling pool on which city would see the most shooting deaths over the Labor Day holiday weekend, with the winner offered a cash prize, according to Newsday. “Let the shooting sprees begin!” the bar reportedly posted to Instagram last week along with a photo of a Super Bowl-style betting box. Officials have since expressed outrage over the gambling pool. …

After the 9/11 attacks, we began to hear that cliche about how “the terrorists will have won” if we let ourselves become so consumed with fear that we no longer act rationally. Well, the future is now. That’s my reaction to that decision to cancel the annual Labor Day parade in South Plainfield because a guy left some fireworks in a bar in Sea Bright. When I got an email from the Governor’s Office Monday morning saying this year’s parade had been canceled, I figured it might be because of the weather. -snip- Nope. It soon turned out that the...