Bill Lucy, Pioneering Labor and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 90

He helped popularize “I Am a Man” as a demand for respect during the 1968 strike by Black sanitation workers in Memphis. Lucy, Bill (1933-2024), Deaths (Obituaries), Organized Labor, Black People, Civil Rights Movement (1954-68), American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Memphis…

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How Hard Is It to Shop Around for Cheaper Car Insurance? Very.

The normally unstoppable force of two veteran money reporters hit the immovable object of wretched industry conditions. Living in Brooklyn didn’t help. Personal Finances, Automobile Insurance and Liability, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Consumer Behavior, Content Type: Service The normally unstoppable force of two veteran money reporters hit the immovable object of wretched industry conditions. Living in…

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Talks Between European Banks May Kick-Start More Cross-Border Deals

Investors are cheering a possible tie-up between UniCredit of Italy and Germany’s Commerzbank, but politics may stand in the way. Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Banking and Financial Institutions, International Relations, Commerzbank, Unicredito Italiano SpA, European Union Investors are cheering a possible tie-up between UniCredit of Italy and Germany’s Commerzbank, but politics may stand in the way. NYT >…

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Observations explore the nature of transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038

Using the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), astronomers from Italy and Spain have carried out high-temporal-resolution optical spectroscopic observations of a transitional millisecond pulsar designated PSR J1023+0038. Results of the observational campaign, published September 19 on the pre-print server arXiv, yield essential information regarding the nature of this pulsar. Using the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), astronomers from…

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The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cooled in August

Inflation is slowing so much that some economists said it could pave the way for another big Fed rate cut, if other data suggest one is warranted. Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), United States Economy, Inflation (Economics), Interest Rates, Federal Reserve System Inflation is slowing so much that some economists said it could pave the way for…

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Can Lina Khan Hold On?

Ms. Khan’s term as the chair of the Federal Trade Commission ended Wednesday. In a wide-ranging interview, she discussed her aggressive approach to antitrust and its critics. Khan, Lina, Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, United States Politics and Government, United States Economy Ms. Khan’s term…

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Devara box office collection worldwide day 2: Jr NTR’s film grosses ₹243 crore but still can’t beat Prabhas’ 2 movies! – Hindustan Times

Devara box office collection worldwide day 2: Jr NTR’s film grosses ₹243 crore but still can’t beat Prabhas’ 2 movies!  Hindustan Times‘Devara’ BO collection day 2: Jr NTR’s film earns ₹40 crore | Tap to know more | Inshorts  InshortsDevara Box Office Collection Day 2: Jr NTR And Janhvi Kapoor’s Film Crosses Rs 100 Crore Mark  NDTV MoviesDevara…

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