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Screenshot/Collin Rugg X On Wednesday, Donald Trump met with New York union leader Bobby Bartels. As the head of Steamfitters Local 638, Bartels said his fellow working-class, blue-collar union members were leaning heavily towards Trump in the presidential election. Traditionally, union members have voted more heavily for Democrats. This time, …

Screenshot: Wikimedia Commons Credit: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons House Speaker Mike Johnson is forging ahead with a House vote this weekend to send tens of billions overseas. The $95 billion bill provides aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other American allies. Johnson (R-LA) posted on …

Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid is the current African Union (AU) commissioner for Energy and Infrastructure. She believes that cross-border approaches are critical for clean energy affordability. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (abu dhabi) Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Inter Press Service ABU DHABI, Apr 17 (IPS) – Investors, regulators, researchers, policymakers, and …

John Calipari is leaving Kentucky after 15 seasons, four Final Fours and one NCAA championship. Coach Cal is reportedly heading to Arkansas just two weeks after Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart confirmed that he would return for a 16th season. Local media members braved the eclipse and descended on Calipari’s …

Tottenham Hotspur want to spring one more surprise before the transfer window slams shut, potentially at the expense of bitter rivals, Arsenal. The Lilywhites have been the busiest of the so-called Big Six this winter, bringing in defender Radu Dragusin from Genoa and signing former Chelsea forward Timo Werner on …

Essendon has expressed interest in moving more of their home games from Marvel Stadium to the MCG, as their contract with the Docklands ground comes to an end in 2024. The Bombers first moved to the MCG from their spiritual home, Windy Hill in Essendon in 1992, before uprooting and …

COP 15 in Paris. A reminder of global warming and glacier melting. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Thursday, October 26, 2023 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Oct 26 (IPS) – A new report by the University lists six areas of grave concern and states that in the absence …

Paolo Di Canio says he was told to “run away to Italy” after his infamous shove on referee Paul Alcock while playing for Sheffield Wednesday. The Italian pushed over the official in anger after being shown a red card during a Premier League game against Arsenal in 1998, resulting in …

On July 15, Lionel Messi officially joined Major League Soccer (MLS), signing for David Beckham’s Inter Miami. Since the move, Messi has drawn millions of new viewers to American soccer, pushing the league’s visibility to unfathomable levels. American tech giant Apple has greatly benefitted from the Messi mania, thanks to …

Efforts to lure Mo Salah from Liverpool to Saudi Arabia are not over, according to Saudi Pro League director of football Michael Emenalo. Reigning Pro League champions Al Ittihad saw a whopping £150m bid for Salah rejected late in the summer transfer window, having already signed another of the world’s …