Thursday, September 15, 2022

Wake-Up Call: Biden Says Tentative Rail Labor Agreement Reached


RAILROAD STOPPAGE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AVERTED: President Joe Biden announced a tentative agreement was reached to give rail workers better pay, improved working conditions, and “peace of mind around their health care costs.” “I thank the unions and rail companies for negotiating in good faith and reaching a tentative agreement that will keep our critical rail system working and avoid disruption of our economy,” Biden said in a statement. Negotiators from railroad carriers and unions met in Labor Secretary Marty Walsh’s office Wednesday as the sides tried to negotiate a deal ahead of Friday’s strike deadline. A Department of Labor official confirmed that a deal “that balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation’s economy” was reached early Thursday morning after 20 consecutive hours of negotiations between rail companies and union negotiators.

Engineers and conductors for freight rail companies had been negotiating for better working conditions, particularly in scheduling and sick leave policies. A freight rail strike would have had a significant impact on delivery of goods throughout the U.S. About a third of goods move by rail in the U.S. The details of the tentative agreement have not been shared.

🛫DeSANTIS FLIES MIGRANTS TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent two full planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday — making good on his promise to ship off illegal immigrants to progressive states.  The migrants got off the planes from Florida and could be seen on the tarmac at Martha’s Vineyard Airport on the small Massachusetts island, Fox News Digital reports. A spokesperson for the Republican governor confirmed in a statement to the outlet that the flights were “part of the state’s relocation program to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.”




➤UKRAINE PRESIDENT VISITS LIBERATED CITY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the city of Izium yesterday, days after Russian forces fled the city in the Kharkiv region. Zelenskyy was there to see Ukraine’s flag raised in the city’s central square in front of a ruined municipal building. Notably, Russian military experts are now admitting the country’s failures in Ukraine on Russian television. Earlier defeats were described as “a liberation” or “a gesture of goodwill.”


👑QUEEN ELIZABETH II LIES IN STATE: The coffin of Queen Elizabeth the Second lies in state in Westminster Abbey now, as thousands of mourners waited in line for hours to pay their respects. The Imperial State Crown, encrusted with nearly 3,000 diamonds, sits on top of the casket. The funeral will be Monday in the Abbey.

➤ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS ON THE WAY: Funding has been approved for the first stage of a $7.5 billion project to install electric vehicle charging stations along the federal highway system. President Joe Biden announced the approval of the initiative yesterday in an appearance at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The program, which is part of the infrastructure bill signed by Biden last year, is expected to pay for installation of 500,000 charging stations.

➤PATAGONIA FOUNDER GIVES AWAY THE COMPANY: The outdoor clothing maker Patagonia is now a nonprofit organization devoted to combatting climate change and protecting undeveloped land around the globe. The billionaire owner and founder of the company, Yvon Chouinard has decided to give away the company he founded 50 years ago. He's giving up an estimated $100 million a year in Patagonia profits.

➤NO TITLES FOR HARRY'S KIDS: Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, are expected to be officially made prince and princess in the near future as Charles has agreed to issue a Letters Patent to grant the titles. But following tense talks between the new King over recent days, the Sussexes have been left 'furious' that their children will not also get HRH titles. Harry and Meghan are said to have highlighted that Prince Andrew's daughters Beatrice and Eugenie have HRH status despite not being working royals. The news comes amid the UK's mourning period for its late Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

👼NICK CANNON WELCOMES 11TH CHILD WITH MODEL LANISHA COLE: Nick Cannon announces last night that he welcomed his 11th child with model Lanisha Cole. Lanisha posted a photo of herself and Nick and their baby girl in the delivery room. Nick also posted the photo, along with the caption, "Introducing ONYX ICE COLE CANNON. Once again Today I am in Awe of the Devine Feminine! God has given me and @MissLanishaCole the privilege of hosting an Angel here on earth. I vow to protect, provide, guide and love this child to the best of my abilities."




He continued, “I promise to love this little girl with all my heart, regardless what anyone says…I’ve given up on attempting to define myself for the world or society but instead I’m doing the work to heal and grow into the infinite Being God ordained me to be. Hopefully I can teach Onyx the same, to not let others shame or ridicule her with their outside opinions, because when they do they are only projecting their own harsh experiences, pain and social programming onto her unblemished beauty."  Nick added, "[Lanisha] is one of the most guileless, peaceful and nonconfrontational kind souls I’ve ever witnessed, and only deserves to revel in this moment of blissful joy of motherhood. Please give her that. She is so loving and pure hearted."  He's also expecting two more children this year with Abby De La Rosa and Brittany Bell.

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💸HUNTER WANTS LOWER SUPPORT PAYMENTS FOR LOVE CHILD: Hunter Biden is trying to get his child support payments for his 4-year-old love child lowered by claiming a substantial change to his “financial circumstances,” according to court documents.  President Biden’s son, 52, has asked an Arkansas judge to recalculate the child support payments he makes to Lunden Roberts, 31 — the mother of the daughter he’s never met.  Hunter cited “a substantial material change” in his “financial circumstances, including but not limited to his income” for the reason behind his request.  “Like many other individuals whose child support obligations were calculated before the new guidelines took effect, Mr. Biden has asked the court to review the existing child support determination and to establish an amount of child support that complies with the current guidelines and circumstances,” Langdon said in a statement.

➤WHY THE DINOSAURS DIED: You just can’t trust anything you learned in grade school. It turns out that the dinosaurs might not have been wiped out by a giant killer asteroid 66 million years ago. New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that a volcanic outpouring of lava across vast areas of the globe may have wiped out the dinosaurs, along with everything else in its path. The giant asteroid didn’t help matters but was not the sole disaster that did in the dinosaurs, the researchers said.


🏈WHO’S MISSING AT TONIGHT’S NFL GAME: Tonight’s AFC West game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs will be missing a few big names. The Chargers won’t have wide receiver Keenan Allen or tight end Donald Parham Junior, who are both out with hamstring injuries. Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson is a maybe due to an ankle injury. The Chiefs will be missing kicker Harrison Butker, who also has an injured ankle.

🏀NBA DEFENDS LIGHT PENALTY FOR SALVER MISCONDUCT: The NBA is defending its decision to suspend Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Salver for one year and fine him $10 million for a history of racist and misogynist remarks and general bullying behavior. The penalty seems a bit light to many NBA pros and fans. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said yesterday that the penalty was the maximum possible given that the investigators concluded that Salver had used racist and misogynist slurs but that they were “not motivated by racial or gender animus.”

⚾MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS UNIONIZE: Minor league baseball players officially joined a union yesterday. An arbitrator validated the union authorization cards submitted by 5,000 players. They’re joining the Major League Baseball Players Association. Their first collective bargaining agreement will be negotiated after the season ends.


🏀SHAQ’S LEAST FAVORITE TEAMMATE: Of all of the players that Shaquille O’Neal played with over his 19-year career, who was his least favorite teammate? The answer may surprise you, or not. Dennis Rodman, said O’Neal on “The Big Podcast with Shaq,” “was a great player, but he made it hard.” O’Neal said of Rodman: “We had to be there an hour before the game. He'd come in fifteen minutes before the game eating chicken and rice. While the coaches are talking, he would jump in the shower. Cold shower. Come and give you 15-20 rebounds."


🏈AARON RODGERS GETS A HAIRCUT: Hair styles are not usually a big interest of football fans, but Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a recent exception. Fans noticed when Rodgers showed up for the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings with a fresh cut. He explained on “The Pat McAfee Show” this week. Rodgers let his hair grow a year ago to augment his Halloween costume as Keanu Reeves playing John Wick. Then he just let it go until he saw himself on a video from the NFL Honors in February. “Whoo, it might be time,” he said to himself, So, he went to a barber. He did not explain why he had apparently not looked in a mirror for a year.




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