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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — About 400 workers at Planned Parenthood offices in five states said Thursday they plan to unionize as their employer deals with the potential loss of business in states where abortions may become illegal if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Workers for Planned Parenthood North Central States in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota said they have signed cards showing majority support for unionization, and on Thursday they formally filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, said Ashley Schmidt, a training and development specialist for Nebraska and western Iowa. They plan to join SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union that has about 1 million members in 29 states, including doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians. SEIU locals represent Planned Parenthood workers in other regions, including those serving Oregon and … [Read more...] about Planned Parenthood workers in 5 Midwest states seek union

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 38 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan called off a planned, open-ended sit-in in Islamabad on Thursday, temporarily assuaging fears of a protracted civil conflict after he led thousands on a march toward Parliament and demanded the government's resignation. Khan's followers began converging on the Pakistani capital on Wednesday, with some 10,000 reaching the city center around midnight. Khan himself entered Islamabad as part of a large convoy of cars, buses and trucks, with demonstrators waving flags and rallying overnight. Some of his supporters clashed with police outside Parliament. Khan gave Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif — who replaced him in … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s ex-premier calls off planned sit-in, demands vote

Get started! Edited by Sprout Team Manager Across Indiana | News | 1d A Pastor Confessed To Adultery —​ The Woman Says She Was 16 An Indiana pastor admitted to adultery. Then the woman addressed the congregation with another revelation. Anna Bybee-Schier , Patch Staff Thank Share Across Indiana | News | Apr 20 Child Found Dead In Indiana Was Stuffed In Suitcase A 5-year-old boy whose body was found in Washington County over the weekend had been stuffed into a suitcase. Jeffrey Perkins , Patch Staff Thank Share Across America, US | Sponsored | May 19 How To Get Your Home Ready For Memorial Day Weekend In 5 Easy Steps Stay cool by outsourcing pre-summer tasks such as deep cleaning, yard work and pool maintenance using professionals in your area. … [Read more...] about Indiana State News

Click here to read the full article. Omar Sy has signed a first-look television deal with HBO Max . Under the deal, the French actor and producer will develop series for the streamer for multiple markets around the globe. More from Variety Omar Sy Starrer 'Father & Soldier' Sells to Major Markets for Gaumont (EXCLUSIVE) HBO Max Broken Out in Nielsen Streaming Estimates for First Time, Notches 1% Share of April TV Viewing DC's 'Wonder Twins' Movie Not Moving Forward at HBO Max “I am very happy to be partnering with HBO Max who share my dreams of developing globally appealing content for audiences around the world, including French speaking Africa, France and the United States,” Sy said. Sy broke out with his starring role in the French film “The Intouchables,” for which he earned a César for best actor. He was the first Black actor to win the award. He also stars in the Netflix series “Lupin” as Assane Diop, a master thief who takes inspiration … [Read more...] about ‘Lupin’ Star Omar Sy Signs First-Look TV Deal With HBO Max

(CW44 News At 10 | CNN) –The US Center of Diseases Control and Prevention is investigating more cases of monkeypox across the United States after nine cases have been identified in seven states. The CDC has identified nine monkeypox cases in seven states as of Wednesday, Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday. READ MORE: Actor Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' Star, Is Dead At 67 Cases have been identified in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York. All of the cases “are within gay [and] bisexual men and other men who have sex with men,” she said. Walensky called for an approach “guided by science, not by stigma.” “This is a community that has the strength and has demonstrated the ability to address challenges to their health by focusing on compassion and science,” she said in an apparent reference to the AIDS epidemic. “While some groups may have a greater chance of exposure right now, infectious diseases do not care about state or … [Read more...] about The CDC Has Identified 9 Cases Of Monkeypox in 7 States

As questions mount over the police response to the shooting rampage in Uvalde, Texas , that left 19 children dead, footage has surfaced showing desperate parents pleading with police officers outside the school to take action as the massacre was unfolding inside. The video, filmed by a nearby resident outside Robb Elementary School and verified by The Washington Post , was taken at 11:54 a.m.—after 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos had entered the school and barricaded himself in a classroom before opening fire on kids and teachers. “These cops are right here. Bro, there’s a [expletive] shooting at the school and these [expletive] cops are telling everybody to leave, dude, while everybody’s here trying to pick up their [expletive] kids,” the man filming the video can be heard saying. The kids “are all in there and the cops ain’t doing [expletive] but standing outside,” he says moments later, before adding, “You know that there are kids, right? They’re little kids, … [Read more...] about Harrowing Uvalde Vids Show Screaming Parents Blocked From School as Kids Are Shot Inside

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 LOS ANGELES (AP) — To drive, or not to drive? This Memorial Day weekend, with surging gas prices that are redefining pain at the pump, that is the question for many Americans as a new COVID-19 surge also spreads across the country. For Marvin Harper, of Phoenix, his family’s weekend travel plans are a double punch to the wallet. His college-age son and daughter each have a soccer tournament in Southern California and Colorado, respectively. He and his daughter will fly to Denver, rather than drive, because of the cost of fuel, while his wife and son will go to California in her SUV. “My mother-in-law’s going with my wife and son to split that cost because it’s just too much on our household,” said Harper, as he filled up the tank of his truck at a Phoenix QuikTrip. “We can’t afford both of us to drive. That’s the bottom line ... Gas prices are killing our household.” For some, that's … [Read more...] about More Memorial Day travel expected, despite high gas prices

As questions mount over the police response to the shooting rampage in Uvalde that left 19 children dead, including an hour-long wait to storm the building, footage has surfaced showing desperate parents pleading with police officers outside the school to take action as the massacre was unfolding inside. The video, filmed by a nearby resident outside Texas’ Robb Elementary School and verified by The Washington Post , was taken at 11:54 a.m.—15 minutes after 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos had entered the school and barricaded himself in a classroom, where he opened fire on kids and teachers. “These cops are right here. Bro, there’s a [expletive] shooting at the school and these [expletive] cops are telling everybody to leave, dude, while everybody’s here trying to pick up their [expletive] kids,” the man filming the video can be heard saying. The kids “are all in there and the cops ain’t doing [expletive] but standing outside,” he says moments … [Read more...] about Cops Still Can’t Explain Agonizing Hour-Long Wait to Storm Uvalde Classroom

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers could soon ban the declawing of cats solely for the convenience of humans, advancing a bill on Thursday to halt what animal rights activists say is a painful procedure used primarily to prevent torn furniture and scratched skin. Claws on cats grow from the bone, not skin. Removing them sometimes requires amputating bones, while other procedures sever tendons to prevent a cat from extending its claws. Animal rights activists have long said declawing is inhumane when done solely for the benefit of humans, arguing the procedure is painful, leaves the animal defenseless and can cause other health problems. The American Veterinary Medical Association “discourages declawing as an elective procedure," saying it is not medically necessary in most cases. But the association says it is sometimes necessary “when a cat's excessive or … [Read more...] about California considers banning declawing of cats in most cases

The rotating chairmanship of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, the body that produced the landmark Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968, will pass on May 30 to the most dangerous and intransigent nuclear rogue nation in the world, North Korea. The jaw-dropping chairmanship transition was announced in January and will evidently proceed on schedule, giving the psychotic dictatorship of North Korea four weeks to ceremonially chair the U.N. disarmament body — even though North Korea is under heavy U.N. sanctions for recklessly proceeding with its nuclear missile program. The New York Post (NYP) in January called the announcement “fresh proof of the lunacy of the United Nations” and noted North Korea had just conducted four illegal ballistic missile tests. “Any government that actually cares about disarmament ought to boycott, as the United States and Canada did when Iran held the same chair in 2013,” the NYP advised. The same … [Read more...] about U.N. Nuclear Disarmament Forum Welcomes North Korea to Chairmanship