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Learn more about the campaign launched by the Teamsters union as Amazon workers go on strike just one week before Christmas. Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Amazon workers are striking once again during the holiday shopping rush. Thousands of employees from the global e-commerce giant walked off the job Thursday morning, joining a campaign initiated by the Teamsters union. The strike, targeting seven facilities across four states, could be the largest union-led action against Amazon in the U.S. to date. “If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed. We gave Amazon a clear…
A security oversight by software company Cariad left the location data of 800,000 VW Group electric cars in Europe exposed on the open internet for several months, a new report claims. A whistleblower informed Spiegel, a German news outlet, and a European hacker association of the vulnerability, which linked the information with other personal details such as an owner’s name. The security hole allowed the publication to track the location of two German politicians with alarming precision, with the data placing a member of the German Defense Committee at his father’s retirement home and at the country’s military barracks. Spiegel…
The late ‘U Guessed It’ artist was diagnosed with a rare disease, but he died two weeks after being hospitalized for a gunshot wound. Image Credit: Getty Images OG Maco died when he was 32 years old on December 26,2024. Despite what most fans assumed, his cause of death was not related to the rare flesh-eating disease he was diagnosed with five years prior. Instead, he died two weeks after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital for another reason. Learn more about OG Maco’s health and the rare illness he lived with below. Who Was OG Maco? OG Maco,…
More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other single year, the United Nations reported Friday.Bloodshed in the Middle East has been the single biggest cause of the 281 deaths among humanitarians globally this year, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.”Before the year is even over, 2024 has become the deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel worldwide,” OCHA spokesman Jens Laerke said. He told reporters in Geneva the figure surpassed the previous record of 280 deaths for the whole of last year. Medics from the…
The S650 Ford Mustang rules the roost all alone these days, but the Blue Oval keeps giving it minor updates, and the latest slew thereof is designed to give the pony car a little more presence. After making a matte clear film available for Mustang coupes at the beginning of this year (and for the Ford Bronco last month), Ford has now opened the option to convertible variants for the first time. The dealer-installed option will give your factory paint a little more protection from grime, road salt, bugs, and so on, and alongside a car without it, it makes…
The Tour de France held its route reveal in October and, while we wait for that of the Giro d’Italia, it’s time for the Spanish Grand Tour – here’s how to watch the 2025 Vuelta a España route presentation live stream. It has already been announced that the 2025 Vuelta a España, the 90th edition of the race, will start in Italy, in the Piedmont region in the north west of the country.The race will start in the city of Turin, with stage 1 taking the race over the Bienca-Tomalino Pass en route to Novara. The first uphill finish comes in…
Melissa McCarthy has utilized her talents to earn an exceptionally high net worth. Learn more about the actress and her career below! Image Credit: Getty Images for Tribeca Festiva Melissa McCarthy has become a household name, between unforgettable roles in Bridesmaids, The Little Mermaid, and Only Murders in the Building. Across television and film, the comedic actress has predictably amassed a high net worth, along with a Primetime Emmy, several People’s Choice Awards, and BAFTA and Academy Award nominations. In a 2012 interview with Good Housekeeping, the Spy star, 54, revealed her surprisingly simple secret of success in the entertainment…
Getty Images Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago is luxurious. See photos inside and outside the property. Donald Trump has been living at the Mar-a-Lago resort and club since 1985. At the time, the businessman acquired it and has been using the grounds as his own residence. During his first presidency, Trump held meetings and parties on the grounds. The sprawling property, which encompasses 17 acres in Palm Beach, Florida, is consider a national landmark. Its name “Mar-a-Lago” means “sea to take” in Spanish. Scroll down to see pics from the Mar-a-Lago club and residence. 1 of 13 Aerial View Getty…
Israeli aircraft struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites along Syria’s border with Lebanon, the Israeli military said Saturday, testing a fragile, days-old ceasefire that has seen continued sporadic fire.The military said it struck sites that had been used to smuggle weapons from Syria into Lebanon after the ceasefire took effect, which the military said was a violation of its terms. There was no immediate comment from Syrian authorities or Hezbollah.Israeli aircraft have struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, citing ceasefire violations, several times since the truce began on Wednesday. The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah does not address the war in Gaza,…
Over 11 months of 2024, a total of UAH 1.8 trillion has been directed from Ukraine’s state budget general fund to finance the security and defense sector. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Finance Ministry on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In January-November 2024, the expenditures from the state budget general fund on the security and defense sector came to UAH 1.8 trillion, or 58.6% of the total expenditures,” the report states. A total of UAH 206.4 billion was allocated for the security and defense sector in November 2024. The funds were directed as the military pay for…