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Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) walked off the job on Tuesday, citing demands for better pay. Here’s what the dockworkers are currently earning. Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Roughly 45,000 dockworkers were on strike at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S., rallying for higher pay and stronger protections against job automation. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the union representing the dockworkers, walked off the job on Tuesday for the first time in nearly 50 years, advocating for “the kind of wages we deserve,” as stated by ILA President Harold Daggett in…

Long-term contracts for star riders are becoming more and more common in professional cycling but Wout van Aert and his Visma-Lease a Bike team have gone one step further to sign a “unique” indefinite deal to take him to the end of his career.The Belgian had been under contract to the end of the 2026 season but will stay at the team for the rest of his racing career.Announcing the news on social media, the team simply stated “2019-eternity”, though there has as-yet been no confirmation as to whether the contract will take Van Aert beyond retirement from racing.”I didn’t…

CNN  —  Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm. Tropical Storm Milton formed in the western Gulf on Saturday morning, just hours after it became a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said in a special alert. The 13th named storm, which uses the letter M, is running ahead of pace – it doesn’t usually occur until October 25. Milton is forecast to strengthen and bring life-threatening impacts to portions of the…

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Tropical Storm Milton is likely to become a major hurricane in three days as it aims for Florida’s already storm-battered west coast, federal forecasters said Saturday.The National Hurricane Center said in a forecast discussion the storm was rapidly evolving into “an intense hurricane with multiple life-threatening hazards” for the coastline north and south of the Tampa Bay region.The center’s forecasters said Milton was likely to reach hurricane status — defined by sustained winds of at 74 mph — in 36 hours, followed by major hurricane status — a Category 3 defined by sustained winds of at least 111 mph —…

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — In a crowd heavily donned in crimson, white and gray, Alabama football was stunned into silence Saturday afternoon by Vanderbilt. One week after a dramatic victory against Georgia, the No. 2 Crimson Tide fell victim to the “rat trap” game, falling to Vanderbilt 40-35 and igniting pandemonium at FirstBank Stadium for Alabama’s first loss of the Kalen DeBoer era. Alabama’s loss to Vanderbilt was its first outright loss against the team since 1984. Three previous Alabama wins against the Commodores were either vacated or forfeited. Diego Pavia and the Vanderbilt offense secured the win with five minutes left, scoring his…

Vanderbilt football scored its first touchdown against Alabama since 2007 and in one half of football Saturday, exceeded its total points scored against the Crimson Tide in former coach Nick Saban’s entire tenure.The Commodores didn’t stop there as they notched a massive, 40-35 upset win over the Crimson Tide, their first win over an AP No. 1 opponent in school history. Alabama is ranked No. 2 in the coaches poll.Chants of “V-U” rang out through an Alabama-heavy home crowd at FirstBank Stadium as Vanderbilt kneeled out the game.A pick-6 led to one of the Commodores’ touchdowns and three Alabama penalties…

AFP via Getty Images Dockworkers made headlines by going on strike, which projected delays in package deliveries. See pictures of the protest here. On October 1, 2024, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) initiated a strike, aiming for higher wages and a ban on automated equipment. The protest, coinciding with the approach of the holiday season, projected delayed deliveries for American consumers. Two days later, on October 3, the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. announced they had reached a “tentative” agreement. To view photos of the strike, check the gallery below. 1 of 6 Dockworkers on Strike MARK FELIX/AFP via…

British Cycling has backed the return of the Tour de France to the United Kingdom for a future Grand Départ, with the organisation signalling it’s interest in bringing back the Tour for 2027.The race last visited British shores for a trio of stages in Yorkshire and London back in 2014, while in 2007 the capital hosted the prologue and stage 1.Grand Départs in Lille and Barcelona have already been confirmed for the next two editions of the race, meaning that a British bid could be successful in 2027.British Cycling CEO John Dutton gave his backing to the idea in an…

Share It’s a new era for Alabama football, as Kalen DeBoer takes over for the retired Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide’s road this year features another grueling SEC slate with compelling out-of-conference matchups. Check out Alabama’s entire 2024 slate below: 2024 Alabama football schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, scores OPPONENT SCORE DATE TIME (ET) TV LOCATION vs. Western Kentucky W, 63-0 Saturday, Aug. 31 7 p.m. ESPN Tuscaloosa, Ala. vs. USF W, 42-16 Saturday, Sept. 7 7 p.m. ESPN Tuscaloosa, Ala. at Wisconsin W, 42-10 Saturday, Sept. 14 Noon FOX Madison, Wis. vs. No. 2 Georgia W, 41-34 Saturday, Sept. 28…