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3 unions representing about 9,000 Rutgers University faculty and staff to begin historic strike over contract negotiations

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

Three unions representing about 9,000 Rutgers University faculty and staff will go on strike Monday morning after nearly a year of gridlocked contract negotiations, marking the first educator strike in the university’s nearly 257-year history, according to the unions.Members of the unions will form picket lines on Rutgers’s three main campuses in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden, New Jersey, to demand salary increases, improved job security for adjunct faculty and guaranteed funding for graduate students, among other requests, union representatives said in a joint release.“Those closest to our learning and to the university’s mission to teaching, research and service deserve more than to merely be surviving and scraping by,” Rutgers masters student Michelle O’Malley said during a virtual town hall Sunday night.The three unions are Rutgers AAUP-AFT, which represents full-time faculty, graduate workers, postdoctoral researchers and counselors; the R...

Div. 3-4 boys lacrosse: Norwell ready to run it back

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

A slight chill hung in the air last week as cars whistled along Route 3 nearby. But the Norwell Clippers were finally back at their sanctuary, eager to defend their 2022 Div. 3 boys lacrosse championship after an extended respite.Was there plenty of optimism? Sure, how could there not be? Yet, the Clippers have decided to approach their new campaign with a sense of humility, albeit eager to make history.“Right now, we’re kind of keeping the expectations real,” said Norwell coach Josh Stolp. “We lost a lot of great players. We still have a lot of great players, lot of young guys. So, we’re just trying to make sure that we’re going out there every day, and sort of pushing ourselves to get a little bit better.”Norwell (21-2) lost a few critical players from last season’s roster, but has the return of Syracuse commit John Mullen, along with seniors Austin Shea and Timmy Ward. Ryan Daly should provide some great insurance in net for the Clippers as well.Most are penciling in Medfield (19...

Hydro-Quebec may not see full restoration until Tuesday : In The News for April 10

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 10 …What we are watching in Canada …Hydro-Quebec is warning that some of its remaining repairs to lines damaged by last week’s deadly ice storm may not be completed until Tuesday.Roughly 40,000 customers remain without power across Quebec as of 3:30 a.m. Monday morning. The majority of the outages are in the Montreal, Outaouais, Monteregie, and Laval regions.Regis Tellier, the utility’s vice-president of operations and maintenance, told reporters Sunday morning that power has been restored to over 90 per cent of the more than one million customers who lost electricity — including 180,000 who saw the lights come back on Saturday.Tellier said most of Quebec’s remaining outages affect only a handful of customers, noting hydro workers are reconnecting fewer customers even though theyR...

Daily horoscope for April 10, 2023

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Sagittarius.Happy Birthday for Monday, April 10, 2023:You are a brave risk-taker. You like to shake things up a bit. Nevertheless, you know what you’re doing. This is a wonderful year to socialize and enjoy life! Old friends might reappear again. Let your hair down and live it up!ARIES(March 21-April 19)★★★★This week starts in an exciting way. You’re full of a sense of adventure! You want to travel somewhere different to get a change of scenery. Fortunately, it’s a great day to travel or make travel plans; it’s also a great day to study and learn something new to broaden your horizons. Tonight: Schmooze!TAURUS(April 20-May 20)★★★★This is a wonderful day to discuss financial matters with others, especially if you have to ask for a mortgage or a loan. Any discussion regarding shared property, insurance issues, inheritances and such will likely result in your favor. To...

Monaco Court decides in favour of Ashot Yegiazaryan's wife

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

Russian oligarchs continue to lose: not only by sanctions but by their former wives. Natalia Tsagolova, the wife of the fugitive Russian oligarch Ashot Yegiazaryan, recently froze half of his assets in a bank in Monaco. The Monaco Court of Appeal's decision to freeze  $94 million in favour of Tsagolova added to the ever-growing legal problems that Yegiazaryan has been facing both in his former homeland and abroad. Currently, he is being sued for more than $300 million by a variety of parties, including his spouse Tsagolova, his former business partner Vitaly Smagin, and others.In the late 1990s - early 2000s, Yegiazaryan built his wealth by investing in various Russian businesses, including real estate, banking and others. However, instead of registering all family assets under his name, Yegiazaryan, who was also a three-time elected member of the State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament where he represented scandalous Liberal Democrats, made use of his political...

Miss Manners: I want to have a 14-course dinner party. What are the rules?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My grandmother lived her life to its fullest: making calls on Tuesdays, remaining “at home to guests” on Wednesdays, and serving tea promptly at 4 every day.Throughout her life, she would tell me of grand dinner parties that would last all evening with numerous courses and the table “turning” twice during these amazing fetes. When I asked her what the menu was, she replied, “It was 14 courses and then some. Write to Miss Manners; she’ll know.”She recently passed, and I had the honor of inheriting her entire retinue of china, linens, flatware, glassware, serving platters, bowls, tureens, urns, cups, saucers, etc. I do not wish to “show off” this collection of flatware and glasses, but I do want to have one of these dinners in honor of my grandmother.Could you please tell me what the courses are, and what order they should be served? And what are the rules of “turning the table”?GENTLE READER: The fir...

Dear Abby: My dad says he had no choice but to cheat. I’m not buying it.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I am a 23-year-old child of divorce. For nine months, my father has been dating a woman he was seeing while still married to my stepmother.My youngest brother (age 19) and I have yet to meet her. If they marry, this will be Dad’s third marriage.While I love him, he deeply hurt not only my former stepmother but also my mother, because he cheated on them both multiple times. He excuses it by saying he had no other choice.I recently moved back to my hometown after living in New York for 16 months. At some point soon, the three of us, as well as my middle brother, will likely have dinner together. I’m afraid I’ll lash out at her and possibly lose my father in the process.I feel like a child when he tries to explain his behavior in an indirect way. Must I accept this new woman as my father’s partner or risk him dropping out of my life?REVOLVING DOORSDEAR REVOLVING DOORS: If you want a relationship with your father, it’s important that you not lash...

La Marina de EE.UU. navega cerca de isla del mar Meridional de China militarizada por Beijing

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

(CNN) — La Armada de Estados Unidos envió un destructor cerca de una isla en disputa en el mar de China Meridional que Beijing ha fortificado con instalaciones militares para reclamar sus derechos territoriales en la región.La navegación se produjo cuando el ejército chino entró en el tercer día de una demostración de fuerza alrededor de Taiwán, a 1.600 kilómetros cerca de la entrada norte del mar de China Meridional, en respuesta a una breve visita de la presidenta de Taiwán a Estados Unidos.Este lunes, en un comunicado, la Séptima Flota de la Marina de Estados Unidos dijo que el destructor de misiles guiados USS Milius pasó dentro de las 12 millas náuticas, el límite internacionalmente reconocido de las aguas territoriales de una nación, de Mischief Reef en las islas Spratly, conocidas como las Islas Nansha en China.Mischief Reef, que se encuentra en la Zona Económica Exclusiva de Filipinas, también es reclamado por Vietnam y Taiwán. Pero Beijing ha afirmado sus reclamos sob...

‘Shout Sister Shout!’ at Ford’s Theatre highlights Sister Rosetta Tharpe, hidden figure who influenced Elvis

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews 'Shout Sister Shout!' at Ford's Theatre (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); We’ve all heard of Elvis Presley, so why haven’t more folks heard of Sister Rosetta Tharpe?The musical “Shout Sister Shout!” aims to educate the unenlightened at D.C.’s Ford’s Theatre, now through May 13.“This was a huge revelation,” actress Carrie C...

Dalai Lama se disculpa después de un video en que le pide a un niño que le “chupe” la lengua

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:20:55 GMT

(CNN) — El Dalai Lama se disculpó después de que apareciera un video que muestra al líder espiritual besando a un niño en los labios y luego pidiéndole que le “chupe la lengua” en un evento en el norte de India.En un comunicado este lunes, la oficina del Dalai Lama dijo que “desea disculparse con el niño y su familia, así como con sus muchos amigos en todo el mundo, por el daño que sus palabras pueden haber causado”, y agregó que “lamenta” el incidente.“Su santidad a menudo se burla de las personas que conoce de una manera inocente y juguetona, incluso en público y ante las cámaras”, dice el comunicado.Su disculpa se produce horas después de que un video del intercambio, que tuvo lugar durante un evento en febrero, se volvió viral y provocó indignación en las redes sociales.Cuando el Dalai Lama muera, su reencarnación causará una crisis religiosa. Esto es lo que podría pasarEl intercambio ha provocado protestas, con usuarios crit...