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UC Reaches Deal With UPTE, Averting Historic Walkout With Raises, $25 Wage Floor

UC and UPTE ratified a four-year contract with compounded raises, a $25 minimum wage, premium caps and expanded leave, averting a major strike. ...Read more

#universityofcalifornia, #union, #labor, #healthcare, #wages

UC and UPTE Reach Four-Year Deal, Averting Largest Strike in University History

UC’s technical and health care workers ratified a four-year contract with raises, a $25 wage floor and premium caps, canceling a major strike. ...Read more

#universityofcalifornia, #labor, #union, #healthcare, #wages

Alcon forces fourth delay of STAAR Surgical shareholder vote on $1.6 billion takeover

Alcon triggered a fourth postponement of STAAR’s takeover vote to Jan. 6, as Broadwood and proxy advisers keep opposition high despite a higher price. ...Read more

#alcon, #staar, #mergers, #shareholdervote, #proxyadvisors

Myles Garrett Sets NFL Single-Season Sack Record as Browns Beat Bengals in Week 18

Myles Garrett sacks Joe Burrow for No. 23, breaking the NFL single-season record, as Cleveland ends a lost year with a 20-18 win in Cincinnati. ...Read more

#nfl, #mylesgarrett, #browns, #bengals, #sackrecord

Oregon shuts out Texas Tech 23–0 in Orange Bowl, advances to CFP semifinal vs. Indiana

Oregon’s defense forces four turnovers and blanks high-scoring Texas Tech 23–0 in the Orange Bowl, sending the Ducks to face Indiana. ...Read more

#collegefootball, #cfp, #oregonducks, #texastech

U.S. Airstrikes in Venezuela End With Maduro Seized and Flown to New York

U.S. forces strike Caracas and seize President Nicolás Maduro in a raid, flying him to New York to face charges as lawmakers and allies decry a dangerous precedent. ...Read more

#venezuela, #maduro, #usmilitary, #internationallaw, #oil

Measles Shield Frays: Most U.S. Counties Fall Below Kindergarten Vaccination Target

MMR coverage among kindergarteners has slid since the pandemic, leaving most counties below the 95% measles target as cases hit a 30-year high. ...Read more

#measles, #vaccines, #publichealth, #mmr, #kindergarten

Atmospheric river meets king tides, flooding Bay Area roads as Sierra blizzard snarls travel

California’s first 2026 atmospheric river hit during king tides, flooding Bay Area streets and highways while fierce winds and heavy snow shut Sierra routes. ...Read more

#atmosphericriver, #kingtides, #bayarea, #sierranevada, #flooding

Smithsonian Opens Long-Running Exhibit on Filipino American History Ahead of U.S. 250th

A new Smithsonian show uses long-hidden steamer trunks from Stockton’s Little Manila to spotlight Filipino American lives, labor and memory. ...Read more

#smithsonian, #filipinoamerican, #museum, #laborhistory, #littlemanila

Smithsonian Opens Exhibit Built From Forgotten Trunks of Filipino American Workers

A new Smithsonian show uses 26 steamer trunks from Stockton’s Little Manila to tell Filipino American stories of labor, migration and erasure. ...Read more

#smithsonian, #filipinoamerican, #museum, #immigration, #labor

AI and a blood test may predict multiple sclerosis course better than symptom labels

UCL researchers use MRI and a nerve-damage blood marker with AI to identify two MS biological subtypes, offering clues for prognosis and treatment. ...Read more

#multiplesclerosis, #ai, #mri, #biomarkers, #neurology

Panthers, Buccaneers face Week 18 showdown as NFC South title hangs in the balance

Carolina can clinch the NFC South with a win or tie in Tampa. The Buccaneers need a win plus help to extend their division reign. ...Read more

#nfl, #nfcsouth, #panthers, #buccaneers, #week18

Los Angeles Tightens Rent-Control Rules, Capping Annual Increases at 4%

L.A. rewrites its rent-stabilization formula for the first time in 40 years, limiting annual hikes to 1%–4% and ending key surcharges. ...Read more

#losangeles, #rentcontrol, #housing, #tenants, #inflation

UK Records Warmest and Sunniest Year as Met Office Confirms 2025 Climate Milestones

The Met Office confirms 2025 was the UK’s warmest and sunniest year on record, with persistent heat, drought and flooding pointing to accelerating climate change. ...Read more

#ukweather, #climatechange, #metoffice, #heatwaves, #drought

Webb Spots Earliest Known Supernova After Gamma-Ray Burst From Cosmic Dawn

A gamma-ray burst flagged by the SVOM telescope led Webb to the earliest confirmed supernova, showing massive stars died in familiar ways just 730 million years after the Big Bang. ...Read more

#astronomy, #space, #jwst, #supernova, #gammarayburst