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LOS ANGELES — Four unions representing more than 14,000 workers at Disney’s theme parks and resorts in Southern California announced late Friday that their members had voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over alleged unfair labor practices during contract negotiations.The union announced that thousands of workers at Disneyland, Disney’s California Adventure, the Downtown Disney shopping district and Disney-owned hotels have authorized the strike. The authorization does not mean a strike is imminent, and the two sides could reach an agreement to avoid a strike, which would be the first at Disneyland in 40 years. The number of employees who voted…

By Josh Weinfuss, ESPN staff writerJuly 19, 2024, 9:48 PM ETcloseJosh Weinfuss is a staff writer covering the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL for ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012 and joined ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Professional Football Writers Association of America and a graduate of Indiana University. You can follow him on Twitter at @joshweinfuss.PHOENIX — Dinner is ready. Alisha Gray.of Atlanta Dream The guard made WNBA history Friday night by becoming the first player to win the Skills Challenge and the 3-Point Contest in the same year, taking home nearly her…

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Aspen Security Forum for a wide-ranging discussion of the most pressing foreign policy issues. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Secretary of State Antony Blinken has a big job. He’s steering US foreign policy around the world at a time of conflict and tension. At the heart of that job, Blinken says, is acknowledging the humanity of the person on the other side of the table, whether they’re a friend or foe.Antony Blinken: I believe that if we can end or minimize the terrible dehumanization that we see in many…

Green Dot, which works with retail giant Walmart to sell prepaid debit cards on the retailer, has been fined $44 million by the Federal Reserve for “numerous” alleged deficiencies that harmed consumers over a period of at least five years.In a Friday announcement, Federal Reserve Said Austin-based Green Dot violated consumer law and engaged in unfair and deceptive practices that resulted in users losing access to their money.Federal Reserve Identified Green Dot’s alleged misconduct between 2017 and December 2022 included failing to properly close accounts and charging fees, and leaving certain customers unable to access their funds while failing to…

highlight A Bethesda concept artist has accidentally dropped a hint that The Elder Scrolls 6 will be set in Hammerfell. Hammerfell has long been rumored to be the setting for the next TES game, and was officially announced in June 2018. A Bethesda developer happened to share the following hint: The Elder Scrolls VI The story is set in Hammerfell. This development is a response to a long-held fandom theme: The Elder Scrolls VI. June 11th is Bethesda 6 of 6 A teaser trailer was released during the company’s E3 2018 showcase. Rumor has it that the setting is Hammerfell…

Researchers have demonstrated that dead stars can produce powerful flashes of light through the force of gravity itself, and understanding the phenomenon could shed new light on some of the universe’s largest and most mysterious explosions.Neutron Star Neutron stars are some of the strangest objects in the universe. The collapsed cores of these massive stars are incredibly dense, housing more mass than the entire Sun compressed into the volume of a city. They are made almost entirely of bound neutrons. In essence, neutron stars are the largest atomic nuclei in the universe. Because of this incredible density, their gravity is…

Share on PinterestScientists are using AI tools to predict the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. DedMityay/Getty ImagesIn both dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, early diagnosis is important to slow the progression of symptoms. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can be difficult to diagnose in the early stages because they have the same or similar symptoms as age-related cognitive decline. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed an AI-based tool that can predict whether people with early dementia symptoms will remain stable or progress to Alzheimer’s disease. condition is dementia and Alzheimer’s disease Although they are often used interchangeably, they are not the…

NASA will hold two news conferences on Friday, July 26, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight upcoming crew change missions to the International Space Station. NASA will hold a press conference at 12:00 p.m. EDT to outline the mission. NASA+NASA TV, NASA App, Youtubeand the Distributor WebsiteThe press conference will cover NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the microgravity laboratory, as well as Expeditions 71 and 72. NASA will hold a crew press conference at 2 p.m. NASA+NASA TV, NASA App, Youtubeand the agency Website, Individual interviews with the astronauts will take place from 3 p.m. Stream…

Share on PinterestA study in mice evaluates the potential of an experimental drug that could help reverse diabetes. Image credit: Tatiana Timofeeva/Stocksy.A recent study in mice found that a combination of the two drugs could effectively reverse diabetes.The drug works by “regenerating” the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.In just three months, the number of these cells increased by up to 700%.Although more research is needed, the results are promising. The new study Science Translational MedicineInvestigating experimental drug combinations for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.The treatment increased the number of insulin-producing cells by up to…

Jolie-Pitt filed paperwork on May 30 to legally remove “Pitt” from her name.viaJuly 19, 2024, 9:05 PM ET• 4 min readAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt She publicly admits Change your name.More than a month after petitioning to change her last name in court documents filed in Los Angeles County Court, Jolie and Pitt’s daughter has published legal notices in the Los Angeles Times for weeks saying she is proposing to change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie.Shiloh Jolie-Pitt attended the UK premiere of ‘Eternals’ at BFI IMAX Waterloo on October 27, 2021 in…