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- Planned solar panel manufacturing plant to employ over 900 in eastern NCon April 26, 2024 at 11:11 pm
Vietnam-based Boviet Solar is set to use Greenville, North Carolina, as the site of its first solar panel manufacturing plant in North America
- Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prisonon April 26, 2024 at 11:09 pm
Jeremy Cooper, a former paramedic who administered a dose of ketamine to Elijah McClain, has been sentenced to probation after his homicide conviction in the 23-year-old Black man's death.
- Tennessee Gov. Lee signs bill allowing concealed carry for public schoolteacherson April 26, 2024 at 11:06 pm
Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill allowing teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on school grounds.
- NY congressional reps introduce law forcing colleges to address antisemitism or face losing federal fundson April 26, 2024 at 10:59 pm
Two congressional lawmakers from New York introduced new legislation that would punish schools that do not address antisemitism, by removing federal funding.
- 49ers' Brandon Aiyuk gives surprising 4-word reaction to team drafting his potential replacementon April 26, 2024 at 10:57 pm
With San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk's name speculated to be in trade discussions, the team further fueled those rumors by selecting Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall with the 30th pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday.
- Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian proteston April 26, 2024 at 10:48 pm
As part of a pro-Palestinian protest, students at the Paris Institute of Political Studies blocked access to a campus building on Friday; administrators decided to move all classes online.
- Bread king of Paris rises to the top in annual baguette contest: 'A lot of love'on April 26, 2024 at 10:46 pm
Xavier Netry, of Utopie bakery in Paris, was recently named the winner of the 31st annual "Grand Prix de la baguette" contest. The contest seeks to find Paris' best baguette.
- The new class war: A wealth gap between millennialson April 26, 2024 at 8:47 pm
The surge in wealth among millennial heirs is creating new markets for wealth-management firms, luxury companies, travel firms and real estate brokers.
- American Airlines cuts some international flights into 2025, citing Boeing delivery delayson April 26, 2024 at 7:57 pm
American is the latest carrier to tweak its growth plan, citing late-arriving planes from Boeing.
- A CVS Health pharmacy in Vegas becomes first to join new national pharmacy unionon April 26, 2024 at 7:44 pm
Dozens of pharmacy staff at the Las Vegas branch of CVS's Omnicare will now join the Pharmacy Guild, which will represent them in labor negotiations with CVS.
- Starbucks, Workers United made 'significant progress' in this week's contract talkson April 26, 2024 at 5:46 pm
Starbucks and the union plan to meet again in late May to keep working on the framework that will inform every single-store contract.
- Starbucks resumes bargaining with union after two sides thaw relationshipon April 26, 2024 at 5:34 pm
In February, Starbucks and Workers United said they found a "constructive path forward," marking a major strategic pivot for the coffee giant.
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