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Contract negotiations between Rutgers University and 3 unions representing thousands of faculty and staff continue amid historic strike

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Artemis Moshtaghian, Kristina Sgueglia and Liam Reilly, CNN Three unions representing about 9,000 Rutgers University faculty and staff have gone on strike 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. Picket lines are expected to continue Tuesday

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13-year-old leads California police on chase in stolen car and crashes, leaving 1 person dead and nearly a dozen injured

By Rebekah Riess, CNN One person has died and nearly a dozen more were injured after a 13-year-old crashed into two other vehicles while leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle in California, authorities said. A Woodland Police Department officer spotted a vehicle being driven erratically on Saturday afternoon, according to a news

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The Texas pardons board is investigating after GOP governor’s request in case of sergeant convicted of killing protester at 2020 BLM rally

By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Paradise Afshar and Michelle Watson, CNN The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is launching an investigation upon the Republican governor’s request for an expedited probe and pardon recommendation for a US Army sergeant convicted Friday of killing a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020. “The board

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4 dead, including a child, following overnight domestic violence incident and police shooting in Orlando

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A child and two adults were fatally shot in a domestic violence incident overnight Sunday in Orlando, and the suspect then died in an “officer-involved shooting” after firing at police, the Orlando Police Department said. Orlando officers responded to a home in reference to a domestic violence incident at approximately 2:25

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Customs officers in Philadelphia seize nearly $200K worth of counterfeit auto parts, including air bag covers

By Yenny Sanchez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia have seized counterfeit auto parts worth nearly $200,000, the agency said. The parts were shipped from China to Philadelphia in March, including air bag covers, aluminum hoods, front fenders and bumpers, and badges featuring the logos of Chevrolet, Buick and Dodge, the CBP

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Los Angeles school workers’ union votes to approve new contract with school district

By Dakin Andone and Rebekah Riess, CNN The union representing thousands of Los Angeles school workers has voted “overwhelmingly” to approve a new contract with the Los Angeles Unified School District after last month’s three-day strike, union officials said in a news release Saturday. More than 99% of Service Employees International Union Local 99 members

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At least 44 killed in Burkina Faso attacks

By Maija Ehlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN At least 44 civilians were killed in two separate attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso, authorities there said. A local governor, Rodolphe Sorgho, blamed terrorists for the “despicable and barbaric” attacks, without naming a specific group. In a statement Sorgho gave his “sincere condolences to the grieving

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