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Foxconn apologizes for wage dispute that sparked violent protests at Chinese iPhone factory

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Foxconn, the electronics manufacturing company that assembles Apple’s iPhones, apologized Thursday for the pay dispute that triggered massive employee protests, and violent police pushback, at a factory in central China where anti-virus controls slowed production.  Mounting unrest at the Zhengzhou factory has persisted for at least a month, since thousands of employees staged a walkout … Read more

Ethereum Price Crashes Below $1,500, Why FTT and BNB Sparked Downtrend

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Ethereum started a major decline below the $1,500 support against the US Dollar. ETH faced an increase in selling after the market dumped FTT, SOL, and DOGE. Ethereum started a major decline below the $1,550 and $1,500 levels. The price is now trading below $1,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a … Read more

‘Causeway’ Producer Justine Ciarrocchi On Why Jennifer Lawrence Sparked To Film — Contenders New York – Deadline

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Jennifer Lawrence’s Excellent Cadaver producing partner Justine Ciarrocchi said the Oscar-winning actress was “itching to do something small and intimate” after years of doing bigger studio movies when she signed on to make Lila Neugebauer’s Causeway. “We were submitted the original draft of the [Causeway] script towards the end of Jen’s (three- year) acting hiatus,” … Read more

How beer sparked a row in a nation of 70 million

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A political row in Thailand is pitting the government against small businesses over a lucrative drink: alcohol. The tussle revolves around an opposition-led proposal to liberalize the production and sale of liquor and beer, which is tightly regulated in the Southeast Asian nation. Supporters of the changes argue that local producers have been dominated for … Read more

FDNY investigating whether e-bikes may have sparked fire at Queens bike shop

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SUNNYSIDE, Queens (WABC) — A huge fire broke out overnight at a Queens bike shop, and fire officials say e-bikes could have been to blame. The Fly Wing Bike Shop in Sunnyside, now heavily damaged, was empty when flames shot out of the window just after 6:30 p.m. Thursday. That fire destroyed as many as … Read more

Tony Yeboah: Pioneering African whose Liverpool wonder goal sparked Leeds United love affair | Football News

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Tony Yeboah. A name synonymous with the spectacular, etched into Premier League history. His goals against Liverpool and Wimbledon at the start to the 1995/96 Premier League season, a season the Ghanaian would end being crowned Leeds United’s Player of the Year, were the iconic moments of a career which left an indelible mark at … Read more

Massive damage to the Nord Stream pipeline system has sparked a surge in natural gas prices — here’s why they could keep soaring

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‘We can’t rule out sabotage’: Massive damage to the Nord Stream pipeline system has sparked a surge in natural gas prices — here’s why they could keep soaring Energy prices have soared in 2022. And what happened in Europe earlier this week could add fuel to the fire. On Monday, Denmark and Sweden reported that … Read more

How Mahsa Amini’s death in Iranian police custody sparked widespread protest : NPR

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A picture obtained by AFP outside Iran shows shows a demonstrator raising his arms and makes the victory sign in Tehran on Monday during a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic’s morality police. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images A … Read more

Fed’s Powell sparked a 1,000-point rout in the Dow. Here’s what investors should do next.

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Now might be the time to consider hiding out in short-dated Treasurys or corporate bonds and other defensive parts of the stock market. On Friday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talked of a willingness to inflict “some pain” on households and businesses in an unusually blunt Jackson Hole speech that hinted at a 1970s-style inflation … Read more