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Letterman's late-night run was hugely influential, introducing a sardonic, irony-drenched comedic style that influenced a generation.
Letterman's late-night run was hugely influential, introducing a sardonic, irony-drenched comedic style that influenced a generation.
"There's no rhyme or reason, so we all feel a little shaken and concerned that we could be the next victim," a local activist says.
President Donald Trump gave House Republicans a pep talk mixed with a political warning in a discussion over tax reform on Sunday afternoon.
Thirty-one women spoke to the Los Angeles Times, describing meetings in which James Toback touched them inappropriately or masturbated in front of them.
Thirty-one women spoke to the Los Angeles Times, describing meetings in which James Toback touched them inappropriately or masturbated in front of them.
Highlights from Day One of the AFL-CIO Convention
Kaveh Sardari, AFL-CIO
Today, more than 1,200 union delegates and convention attendees joined together in St. Louis for the first day of the 2017 AFL-CIO Convention. Here are some of the key moments from the AFL-CIO convention in St. Louis.
The convention delegates unanimously re-elected Richard Trumka (UMWA) as president, Liz Shuler (IBEW) as secretary-treasurer and Tefere Gebre (UFCW) as executive vice president of AFL-CIO. In addition, delegates elected 55 vice presidents, who will serve as the Executive Council for a four-year term.
In his acceptance speech, Tefere Gebre said:
Sisters and brothers, these are tough times.
For our country. For our movement. For our communities.
Between black and white. Between immigrant and native-born. But even in the face of these challenges, I have hope.
Hope of a brighter day. Hope of a stronger tomorrow. Hope of an America with liberty and justice for all. Sisters and brothers, this is a job for the labor movement!
We can bring our country together!
I pledge to do my part. To lead...
President Donald Trump gave House Republicans a pep talk mixed with a political warning in a discussion over tax reform on Sunday afternoon.
Locals from Gainesville, Georgia, gathered to pay tribute to black residents who had for so many decades gone unrecognized.
Locals from Gainesville, Georgia, gathered to pay tribute to black residents who had for so many decades gone unrecognized.
