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Side hustles take center stage in paying bills for Hollywood workers on strike 09/21/2023 11:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — Lighting for the entertainment industry is Ryan Meyer's lifeblood. Before the Hollywood strikes, he worked 40 hours a week or more as a gaffer or director of photography. He also has a company that usually earns more than a million dollars a year in production support. Most of that Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenian forces agree to disarm 09/20/2023 09:45pm • YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region Wednesday after local Armenian forces there agreed to lay down their weapons following the latest outbreak of fighting in the decades-long separatist conflict. Authorities in the ethnic Armenian region 7 Signs of Credit Card Fraud 09/20/2023 08:00pm • Cybercrime is a growing problem in the U.S., and there seem to be new scams you need to know about every day. But one problem everyone must be on guard for is credit card fraud. Credit card fraud can be difficult to spot and even harder to resolve. The best things you can do are to watch out for the What to Consider Before Getting Your Roof Repaired 09/20/2023 08:00pm • Roofs don't last forever. Eventually, you have to repair or replace them, which may cost several thousand dollars or more. So if you're in the market for a new roof or you need to get yours fixed, it makes sense to prepare for the costs and steps involved in taking on this project. Repairs vs. Repla Labor expert says union efforts have a ripple effect across industries 09/20/2023 04:26pm • From coffee shops to factory floors, the actions by unions are having an impact on wages and benefits. Art Wheaton, director of Labor Studies at the school of Industrial Labor Relations at Cornell University in New York, said that currently, "Everybody is trying to leverage the economic condition Amazon unveils a 'smarter and more conversational' Alexa amid AI race among tech companies 09/20/2023 03:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has unveiled a slew of gadgets and an update to its popular voice assistant Alexa, infusing it with more generative AI features to better compete with other tech companies who've rolled out flashy chatbots. During a demonstration at the company's second headquarters in Arlin DC Council makes e-bike subsidies available for residents 09/20/2023 06:26am • The D.C. Council has passed a bill designed to get more people rolling on e-bikes. The bill, proposed by Council member Charles Allen, was approved Tuesday in a unanimous vote. The bill offers D.C. residents subsidies of up to $2,000 toward the purchase of e-bikes based on income. The two-tier Pope goes to Marseille to talk migration, but will Europe listen as it scrambles to stem an influx? 09/20/2023 03:50am • VATICAN CITY (AP) — Ten years after Pope Francis made a landmark visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa to show solidarity with migrants, he is joining Catholic bishops from the Mediterranean this weekend in France to make the call more united. The question is whether anyone in European corrido United Auto Workers threaten to expand targeted strike if there is no substantive progress by Friday 09/19/2023 11:37pm • The United Auto Workers union is stepping up pressure on Detroit’s Big Three by threatening to expand its strike unless it sees major progress in contract negotiations by Friday. 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