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Starbucks workers and organizers in Buffalo, N.Y., discuss efforts to unionize three local stores on Oct. 28.

Starbucks workers decide whether to form first U.S. union

Voting is ending at three stores around Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks had flown in executives to the area and asked federal officials to delay the ballot count.

Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union holds a sign outside an Amazon warehouse where workers are voting on whether to unionize.

High Stakes At A Warehouse: Amazon Fights Against Alabama Union Drive

A vote by workers on whether to form Amazon's first unionized warehouse in the U.S. has the community, labor groups and the company on the edge of their seats.

Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro speaks to the press at Miraflores Presidential Palace in in Caracas, Venezuela, on Oct. 15.

The U.S. predicted his downfall but Maduro strengthens his grip on power in Venezuela

Venezuelan opponents and U.S. officials were predicting his demise years ago. But Nicolás Maduro and his Socialist Party remain firmly in power.

Matthew Cadigan Hearn at Big Wave Farm, an intentional community designed to provide adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to live a fulfilling, independent life among their peers in this undated photo.

Half Moon Bay’s ‘Big Wave’ community welcomes adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

'I am just hoping I can be a part of a community that accepts me for what I am, and not having me be something I am not,' said Matthew Cadigan Hearn, who plans to live at Big Wave.

A file photo released by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office shows Derick Almena at Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County, Calif., in 2017. Almena was sentenced on Monday for a fire that swept through a converted warehouse in Oakland, killing 36 people.

Man Sentenced In 2016 Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire In Oakland, Calif., That Killed 36

Derick Almena has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, but with time served and credit for good behavior will serve only 18 months at his home.

James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School, pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges on Saturday.

Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect are held on $500,000 bond after manhunt

Authorities had been searching for James and Jennifer Crumbley since Friday afternoon, after a prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges against them. Their son is charged with murder.

NPR Music's 50 Best Albums Of 2021

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.

Goat Sales For Eid Were Tanking Due To The Pandemic. So Marketers Got Creative

It's been hard to sell the sacrificial animal in India for the Eid al-Adha holiday amid COVID-19. Goat dealers are trying everything from a pageant hosted by a TikTok star to WhatsApp orders.

The entrance to the San Diego County Administration building in this file photo taken Dec. 13, 2020.

Supervisors Postpone Vote On Possible Massive Warehouse Project

After further review of environmental studies, the board will consider possibly approving a 50-year ground lease for 29 acres on the northwest corner of Weld Boulevard and Cuyamaca Street at its March 17 meeting.

President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Honor to retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday. Bellavia received the award for conspicuous gallantry while serving in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004.

Medal Of Honor Awarded To Iraq War Veteran

Retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the nation's highest medal for heroism for saving his squad in Fallujah, Iraq. Bellavia is the first living veteran of that war to be so honored.

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