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An Ohio-based company that initially balked at granting a mom's request to work from home during a high-risk pregnancy has been found liable for the newborn's death and ordered to pay $22.5 million in damages. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/o…

US to deploy thousands more troops to the Middle East ft.com/content/7c9a06… via @ft

@GunloverClub1 There are in fact many videos of Russian troops surrendering to drones and being escorted into custody by other drones. Here's one example but there are many. youtube.com/watch?v=4xqKTE…

Why This Feels Like a War Crime? In any other era, if you were out of ammo or cornered, there was a slim chance of surrender or a "fair" end. But you can't surrender to a kamikaze drone. It doesn't have a heart, it doesn't take prisoners, and it doesn't understand mercy.

Women's History Month Profiles: Shaunna Winton aflcio.org/2026/3/19/wome… #union

Russia has been expanding its intelligence sharing and military cooperation with Iran, providing satellite imagery and improved drone technology to aid Tehran’s targeting of U.S. forces in the region, people familiar with the matter said wsj.com/world/russia-i… via @WSJ

Help us win a better contract! Learn how at Solidarity School, presented by the Washington Labor Education & Research Center at South Seattle College. Next week: How to talk about #union issues with your coworkers. We'll be in-person at @speea Everett and also online.

‘A lot of life years lost’: How NAFTA shortened American lifespans seattletimes.com/business/a-lot… via @seattletimes

Print your own! 3D printing instructions for your own desktop @speea stoves are now available on our website: speea.org/about-speea/bu…

3,800 workers are on strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US seattletimes.com/business/3800-… via @seattletimes

NEW: Iran launches drone attack at Dubai International Airport, sending a massive plume of smoke into the sky after hitting a fuel tanker. The repeated attacks by Iranian drones at Dubai International Airport forced the global travel hub to suspend all flights "until further notice."

WA Air Force captain among 6 killed in refueling plane crash in Iraq seattletimes.com/seattle-news/w… via @seattletimes

NATO has intensified P-8 maritime patrol missions in the GIUK Gap in recent days. Allied nations have for two consecutive days, maintained an aircraft on station tracking a possible hostile submarine north of Iceland. 🇬🇱🇮🇸🇬🇧 🧵Here's a short analysis:

In February, we sent Starbucks some reasonable solutions toward finishing our union contracts. We're eagerly awaiting a response to these proposals. In the meantime, we participated in work stoppages this week to make sure leadership hears us! ✊

Five US Air Force refueling planes hit in Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia, WSJ reports reut.rs/40uY8nO reut.rs/40uY8nO

@ChristopherJM @FT US Sends Intercept Drones Used in Ukraine to Blunt Iran Strikes bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Despite what Trump says here – "We don't need [Ukraine's] help with Drone defense. We know more about drones than anybody." – the Pentagon has reached out to ask for Kyiv's help with drone defense, because Ukraine is, in fact, currently the best in the world at it. @FT was first to report the requests: ft.com/content/d077e9… ft.com/content/947fc2…

2025 Real GDP growth was 2.1% based on the second revision, marking the slowest growth rate for the U.S. since 2020 (COVID‑19). Excluding that generational event, this would be the lowest U.S. Real GDP growth rate since 2016.

Putin’s ‘hidden hands’ may be behind Iran tactics says United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence the-independent.com/news/uk/home-n…

U.S. Central Command is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the second landed safely. This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire. Read more: centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RE…

Footage of the last Iranian KC-747 tanker burning after an Israeli airstrike on Tehran's Mehrabad airport last week.

“NASA’s leadership has made the conscious decision to bust their #unions, something that will harm their underlying mission and all but eliminate the once-very-productive labor-management partnership," Biggs said. “It’s both shameful and sad.” govexec.com/workforce/2026…