The company has vigorously opposed unions in the past and says its ‘partners’ in Buffalo don’t need one nowFifty Starbucks workers in New York are trying to form a union, which would be the first in the US for the coffee chain if successful.Last week, …
Vaccine wars: how the decision not to get the shot is tearing loved ones apart
When friends and family disagree about getting vaccinated, close ties can fray. Some siblings have even stopped talking to each otherMegan, a 30-year-old from rural Nebraska, feels torn. She hasn’t been vaccinated against Covid-19, but if left to her o…
Washington’s armchair generals urge Biden to continue war on terror – live
• Former CIA director Leon Panetta unmoved by Afghanistan defeat• Mitch McConnell rails against ‘barbarian enemies’• Biden warns Kabul bombing masterminds: ‘We will make you pay’ 2.51pm BST Flags at the White House, the US Capitol and all other public …
Coronavirus live news: WHO to ship Chinese vaccines despite concerns; 1 in 70 in England had Covid last week
WHO to ship 100m doses of Sinovac and Sinopharm by end of September; figures show uptick of cases in England last week from 1 in 80 the week beforeNew Zealand Covid update: national lockdown extended after 70 new casesUS Covid hospitalisations rise abo…
Biden warns masterminds of deadly Kabul bombings: ‘We will make you pay’
Biden addresses nation on darkest day of his presidencySays US troops who died were ‘heroes’ of ‘selfless mission’Joe Biden has warned the masterminds of a double suicide-bomb attack in Kabul that killed 13 US troops and 60 Afghan civilians: “We will h…
‘If you get sick, we may not have a bed’: Oregon hospitals reel from Covid surge
‘It’s never been as bad as it is now,’ one nurse in the intensive care unit told reportersAn intense surge in Covid cases is pushing Oregon’s healthcare system to the brink as mostly unvaccinated patients fill up hospitals and nearly all available ICU …
San Francisco luxury tower still sinking even as engineers work on $100m fix
A project to reinforce the Millennium tower foundation came to a halt after it was found the building had sunk an inchSan Francisco’s notorious sinking luxury high-rise is still sinking, even amid a $100m project designed to fix the issue.Work to reinf…
Caldor fire bears down on Lake Tahoe as communities clouded in smoke
Evacuation orders issues in two counties as more than 14,000 firefighters battle wildfires up and down CaliforniaA wind-driven wildfire continued to advance towards Lake Tahoe, clouding the alpine vacation and tourist spot in a sickly yellow layer of s…
‘It was like doomsday’: wait at Kabul airport descends into terror
Witnesses describe scenes as suicide bombers target civilians and US soldiers during evacuation effortAfghanistan – live newsAnother long, hot afternoon in Kabul was drawing to a close. Thousands of foreigners and Afghans – many in family groups with y…
Capitol police officers sue Trump and far-right groups over 6 January attack
• Roger Stone also named in suit by six officers in federal court• Ex-president worked with others to ‘commit acts of … terrorism’Capitol police officers who were attacked and beaten during the insurrection at the US Congress on 6 January by extremist …