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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — About 400 workers at Planned Parenthood offices in five states said Thursday they plan to unionize as their employer deals with the potential loss of business in states where abortions may become illegal if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Workers for Planned Parenthood North Central States in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota said they have signed cards showing majority support for unionization, and on Thursday they formally filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, said Ashley Schmidt, a training and development specialist for Nebraska and western Iowa. They plan to join SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union that has about 1 million members in 29 states, including doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians. SEIU locals represent Planned Parenthood workers in other regions, including those serving Oregon and … [Read more...] about Planned Parenthood workers in 5 Midwest states seek union

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 TOKYO (AP) — Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing tight pandemic travel restrictions about two years ago, but only for package tours for now, the prime minister said Thursday. Beginning June 10, Japan will allow the entry of people on tours with fixed schedules and guides, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. Tourists from areas with low COVID-19 infection rates who have received three vaccine doses will be exempt from testing and quarantine after entry. Japan this week is hosting small experimental package tours from four countries, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and the United States. That experiment, which involves only 50 people who received special visas, not tourist visas, is to end May 31. “Free and active exchange of people is the foundation of economy and society, as well as that of Asia’s development,” Kishida told … [Read more...] about Japan to resume tourism in June; only packaged tour for now

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 38 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan called off a planned, open-ended sit-in in Islamabad on Thursday, temporarily assuaging fears of a protracted civil conflict after he led thousands on a march toward Parliament and demanded the government's resignation. Khan's followers began converging on the Pakistani capital on Wednesday, with some 10,000 reaching the city center around midnight. Khan himself entered Islamabad as part of a large convoy of cars, buses and trucks, with demonstrators waving flags and rallying overnight. Some of his supporters clashed with police outside Parliament. Khan gave Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif — who replaced him in … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s ex-premier calls off planned sit-in, demands vote

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Click here to read the full article. Omar Sy has signed a first-look television deal with HBO Max . Under the deal, the French actor and producer will develop series for the streamer for multiple markets around the globe. More from Variety Omar Sy Starrer 'Father & Soldier' Sells to Major Markets for Gaumont (EXCLUSIVE) HBO Max Broken Out in Nielsen Streaming Estimates for First Time, Notches 1% Share of April TV Viewing DC's 'Wonder Twins' Movie Not Moving Forward at HBO Max “I am very happy to be partnering with HBO Max who share my dreams of developing globally appealing content for audiences around the world, including French speaking Africa, France and the United States,” Sy said. Sy broke out with his starring role in the French film “The Intouchables,” for which he earned a César for best actor. He was the first Black actor to win the award. He also stars in the Netflix series “Lupin” as Assane Diop, a master thief who takes inspiration … [Read more...] about ‘Lupin’ Star Omar Sy Signs First-Look TV Deal With HBO Max

(CW44 News At 10 | CNN) –The US Center of Diseases Control and Prevention is investigating more cases of monkeypox across the United States after nine cases have been identified in seven states. The CDC has identified nine monkeypox cases in seven states as of Wednesday, Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday. READ MORE: Actor Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' Star, Is Dead At 67 Cases have been identified in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York. All of the cases “are within gay [and] bisexual men and other men who have sex with men,” she said. Walensky called for an approach “guided by science, not by stigma.” “This is a community that has the strength and has demonstrated the ability to address challenges to their health by focusing on compassion and science,” she said in an apparent reference to the AIDS epidemic. “While some groups may have a greater chance of exposure right now, infectious diseases do not care about state or … [Read more...] about The CDC Has Identified 9 Cases Of Monkeypox in 7 States