Day: December 7, 2023

Former Philadelphia union boss, codefendant convicted of embezzling over $650K in funds

11:58 pm December 7, 2023

Former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and a codefendant were convicted Thursday of using more than $650,000 in union funds for personal use, marking the second conviction federal prosecutors have secured against the long-powerful figure since a sweeping 2019 indictment. Dougherty, who led Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for […]

Canoes for cops: northern Minnesota department employs unique recruitment effort

11:56 pm December 7, 2023

The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping new officers as countless other law enforcement agencies across the country. So it’s offering a unique incentive: canoes. Ely, a former mining and logging community that’s best known as a gateway to the popular Boundary […]

Progressive Chicago Teachers Union boss owes thousands in unpaid utility bills despite eye-popping salary

11:56 pm December 7, 2023

The progressive president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) owes thousands in unpaid utility bills despite making an eye-popping salary, the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) has found. According to the non-profit group, Stacy Davis Gates owes the city of Chicago $5,579 in unpaid water, sewer and trash bills as of Nov. 7, 2023, despite bringing […]

Greece, Cyprus to start construction on $2.05B power connector next year

11:54 pm December 7, 2023

Construction of a 1.9 billion-euro ($2.05 billion) section of an electricity cable that will connect the power grids of Greece and Cyprus is slated to begin in the new year, officials said Thursday. An eventual extension of the renamed Great Sea Interconnector is planned to connect Israel’s power grid as well. Manousos Manousakis, president and […]

Pentagon says further military aid to Ukraine a ‘smart investment,’ will prevent larger war in Europe

11:09 pm December 7, 2023

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh called on Congress to approve additional security aid to Ukraine amid stalled negotiations over further assistance to the country in its war against Russia. “It is critical, as you all know, that Congress passes the president’s national security supplemental request to ensure that we can continue to support Ukraine,” […]

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