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Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn’t install more automated systems
Unveiling the HarmonyOS on Huawei Pura 70 Series: More Than Just Price Surprises on Double 12Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub rose by 7.5% in the week to Thursday to their highest in almost a year, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed. Gasoline stocks stood at 1.25 million metric tons as exporters stocked up ahead of shipping fuel out of the region to the United States and West Africa, Insight Global’s Lars van Wageningen said. Gasoil stocks, which include diesel and heating oil, declined by 2% to 2.37 million tons due to strong demand in inland markets up the Rhine river, Wageningen said. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Ron Bousso; editing by David Evans)
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By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports, saying that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers. Related Articles National Politics | Will Kamala Harris run for California governor in 2026? The question is already swirling National Politics | Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people National Politics | Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America National Politics | Trump extends unprecedented invites to China’s Xi and other world leaders for his inauguration National Politics | Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump The incoming president posted on social media that he met Harold Daggett, the president of the International Longshoreman’s Association, and Dennis Daggett, the union’s executive vice president. “I’ve studied automation, and know just about everything there is to know about it,” Trump posted. “The amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers, in this case, our Longshoremen. Foreign companies have made a fortune in the U.S. by giving them access to our markets. They shouldn’t be looking for every last penny knowing how many families are hurt.” The International Longshoremen’s Association has until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies. At the heart of the dispute is whether ports can install automated gates, cranes and container-moving trucks that could make it faster to unload and load ships. The union argues that automation would lead to fewer jobs, even though higher levels of productivity could do more to boost the salaries of remaining workers. The Maritime Alliance said in a statement that the contract goes beyond ports to “supporting American consumers and giving American businesses access to the global marketplace – from farmers, to manufacturers, to small businesses, and innovative start-ups looking for new markets to sell their products.” “To achieve this, we need modern technology that is proven to improve worker safety, boost port efficiency, increase port capacity, and strengthen our supply chains,” said the alliance, adding that it looks forward to working with Trump. In October, the union representing 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for three days, raising the risk that a prolonged shutdown could push up inflation by making it difficult to unload container ships and export American products overseas. The issue pits an incoming president who won November’s election on the promise of bringing down prices against commitments to support blue-collar workers along with the kinds of advanced technology that drew him support from Silicon Valley elite such as billionaire Elon Musk. Trump sought to portray the dispute as being between U.S. workers and foreign companies, but advanced ports are also key for staying globally competitive. China is opening a $1.3 billion port in Peru that could accommodate ships too large for the Panama Canal. There is a risk that shippers could move to other ports, which could also lead to job losses. Mexico is constructing a port that is highly automated, while Dubai, Singapore and Rotterdam already have more advanced ports. Instead, Trump said that ports and shipping companies should eschew “machinery, which is expensive, and which will constantly have to be replaced.” “For the great privilege of accessing our markets, these foreign companies should hire our incredible American Workers, instead of laying them off, and sending those profits back to foreign countries,” Trump posted. “It is time to put AMERICA FIRST!”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed these bills: the Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayer Act (H.R. 8692), to require Amtrak to publicly disclose certain bonus compensation paid to Amtrak executives; the FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act (H.R. 2672), to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses; and the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act (H.R. 7365), to provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: TEACHING ABOUT COMMUNISM: The House has passed the Crucial Communism Teaching Act (H.R. 5349), sponsored by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., to require a foundation to make a curriculum designed to teach high school students about communism as an ideology that has led to more than 100 million deaths. Salazar said the bill was needed "because America's youth has been brainwashed by media and academia for the last 30 years to believe that communism is good." The vote, on Dec. 6, was 327 yeas to 62 nays. YEAS: Mooney R-WV (2nd), Miller R-WV (1st) House Vote 2: WATER MANAGEMENT: The House has passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (S. 4367), sponsored by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., to authorize, deauthorize, or modify various water resources projects by the Army Corps of Engineers. A supporter, Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said the bill "provides necessary authority and direction to the Corps to carry out its mission to maintain and improve our water resource infrastructure, from ports to levees to navigation channels." The vote, on Dec. 10, was 399 yeas to 18 nays. NAYS: Mooney R-WV (2nd) YEAS: Miller R-WV (1st) House Vote 3: GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS: The House has passed the Improving Federal Building Security Act (S. 3613), sponsored by Sen. Gary C. Peters, D-Mich., to require facility security committees that oversee federal buildings to adopt procedures for handling operations recommendations from the Federal Protective Service. A supporter, Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., said: "Federal agencies need to be held accountable for the security decisions they make at federal office buildings. This bill will help achieve that." The vote, on Dec. 10, was 410 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Mooney R-WV (2nd), Miller R-WV (1st) House Vote 4: REGULATING CLOTHES WASHERS: The House has passed the Liberty in Laundry Act (H.R. 7673), sponsored by Rep. Andrew Ogles, R-Tenn., to bar the Energy Department from issuing energy efficiency standards for clothes washers that increase consumer costs or are not technically feasible. Ogles said the bill "safeguards the right of families to choose the appliance that best fits their needs and budget." An opponent, Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., said it "would delay and weaken popular energy efficiency standards, courting favor with polluters, not consumers." The vote, on Dec. 10, was 215 yeas to 200 nays. YEAS: Mooney R-WV (2nd), Miller R-WV (1st) House Vote 5: BUDGETING UPDATES: The House has passed the Increasing Baseline Updates Act (H.R. 9716), sponsored by Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, to require the Congressional Budget Office to give Congress at least two updated annual budget analyzes each year. Moore said providing new information to Congress as it goes through the budgeting process would "better inform the appropriations process and other legislative proposals we consider later in any given calendar year." The vote, on Dec. 11, was unanimous with 407 yeas. YEAS: Mooney R-WV (2nd), Miller R-WV (1st) House Vote 6: MILITARY SPENDING: The House has concurred in the Senate amendment with a House amendment to the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5009), sponsored by Rep. David P. Joyce, R-Ohio. The bill would authorize about $895 billion of fiscal 2025 military spending, with provisions including a 20-percent pay increase for junior enlisted military members, increased spending on military schools and housing, and about $20 billion of decreased spending on aircraft, ship, and weapons programs deemed unviable. A supporter, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., called the bill "a fair compromise that will go a long way to ensure our nation can successfully deter and defeat any adversary." An opponent, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., cited cost overruns and waste in the military, and said the Defense Department needs to deliver more value for the taxes Americans pay to fund national security. The vote to concur, on Dec. 11, was 281 yeas to 140 nays. YEAS: Mooney R-WV (2nd), Miller R-WV (1st) House Vote 7: EXPANDING FEDERAL JUDICIARY: The House has passed the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act (S. 4199), sponsored by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., to direct the president to appoint more than 60 new U.S. district court judges, in six biennial stages, from 2025 through 2035. A supporter, Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, said the new judgeships were needed because none have been added for two decades, with resulting "staggering backlogs in federal courts across the country, which has, in turn, led to litigants losing access to timely justice and a severely overworked judicial bench." An opponent, Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., faulted Republicans for failing to present the bill for a vote before last month's elections, resulting in a politically biased vote at present, and called for Congress to "get back to the drawing board and find a way to work together in a bipartisan fashion, yielding an apolitical result." The vote, on Dec. 12, was 236 yeas to 173 nays. YEAS: Mooney R-WV (2nd), Miller R-WV (1st)In the end, the server's tumultuous launch served as a testament to the unwavering passion and dedication of both the team behind it and the global community of users who eagerly awaited its arrival. As the sun rose on a new day, the server stood as a beacon of innovation and connectivity in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s defiant far-right presidential candidate, Calin Georgescu, on Sunday stood outside a closed polling station to denounce a top court’s unprecedented decision to annul the first round of the vote in which he emerged as the frontrunner. The Constitutional Court on Friday canceled the election after a trove of declassified intelligence alleged Russia organized a sprawling campaign across social media to promote Georgescu. “Today is Constitution Day and there is nothing constitutional in Romania anymore. I am here in the name of democracy,” Georgescu, 62, told media in Mogosoaia, outside Bucharest. “By canceling democracy, our very freedom is canceled.” The court cited the illegal use of digital technologies including artificial intelligence, as well as undeclared sources of funding. Without naming Georgescu, the court said one candidate received “preferential treatment" on social media platforms, distorting voters’ expressed will. Despite being a huge outsider who declared zero campaign spending, Georgescu topped the polls in the first round on Nov. 24 , and was due on Sunday to face reformist Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union party in a runoff. Thirteen candidates ran in the first round of the presidential race in the European Union and NATO member country, the aftermath of which was gripped by myriad controversies including a recount of the vote ordered by the same court. New dates will be set to rerun the presidential vote from scratch. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said in a statement marking Constitution Day on Sunday that “we find ourselves in a moment of profound responsibility toward the values that characterize us as a nation.” “The Romanian Constitution defines the framework within which the state and political life operate, serving as a shield against threats to democracy,” he said. “In turbulent times, state institutions are called upon to act with calm, wisdom and respect for the law, the Constitution and democracy.” George Simion, the 38-year-old leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, told reporters outside a closed polling station in Bucharest on Sunday that the annulment amounted to an attack against democracy, saying Iohannis should “take a step back and respect the Constitution, not mock it.” “It is Constitution Day. It is a day of significance for Romanians. It is a day when Romanians should have gone to vote freely,” he said, adding that “blood was shed for this 35 years ago,” referring to Romania’s revolution in December 1989 that overthrew communism. After Georgescu unexpectedly topped the polls in the first round, his success left many political observers wondering how most local surveys had placed him behind at least five other candidates before the vote. Many observers attributed his success to his TikTok account, which now has 6.2 million likes and 565,000 followers. But some experts suspected Georgescu’s online following was artificially inflated, while Romania’s top security body alleged he was given preferential treatment by TikTok over other candidates. On Saturday, Romanian prosecutors conducted raids at three properties in the central city of Brasov linked to Bogdan Peschir, who is suspected of illegally financing a campaign to promote Georgescu. The raids were based on suspicions of voter corruption, money laundering and cyber fraud, prosecutors said. The secret services alleged that Peschir paid $381,000 (361,000 euros) to TikTok users to promote Georgescu content on the Chinese-owned platform. Intelligence authorities said information they obtained “revealed an aggressive promotion campaign” to increase and accelerate Georgescu’s popularity. There is no clear link between Peschir and alleged Russian interference. Russia denies meddling in Romania. On Friday, Georgescu's would-be opponent Lasconi also strongly condemned the court’s decision to annul the elections, saying it was “illegal, immoral, and crushes the very essence of democracy” and that the second round should have gone forward. Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more.Are you looking to upgrade your audio experience this Double 12? With the myriad of options available in the market, selecting the perfect pair of headphones can be a daunting task. When it comes to achieving superior sound quality, the Samsung Galaxy Buds3 series stands out as a top choice. In this article, we will delve into the key features that make the Galaxy Buds3 series the ideal option for discerning music enthusiasts.