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WASHINGTON — Facing a crucial summer, union leaders are increasingly concerned that the Democratic leadership in Congress is not prioritizing critical confirmation from the National Labor Relations Board, the body tasked with ensuring fair labor practices and workplace democracy. With Hollywood on strike and UPS workers potentially joining them, three union leaders told NBC News that Democrats lack urgency to push President Joe Biden's nomination of Gwynne Wilcox, the first and only black woman to serve on the NLRB since its inception in 1935, for a second term.“We are frustrated by the lack of action from the Senate, a Democratic…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former ABC News investigative journalist pleaded guilty Friday to federal child pornography charges.James Gordon Meek, 53, of Arlington, Virginia, admitted in US District Court in Alexandria that he unlawfully possessed and transported child pornography. He covered national security issues for the network until he stepped down last year.Court documents indicate that the investigation began when the FBI received a Dropbox tip about videos showing the sexual abuse of children on an account associated with Meek.As part of a plea agreement, Meek admitted that he used an iPhone to exchange child pornography, including a video showing the…

A Texas construction worker initially accused of being high before he died actually died of heat stroke while working in the hot sun in June 2022, according to a lawsuit filed last month.Gabriel Infante, 24, was installing fiber optic cables in San Antonio for his employer B Comm Constructors LLC on June 23, 2022, when he began showing signs of heat stress. He eventually succumbed to heat stroke hours later at a hospital, the lawsuit says.Gabriel Infante. through the Hilliard ActHis mother, Velma Infante, filed the lawsuit against B Comm Constructors LLC on the first anniversary of the incident, alleging…

Several golfers have been victims of the dreaded 17th hole in the open championship this week, but not Australian pro Travis Smyth. Smyth, who competes in the asian tour, he did what no one has yet achieved at Royal Liverpool this year and on a hole that has given most golfers a run for their money. He got over it. Australian Travis Smyth celebrates his hole in one on the 17th day of the second day of the 151st British Open Golf Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Course in Hoylake, north-west England, July 21, 2023. The 151st Open at Royal…