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Thats not a joke. unions built the middle class. and by the way, in case you regret anything, i just want you guys and women in the union to know that if it werent for the uaw in 1972, i never would have won. you think im kidding. we have the largest percentage of any union workers in the nation including michigan because were a small state and had big plans. so before you get upset, remember, youre to blame. look, folks, i think a lot of us come from similar backgrounds. moms, dads, brothers, s...

I want to point out that unions built the middle class. thats not a joke. unions built the middle class. by the way, in case you regret anything, i just want you guys and women in the union to know, if it werent for the uaw in 1970 to, i never would have one. near the largest percentage of union workers and any state in the nation in delaware back the including michigan. we were a small state with big plays, so before you get upset, remember, you are to blame. look, folks, i think a lot of u com...

Chronic health issues. the conditions commonly experienced include recurrent back problems, mental ill—health, high blood pressure, and risky drinking. the study was published in the journal bmc public health. researchers say theyre "surprised and worried" to see how many people experience such issues in their late 40s. lets speak now to dr nighat arif. she is a nhs gp with a specialist interest in womens health. thank you forjoining us. i can certainly relate to the back pain. were you surpri...

Against the communist party. the amazon founder, jeff bezos, has offered nasa a $2 billion discount if it allows his blue origin company to build a spacecraft to land astronauts on the moon. in april, nasa awarded the contract for a lunar lander to a rivalfirm, spacex, which is owned by another american billionaire, elon musk. nasa hopes to put astronauts on the moon by 202a. the agency said it was aware of mr. bezos�*s offer, but a spokesperson declined to comment further. the inuit rights ad...

Of assam and mizoram. the officers who died were from assam. more than fifty people were injured after clashes between police and civilians. tensions have been running high after a group of police officers from assam took over a hilly area of mizoram last month. at least 57 migrants drowned on monday after a boat capsized off the libyan coast near khums. thats according to the u.n.s international organization for migration. hundreds of thousands have made the crossing in previous years, many fle...

Took over a hilly area of mizoram last month. at least 57 migrants drowned on monday after a boat capsized off the libyan coast near khums. thats according to the u.n.s international organization for migration. hundreds of thousands have made the crossing in previous years, many fleeing conflict and poverty in africa and the middle east. the inuit rights advocate, mary simon, has become canadas first indigenous governor—general. at her swearing in ceremony in ottawa, she pledged to build bridg...

But it could take months for the 65—year—old to assemble a government. hundreds of cuban americans marched on the us capital on monday to call on president biden to take tougher action against the islands regime. cubas government has cracked down on anti—communist demonstrations this month. the us imposed sanctions on the cuban defense minister last week. president biden said that was just the beginning of measures against the communist party. the inuit rights advocate, mary simon, has bec...

Wonderful, nurturing the things that i wanted other people to have access to as well. i didnt want to tear down my society, i wanted to keep it up and that is the conservative instinct. then i realized i had it even has a lot of my contemporaries many of whom were firm far more privileged backgrounds that myself thought they should tear down their society and radically alter it and iealization that tn unusual position i held, but it was correct. >> it sounds like you were acting out of instinct....

I know hes got a good chance. i say he can win. >> want to bet? >> well -- >> ha, ha, ha, ha! ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! >> the friendships they had in "taxi" was what was going to get them through, and thats what made it all okay. >> theres only one person you can trust. >> i do trust you, alex! >> not me, damn it! jim, when will you finally stand up and assert yourself? >> august. >> on that show people from completely different backgrounds created a dysfunctional family. and that to me is always so ...

I say he can win. >> want to bet? >> well -- [ laughter ] >> the friendships they had in "t "taxi" would get them through and would be okay. >> there is one person to trust. >> not me. >> probably stand up. >> on that show people from completely different backgrounds create a dysfunctional family and thats exciting for comedy because you get to bounce these people off each other. >> and now, here is our lead. >> much like "taxi" its a staff of working people doing their best and not always the b...