Could cost tens of millions of dollars. Last year the school board said yes, but they didnt have the money for it. Now theyre saying if we can push all School Start Times 20 minutes, no cost they can do it. You think about all the bus shifts the driver all that sort of thing that goes into it which costs money. 4 31. And were looking at a pretty nice start forto the day. Start to the day. Some lets check in with tom kierein to get your broadcast. Yeah no problems really getting off to work and school on this friday morning. There might be a little bit of patchy ice on sidewalks. Otherwise were mostly dry. Rain arriving Tennessee Valley coming into the carolinas. Its all vachbsing off to the north and east. But still not arriving in to the metro area until late this afternoon, maybe just after sunset. Our temperatures are down into the 20s. Shenandoah valley all the way to the bay. By the water, near 30. Elsewhere, we are in the defense. Prince georges county Montgomery Fairfax counties
Operating theatre nurses’ national one-day pay strike in France; Port Ravenna dockers in Italy ready to strike to block transport of military hardware for use against Gaza; national warning strikes by retail workers across Germany over pay; Stoppages at some UK schools and Liverpool University
The Kremlin’s goal is to support workers in Moscow’s iconic metropolis, who support imprisoned opposition leaders
Putin’s government continues to expand its suppression of political dissent, entangled with one of Russia’s most iconic and respected institutions: Moscow’s famous ornate subway system.
In the past week, dozens (or even hundreds) of train drivers, mechanics, conductors, and other public transportation workers were dragged to the front of managers and told to resign or be fired.
The reason seems to be that they or their family members signed on the website requesting that Alexei Navalny, the arch enemy of President Vladimir Putin, be released from prison.