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Man with Down syndrome fired from Wendy's after 20 years

Family said a store manager fired Dennis Peek because "he wasn't able to do his job like a normal person.".

A family in North Carolina is looking for answers after their loved one was fired from a job he's been doing for more than 20 years.

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. -- A family in North Carolina is looking for answers after their loved one was fired from a job he's been doing for more than 20 years.

Dennis Peek has Down syndrome and was planning to retire soon from a Wendy's restaurant in Gaston County.

Peek's family is now advocating for him after they found out he was fired without receiving notice.

They said a store manager fired Peek because "he wasn't able to do his job like a normal person.".

"I'm out here because I need to be his voice for the way he was treated," Cona Turner, Peek's sister said. »

Only 27 people showed up to pro-Trump rally in Washington DC

Authored by independent.co.uk

Merely 27 people attended a pro-Trump rally in Washington DC this week.

Trump was not an organiser and was not at the “Stop the Tyrants and Unite for Freedom” rally on Friday.

The rally on Friday comes just weeks after a similar gathering, also on Capitol grounds, failed to have the expected turnout. »

서울시, 모든 임산부에게 교통비 70만원 준다

Authored by hani.co.kr

서울시는 22일 “교통약자인 임산부의 이동 편의를 높이고 출산 가정의 경제적 부담을 덜어주기 위해 내달 1일부터 서울 거주 전체 임산부에게 1인당 70만원 교통비를 지원한다”고 밝혔다.

지원 대상은 서울에 6개월 이상 거주한 임신 석 달(12주) 이후, 출산 석 달 이내 임산부다.

임신 기간에 신청하려면 임신 여부 확인을 위해 정부24 (gov.kr) 누리집에서 ‘맘편한임신’→‘지방자치단체 서비스’→‘서울시 임산부 교통비 지원’ 메뉴를 찾아 신청한 뒤, 다시 서울시 전용 누리집에서 신청하면 된다. »

US troops should be withdrawn from Saudi Arabia, UAE in wake of OPEC decision to slash oil production, Democratic lawmakers say

Authored by stripes.com

“Both countries have long relied on an American military presence in the Gulf to protect their security and oil fields,” the lawmakers said in a statement.

“We see no reason why American troops and contractors should continue to provide this service to countries that are actively working against us.

If Saudi Arabia and the UAE want to help [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, they should look to him for their defense.”. »

U.S. accuses Russia of exploiting Africa resources to fund Ukraine war

Authored by reuters.com

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The United States accused Russian mercenaries on Thursday of exploiting natural resources in the Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and elsewhere to help fund Moscow's war in Ukraine, a charge Russia rejected as "anti-Russian rage.".

Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said the Wagner Group of mercenaries are exploiting natural resources and "these ill-gotten gains are used to fund Moscow's war machine in Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine.".

Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine came at a time of heightened rivalry between the West, China and Russia over Africa's natural resources, trade and security ties. »