The Daily Populous

Thursday January 30th, 2025 night edition

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Workers at a Pennsylvania Whole Foods store voted on Monday to unionize, forming the first union in the organic grocery chain owned by Amazon.

The union said 130 workers voted in favor and 100 workers voted against the move.

“This fight is far from over, but today’s victory is an important step forward,” said chapter President Wendell Young IV.

“We are ready to bring Whole Foods to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair first contract that reflects the workers’ needs and priorities.”.

The company added it “is proud to offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and career advancement opportunities to all Team Members.”.

“We need improvement to our actual material conditions,” he said in the video, which was shared the day before the vote.

The lawmakers urged Whole Foods to allow the vote without interference and to respect the results. »

The World’s Oldest Anus Has an Unexplained Glow in Florida

Authored by atlasobscura.com

But other organisms here glow in the same manner, so Brandao was curious why two busloads of scientists were so thrilled about them.

It turns out geneticists study these organisms because they are among the oldest living beings on Earth and thus carry some of the oldest genes on the planet.

Meanwhile, the fact that comb jellies possess the world’s most ancient anus makes Brandao’s twilight tours a popular attraction. »

Veteran GTA dev says Rockstar should make a GTA 4 remaster, but "it would be better" if it was a "quality remaster" this time

Authored by gamesradar.com

They're based in Russia, so it seems like it will be difficult for Rockstar to do anything about the mod itself.

This comes shortly after the company also shut down a mod that aimed to port GTA 4 into GTA 5, named The Liberty City preservation project .

They will take down mods that interfere with their business interests [...] The Liberty City preservation project would interfere with a possible GTA 4 remaster. »

Egypt, Jordan reject forced displacement of Palestinians under Trump plan

Authored by straitstimes.com
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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt could not go along with a plan floated by US President Donald Trump to move Palestinians from Gaza, to Egypt and Jordan.

Mr Sisi said Egypt was nonetheless “determined to work with President Trump, who seeks to achieve the desired peace based on the two-state solution”.

Speaking to reporters on Jan 27 evening, Mr Trump said that he hoped Mr Sisi “would take some” Gazans. »

Newman’s Own invites more companies to donate 100% of their profits to charities

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In a TED talk released Thursday, Alex Amouyel, the foundation’s CEO and president, made the case for why more for-profit companies should donate all of their profits to social causes.

Newman, who was a megawatt, Oscar-winning Hollywood star and whose face adorns all the product’s labels, founded the food company in 1982.

It is easier for companies to follow the Newman’s Own model after Congress passed the Philanthropic Enterprise Act in 2018. »