## Stadium workers near Los Angeles vote to authorize a strike days before the World Cup begins

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stadium workers near Los Angeles have voted to authorize a strike as the venue prepares to host the U.S. men’s soccer team’s opening World Cup match.

It doesn’t guarantee that the 2,000 bartenders, servers, cooks and dishwashers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, will walk off the job.

The vote comes days before the stadium near Los Angeles will host the U.S. team’s opening World Cup match against Paraguay.

Union member Yolanda Fierro said that unless a deal is reached workers could go on strike for the June 12 match.

“What good is the World Cup for Los Angeles when workers don’t earn enough to pay the rent and must choose between showing up and being kidnapped by ICE?”

“We look forward to delivering an outstanding hospitality experience for fans at the FIFA World Cup matches at SoFi Stadium,” the company said in a statement Wednesday.

“The FIFA World Cup will generate enormous profits, but we are still fighting for basic respect and security,” he said in a statement. »

### Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated again—a week after gifting millions to a college, she’s just given $70 million to Meals on Wheels America

Authored by fortune.com

Scott’s $70 million donation is just a drop in the bucket of her $26 billion philanthropic streak since 2020.

The early Amazon employee and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos worth $41.1 billion is rewriting the playbook of billionaire philanthropy.

Meals on Wheels America currently supports more than 5,000 community-based programs related to senior hunger and isolation. »

### Return of flesh-eating parasite sparks new risk for Donald Trump ahead of midterms

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Return of flesh-eating parasite sparks new risk for Donald Trump ahead of midterms.

View 3 Images The parasite can kill livestock (Image: AP).

The return of a flesh-eating parasite threatens to disrupt Donald Trump's efforts to lower high beef prices ahead of the midterms in November, as the president already faces a plummeting approval rating. »

### Pope Leo praises Spain’s commitment to peace and respect for law after Trump rift

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Like Leo, Spain’s socialist government has been vocally critical of the Iran war, risking the ire of the Trump administration by refusing to provide military support.

Advocating for peace is important “in an age seemingly shaken by terrible imbalances and conflicts,” he said.

Another not-so-hidden advantage is that Leo, who got his start as a missionary in Peru, speaks fluent Spanish. »

### Two more Texas screwworm infections found in animals far apart, USDA says

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Two more Texas screwworm infections found in animals far apart, USDA says.

The USDA has announced plans to increase sterile fly production in plants outside the U.S. while it builds a fly factory in Texas.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins will be briefed on the infestation Monday afternoon at the U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville, Texas. »

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