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Today’s cease tales

For the primary time ever, the United Auto Workers union is striking against all Big Three auto manufacturers without delay: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. Workers from auto crops in Missouri, Ohio and Michigan will stroll off the job. Workers at further places might observe, relying on how bargaining progresses.

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks as UAW members and their supporters collect for Solidarity Sunday on the UAW Region 1 workplace in Warren, Mich., on Aug. 20. The UAW has began an unprecedented strike towards all three large automakers.

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UAW President Shawn Fain speaks as UAW members and their supporters collect for Solidarity Sunday on the UAW Region 1 workplace in Warren, Mich., on Aug. 20. The UAW has began an unprecedented strike towards all three large automakers.

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• There’s numerous historical past behind this strike, NPR’s Camila Domonoske says on Up First this morning. The type of the strike harkens to the Nineteen Thirties, and employees’ calls for are just like the ’70s. The economic impacts of the strike will most likely be constrained until it grows longer and larger.
• Follow developments within the strike with NPR’s live blog.

Today marks 60 years since the Ku Klux Klan bombed a Baptist church in Birmingham, Ala., killing 4 Black women and rocking the conscience of the nation. The bombing drew consideration to the brutal acts of white supremacy within the American South and galvanized Congress to move the Civil Rights Act. Survivors replicate on the teachings discovered for the reason that tragedy.

The CDC recommends everybody ages 6 and older get the brand new COVID-19 vaccine. But Florida’s Department of Health has its personal suggestions. The state’s Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo, mentioned Wednesday that wholesome folks underneath 65 ought to keep away from the shot.

• WGCU’s John Davis says Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential marketing campaign has started campaigning round his state’s COVID response, promising to struggle what he calls federal authorities overreach on pandemic precautions. Lee Health, one of many greatest well being methods within the space, tells Davis they will proceed following CDC tips.​​​​
• Confused concerning the new booster? Here’s everything you need to know. 

From our hosts

Bahrain human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja flashes the V-sign for “Victory” after she was launched from detention on September 18, 2014, within the metropolis of Muharraq, north of capital Manama.

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Bahrain human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja flashes the V-sign for “Victory” after she was launched from detention on September 18, 2014, within the metropolis of Muharraq, north of capital Manama.

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This essay was written by Leila Fadel. She hosts Morning Edition and Up First. She was beforehand an NPR nationwide correspondent overlaying race and identification. Prior to that, she was a global correspondent based mostly in Cairo.

Bahraini human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja goes again to her nation understanding she could also be arrested upon arrival. But she says she is taking the danger to verify her father, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, is getting the medical remedy he wants in jail.

He’s been there for 12 years, sentenced to life for his function in pro-democracy demonstrations within the midst of a wave of uprisings within the Middle East. Those demonstrations have been suppressed, and her father is amongst a whole bunch of political prisoners within the Gulf Kingdom who’ve been demanding higher remedy. Maryam al-Khawaja did not share the date of her arrival for her security, however earlier than her journey house, she mentioned this: “I’m frightened of going again to jail. But I feel that saving my father’s life is extra necessary than my worry.”

Weekend picks

Olivia Rodrigo returns together with her sophomore album Guts.

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Olivia Rodrigo returns together with her sophomore album Guts.

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Check out what NPR is watching, studying and listening to this weekend:

Movies: John Chiti is a Zambian musician and police commissioner with albinism. He’s additionally the inspiration for the brand new Netflix film Can You See Us?

TV: Tune into these two reveals for considerate takes on navigating the workplace whereas Black.

Books: Claudia Dey’s Daughter explores the dysfunctional relationship between protagonist Mona Dean and her father. Her want for his love nearly wrecks his life.

Music: Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, GUTS sharpens the pop punk-inspired sound that made Sour one of many greatest hits of 2021.

Games: The newest installment within the Mortal Kombat sequence launches subsequent Tuesday (early entry was yesterday). Are you prepared to check your may

Quiz: Here’s a clue for this week’s diabolical information quiz: The footage can be misleading.

Recipe: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown tonight. This 12 months, it additionally falls on Shabbat, the Jewish day of relaxation. Cookbook creator Adeena Sussman has Shabbat recipes from world wide, together with a dilly chicken and rice soup.

Before you go

Natasha Lyonne, pictured right here in November 2022, is certainly one of a number of actors who’s auctioning off distinctive experiences to help TV and film crews impacted by the continued writers’ strike

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Natasha Lyonne, pictured right here in November 2022, is certainly one of a number of actors who’s auctioning off distinctive experiences to help TV and film crews impacted by the continued writers’ strike

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1. Have you ever needed to do a crossword puzzle with Natasha Lyonne? Have Adam Scott stroll your canine? Go do dinner with Bob Odenkirk? If your pockets is sufficiently big, you might bid on all of these experiences and extra. They’re being auctioned off on eBay to help the writers’ and actors’ strikes.
2. It breaks my coronary heart that I do not communicate the identical language as my cat. Luckily, voiceover artist Bobby Johnson, often known as The Rxck StxR, is right here to assist. Listen to his hilarious interpretations of what pets say to their homeowners in movies submitted by his followers.
3. Hit pause on that apple-picking appointment. In Colorado, this farm enables you to pick your own hemp. The farm’s proprietor needs to destigmatize the plant, which is usually related to its psychoactive sibling, marijuana.

This publication was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi.