It’s a good thing that news stations keep archives because you never know when a real gem like this will turn up. A production manager named Matt Liddy at TV station WCCO in Minneapolis was doing research about a local teacher’s strike in 1970 when he came across footage of musician Prince as an 11-year-old …
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Rich Strike Won The Kentucky Derby At 80-1 Odds, The Biggest Longshot Since 1913
The 2022 Kentucky Derby featured a number of horses that were considered reasonable winners, led by Epicenter (4-1) and followed by the likes of Zandon (6-1), Messier (6-1), and others. Without a prohibitive favorite, there was some expectation of chaos, as some thought the 1 post might produce the first winner in history in Mo …
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Reddit’s antiwork pushes for general strike to protest possible Roe v. Wade ruling
The leaked Roe v. Wade draft decision has reignited a debate about striking on the popular r/antiwork subreddit. A post about a Roe general strike has garnered 8,000 upvotes and over 900 comments, with some users trying to organize a strike or protest and others arguing against the idea. The post, from user u/Ceeweedsoop, calls …
Kyle Schwarber Had An Incredible Meltdown About Angel Hernandez’s Strike Zone
ESPN Whenever sports fans know an umpire or official’s name it’s rarely a good thing. The best officials and umpires are typically the ones that go unnoticed by fans, because when a game is called well and without controversy, they aren’t the topic of conversation. In baseball, few umpires are as notorious as Angel Hernandez, …
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Newsletter: Why Etsy sellers are on strike
Sign up to receive Internet Insider, a daily newsletter from the Daily Dot, in your inbox. Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of Internet Insider. We’ve got a full slate of news to get to today. Our top stories include a strike by sellers at Etsy, people coming up with …
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52-year-old news footage of a teacher's strike revealed an interview with a young Prince
Late last month, educators and school district officials in Minneapolis, Minnesota came to a tentative agreement that ended a three-week-long teachers’ strike. The agreement put an end to a standoff that closed classrooms for around 30,000 public school students. The strike was the first for Minneapolis Public Schools in 52 years. In April 1970, teachers …
An 11-Year-Old Prince Appears In Archival Footage Of A 1970 Minneapolis Teachers Strike
Before he was a mononymous pop star who could rock out with the best of them, Prince was apparently a talented, precocious, and extremely civic-minded little boy in Minneaopolis. Long-rumored footage of Prince at a 1970s teachers union strike for local news has resurfaced today, courtesy of Minneapolis television station WCCO. Station production manager Matt …
Etsy Raised Fees For People Who Sell Goods On Its Platform, And Now Sellers Are Planning A Strike
Cassidy described Etsy’s latest fee increase — which would cost her around $100 a month during peak sales periods — as “the final straw.” “I’ve been really upset at every recent platform change,” she said. One frustration was the introduction in spring 2020 of an advertising program that Cassidy can’t opt out of but for …
Ukraine War 2022: Russia Missiles Strike Vasylkiv
The strikes have unnerved everyone in the city. There was a loud rumble inside the kitchen where Balasynovych sat on Monday for an interview, flanked by her staff and a team of heavily armed guards. She froze, her breathing ceased, her eyes widened, and her back straightened like a board. “Is it…?” she asked in …
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The Giants Got Hosed On A Check Swing Strike Three Call To Lose Their Series Against The Dodgers
TBS The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the NLCS where they will take on the Atlanta Braves after defeating the rival Giants in five games in the NLDS. It was a battle between the two teams with the best records in baseball, an unfortunate byproduct of being in the same division, and while many …
Film And TV Production Crew Members Could Go On Strike Next Week If Producers Don’t Reach An Agreement With IATSE
Getty Image / Myung J. Chun After IATSE union members voting in overwhelming favor of a strike back on October 4, union officials have officially set the date for the proposed industry shut down: October 18. According to The Hollywood Reporter, unless an agreement is reached between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving …