DC Activist Groups Primed For November 3 And Whatever Follows
Washington (AP) Activists in the nation's capital are banding together for Election Day, pooling resources, running training sessions for would-be demonstrators, forming rapid-reaction teams and setting up daylong events that are expected to draw large crowds. A collection of groups led by Black Lives Matter and Shutdown DC plan an eight-hour event at Black Lives Matter Plaza, one block from the White House, including a giant screen showing election results, DJs and performances by bands playing Washington's signature go-go music..from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/37XlhoA
Orlando (US) (AP) Walt Disney World says it plans to lay off more than 11,000 unionized workers because of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of pandemic-related job casualties at the Florida resort to almost 18,000 positions. Disney World said in a letter to state and local leaders Thursday that the 11,350 union workers mostly part-timers will be laid off at the end of the year. Company officials previously had said that another 6,400 nonunion Disney employees in Florida would lose their jobs..
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