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Forecasters have issued tropical storm warnings today for parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada as Hurricane Lee’s center approaches the US East Coast. Lee’s mammoth size will allow its strong winds to knock down power lines and possibly cause some flooding in the coming days.
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Thousands of autoworkers launched a strike at midnight against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis — the company that builds cars for the US market under the Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler names. It is the first time in its history that the United Auto Workers union has struck all three of America’s Big Three automakers at the same time. The UAW is demanding 40% pay increases as well as better benefits and job protections for its members. With all three automakers reporting record or near-record profits, the union is trying to recapture many of the benefits they had been forced to give up more than a decade ago when the companies were on the brink of bankruptcy. If the strike drags on for a long time, industry experts say car prices will rise.
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