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Starbucks union members and their supporters, including baristas who just quit their jobs, picket in front of the store, effectively closing down their local branch, in New York City, February 28, 2025. Andrew Lichtenstein Corbis News | Getty Imagesstarbucks The union said on a conference call with investors Friday that Workers United presented the company with a comprehensive contract proposal last month, as baristas seek to sign their first collective bargaining agreement with the coffee giant.Here’s what the barista asked for in that proposal:Protects union baristas from discrimination, unfair dismissal, and temporary or permanent store closures. The starting wage floor…

Since Italy became a nation in 1861, there has been a way to know with certainty who is and who is not an Italian citizen. It’s about looking at your parents. The first page of the Civil Code, published in 1865 as Europe’s newest national rulebook, declared that children born to Italian citizens were Italian citizens. This founding doctrine of the Bel Paese family now appears to be changing. It means the diaspora’s dreams of returning to their homeland are over, and Italians who move abroad risk having their descendants stripped of their citizenship. On Thursday, the Constitutional Court said…

Ludwig Oberg jumped into the mid-way lead at The Players, but pre-tournament favorites Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy were wobbly going into this weekend’s TPC Sawgrass.Oberg ran to the turn with 29 points, tying the lowest front-nine score in tournament history, and the Swede continued his advance with a sensational second-round 63 on Friday afternoon. The two-time PGA Tour winner had his worst round of the day with two eagles, six birdies and one bogey, moving him to 12 under, two spots behind Xander Schauffele, while Cam Young was one stroke back in third place ahead of Corey Connors and…

The possibility of getting a tariff dividend check also appears to have been abandoned after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies last month, experts said.”The tariff dividend was a surprise from the beginning,” Stephen Cates, a certified financial planner and financial analyst at Bankrate, told CNBC at the time. Cates said such a wide-ranging benefits program would require legislation passed by Congress, but “there doesn’t seem to be enough political support.” “The chances of this policy moving forward are now virtually zero.”Then came the Tariff Refund for Working Families Act. On Thursday, Sen. Martin…

The United States launched what it described as a military offensive on Friday night on an Iranian island critical to the country’s economy and oil exports, which analysts warned raises the stakes as the U.S.-Israel war enters its third week. Here’s more on today’s headlines: Kharg Island: US President Donald Trump said the US had bombed “every military target” on the island and threatened to attack the country’s oil infrastructure if Iran continued to block shipping from the Strait of Hormuz. The island is an important oil export terminal, handling approximately 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports. Iran said attacks…

Mercedes’ George Russell beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to win the thrilling Chinese Grand Prix sprint.Russell started from pole position after securing a front row spot with teammate Kimi Antonelli, but Ferrari once again got off to a great start, with Hamilton darting forward from fourth on the grid and taking the lead late in the first lap. Hamilton had a thrilling battle with Russell during the opening laps as the lead changed hands several times, but in the end he was completely overtaken by Mercedes and then by teammate Leclerc. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible…

Check out some of the companies that made the biggest moves midday: Adobe — The software giant saw its stock price drop more than 5%. CEO Shantanu Narayan said he would step down once a successor has been chosen. Mr. Narayan will remain chairman of the company’s board of directors. He has been Adobe’s CEO since 2007, but the news overshadowed the company’s first-quarter sales and bottom-line growth. Fertilizer stocks — Shares of fertilizer companies have regained some of their gains from earlier this week on expectations that the Strait of Hormuz disruption will continue, disrupting key industrial inputs and…

Of the original 11 co-founders who started xAI with Elon Musk three years ago, only two remain as the deep learning institute continues to shake up its workforce to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI. Musk insists that the restructuring is deliberate. “xAI was not built right from the start, so we are rebuilding it from the ground up,” Musk said on his social media platform X on Thursday. The most pressing pressure is competition. This week, xAI co-founders Zihang Dai and Guodong Zhang left the company after Musk complained that the company’s AI coding tools did not compete effectively with…

Xavier Lorenzo | Moments | Getty ImagesWhile many Americans will see their tax refunds increase this season, others are facing delayed payments as the IRS pushes to phase out paper checks. House Ways and Means Committee Democrats this week sent a letter to Treasury Secretary and Acting IRS Administrator Scott Bessent demanding answers about more than 830,000 IRS notices sent to filers about delayed refunds on paper payment requests. The letter refers to Notice CP53E, which is sent out by government agencies to request up-to-date banking information for direct deposit refunds. Recipients must provide these details within 30 days through…

Liam Rosenior has hinted that Chelsea’s transfer strategy could change this summer, but insists their priority now is to finish the season successfully.The Chelsea head coach will lead his team against Newcastle on Saturday Night Football at Stamford Bridge, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, in what will be a big game for the Blues’ top five prospects. It came after a late collapse against Paris Saint-Germain damaged Chelsea’s Champions League chances, with Chelsea losing 5-2 in the first leg of their last-16 tie in France. The defeat raised further questions about the experience and temperament of Chelsea’s…