The
United Auto Workers union says it’s new tentative contract with GM will
create over 5,000 jobs as the automaker brings new manufacturing to
America and the reopens the former Saturn auto plant in Tennessee. The
deal includes no regular pay increases but has profit sharing and a
$5,000 signing bonus for workers, along with a raise in the hourly rate
for new hires. Source Link
A
new study suggests that the children’s vaccine for whooping cough may
wear off sooner than expected, leaving some elementary school youngsters
at a higher risk for the disease. Current guidelines call for booster
shots between ages 4 and 6 and again around age 12, but a California
study showed a spike in whooping cough cases in 8-to-12 year olds.
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Later
this week, the world will get a visual display of the power of gravity,
courtesy of a school bus-sized satellite that is falling out of orbit.
The obsolete NASA climate probe will burn up as it enters Earth’s
atmosphere sometime after Thursday. Officials say the fiery re-entry
could be bright enough to be seen in broad daylight, but its exact
landing spot is still unknown. Source Link
