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President Biden urges Congress to block rail strike; China's surveillance deters mass protests.
Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.
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Congress has 10 days to avert a rail strike
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President Joe Biden has asked congressional leaders to prevent a looming rail workers' strike that could upend the US economy. [New York Times / Michael D. Shear]
Biden urged lawmakers to force rail workers to accept a tentative agreement that his administration negotiated in September. Without intervention, a strike could begin on December 9. [ABC News]
The Railway Labor Act gives Congress broad powers to avert rail strikes, including by assigning negotiators, devising contract terms, and mandating workers accept contracts. [Vox / Li Zhou]
Four of 12 rail unions have rejected the latest agreement, which provides a 24 percent pay increase over five years, because it doesn't include paid sick leave. Rail workers currently are given zero days sick leave. [Reuters / David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein]
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the House would vote Wednesday to adopt the agreement without any changes. Senate leadership said it would act as soon as possible,though some lawmakers are calling for sick leave to be included in the bill. [NBC / Shannon Pettypiece]
Rail unions criticized Biden's actions on Tuesday, and said pressuring Congress would not help worker conditions. [CNBC / Lori Ann LaRocco]
Chinese security services are working to end days of nationwide protests over the government's strict zero-Covid policy. [CNN / Nectar Gan and Philip Wang]
Protests erupted over the weekend after 10 people died in an apartment fire. Public anger spiraled into rare anti-government protests after many blamed China's strict Covid policies for the deaths. [NYT / Chris Buckley]
The government must now choose between strengthening Covid restrictions, which could ignite public anger, and relaxing rules, which could overwhelm hospitals. [NPR / John Ruwitch]
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The International Monetary Fund has lowered its global growth forecasts amid the war in Ukraine, rising interest rates, and China's Covid lockdowns. [Vox / Madeleine Ngo]
Australia will challenge the UN's endangered World Heritage site declaration for the Great Barrier Reef. [Associated Press / Rod McGuirk]
The Spanish Coast Guard rescued three stowaways who completed an 11-day trip from Nigeria to the Canary Islands on a ship's rudder. [BBC / Mattea Bubalo]
VERBATIM
"They're saying as little as possible for as long as possible. If they speak, it could inflame the situation, so it's better to sit back and pretend nothing is happening."
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