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Morning 4: Big Three continues to lay off workers amid UAW’s auto strike -- and more news

Here are the top stories for the morning of Oct. 11, 2023

Members of UAW Local 171 picket outside a Mack Trucks facility in Hagerstown, Md. after going on strike Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Workers voted down a tentative five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) (Steve Ruark, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.


Here’s how many autoworkers have been laid off by Big Three amid UAW strike

As negotiations continue amid the United Auto Workers union strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers, the companies have continued to lay off employees, blaming the strike.

Learn more here.


World War I-era freighter discovered 100 years after it sank to bottom of Lake Superior

A World War I-era freighter that sank to the bottom of Lake Superior 100 years ago has been located.

Read the story here.


House Republicans are running into trouble trying to nominate a new speaker after ousting McCarthy

Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is scheduled to convene behind closed doors to launch internal party voting but lawmakers warn it could take hours, if not days, to unite behind a nominee after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.

The two leading contenders Wednesday for the gavel, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, appear to be splitting the vote among their Republican colleagues. They outlined their visions at a lengthy candidate forum ahead of the private balloting.

Read the report here.


Can we talk about what was all over Frank Ragnow’s jersey during win vs. Panthers?

Can we talk about what was all over Frank Ragnow’s jersey during the Detroit Lions’ win against the Panthers?

The broadcast showed something that looked like blood all over the front of Ragnow’s jersey during the second quarter.

Read more here.


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