On Tuesday, about 45,000 dock workers will walk off the job in a massive strike that will shutter dozens of ports along the East and Gulf Coasts, upending the economy just weeks before a tight presidential election. President Joe Biden could stop the strike, but he says he won’t. Contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and port ownership broke down over the summer, and the two sides remain in a stalemate over both wages and automating port operations. A strike of this size would cause wide-ranging supply chain and could pose a national security threat. As such, Biden has the authority under the Taft-Hartley Act to force union workers to stay on the job for another 80-days. But, White House officials have made it clear that Biden has no intention of getting involved. As of Thursday, five days before a strike would begin, the Biden administration was still simply encouraging both sides to get back to the negotiating table and figure something out. “We’ve never invoked Taft-Hartley to break a strike and are not considering doing so now,” a White House spokesman told CBS. “We support collective bargaining. We believe it’s the best way for both American workers and employers to come to a fair agreement — one that benefits the workers in a way that reflects the success of the companies.” WATCH: Ben Shapiro Explains Why the Dockworkers Strike Could Impact You The White House added that senior officials from the White House and the Departments of Labor and Transportation are in touch with both sides, and delivering the message to them directly about “being at the table and negotiating in good faith fairly and quickly.” It’s unclear why Biden won’t intervene, though some have speculated that the president is unwilling to go out of his way to help Vice President Kamala Harris after Democrats ousted him from his re-election campaign over the summer. A dockworker strike could impact consumers well into the holiday season and hurt Americans as they struggle with rising inflation. This is the last thing Harris needs right now. She has faced an uphill battle to win over voters with her economic message, and she has struggled to say how she would lower prices even as inflation has become one of voters’ top concerns. About 76% of voters say inflation is a major factor in their choice for president, an August CBS poll showed. Meanwhile, a majority of voters favor former president Donald Trump on the economy, a Fox News poll found. Others have wondered whether Biden is courting the dock worker union at a time when the union vote is not coming easily to Democrats. Harris is the first Democratic presidential candidate to not get the Teamsters’ endorsement in nearly 30 years. Nearly 60% of the union’s 1.3 million members support Trump, internal polling found. The International Longshoremen’s Association’s is a major Democratic donor, having given more than $8 million to Democrat candidates and causes. Union president Harold Daggett has himself donated to Democrats and endorsed Biden for president, but has lashed out at the president amid the current dispute. Biden faced backlash in 2022 for signing legislation that imposed a contract on 115,000 freight rail workers after three years of failed negotiations. “He turned his back on us,” one union member, a Virginia roadway mechanic said. At the time, Biden said he was “reluctant” to override union members who wanted a different deal, but the economic impact of the railway strike would have “hurt millions of other working people and families.” During his campaign, Biden promised to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” As the countdown to the strike continues, Republicans are raising the alarm, despite the fact that the strike would likely hurt Harris more than Trump. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) warned that a strike would be an “economic disaster” and accused the Biden administration of playing politics. “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have the tools to avert a strike and avoid economic disaster. They have shown no leadership to bring the parties together to resolve this dispute,” Cassidy said in a statement to The Daily Wire. “It is clear the Biden-Harris administration is more interested in appeasing their union political allies than protecting American jobs. Workers and families continue to pay the price for the Biden-Harris political agenda,” Cassidy said. Last week, a group of House Republicans on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wrote to President Biden urging his administration to do everything in its power to prevent a strike that could lead to “dire impacts to our supply chains, our economy, and the American consumer.” If the dock workers go on strike Tuesday morning, it could immediately become a political issue: Tuesday evening is the vice presidential debate.  

For many parents, their children grow up in what seems like the blink of an eye. As much as we want to keep them little, babies don’t stay. Instead, we hope they grow into mature adults who can live happy and fulfilled lives on their own. That’s not to say we won’t miss them dearly when they are gone. Robe Lowe, 60, and his wife, Sheryl Berkoff, 63, have been married since 1991. The pair share sons Matthew, 31, and John, 28. Their boys have grown up and moved out of the family’s home, which for Rob was an adjustment. “I was sad when they left,” he shared on the Jennifer Hudson Show. “And I thought this is the end of that relationship with your kids — it’s not. It’s just the beginning of a new chapter.” Rob Lowe And Sheryl’s Relationship Bloomed He called becoming an empty nester “super emotional” until he had an epiphany. “I looked at my wife and went, ‘Wait a minute, I remember you! You’re hot! And we have fun together,'” he said. Rob added that being an empty nester brings back a bit of freedom he hasn’t had for the past three decades. “And all of a sudden, I could wake up in the middle of the night and go get a midnight snack without any clothes on again. It was very freeing. I love being an empty nester now,” he told Jennifer. Rob, who turned 60 in March, has maintained his youthful looks by taking care of his mind and body. Jennifer remarked that he looked 30, and he told her he was happy. “I’ve never felt better. I feel like I’m at the peak of everything. Whether it’s relationships or physical,” Rob said. “I am having the best time of my life, for sure.” This story’s featured image is by JC Olivera/Getty Images. The post Rob Lowe “Was Actually Super Emotional” About Becoming An Empty Nester, Now He Loves It appeared first on InspireMore.

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An upstate New York resident describes a sighting that his partner had, and then later an encounter that the witness had with an upright goat/human hybrid creature.I received the following account:"Hi. I saw some of your posts on Reddit and thought I'd send this to you. I live near Whitehall, New York. One night, my partner was taking out the garbage and came back inside, startled and shaken. They said they had seen a creature that looked like a fox or coyote, but that it then stood up on its hind legs, so they booked it back inside.Fast forward about a month later and I’m outside on my porch smoking a cigarette. We have a small plot next to our house that has a tow-behind landscaping trailer permanently parked on it about 20 feet away from the house. After a while of standing outside, I get the sudden and overwhelming feeling like something is watching me, a feeling of danger. It should be noted that, like most people up here, I’m usually carrying a gun on me. There's lots of wildlife and predators, so I kind of check my surroundings.When I looked over to that trailer, I saw there was something the size of a large dog lying in the grass. Mind you, it’s a clear night with a not quite full moon, and the grass was uncut long but not like a meadow, about 8 inches high, so I had a really good view of this thing.Now I know never to approach a random animal bedded down at night, so I just kind of watch it for a second. Even in the light of the moon, its outline and coat were pitch black, unnaturally contrasting against the ground it lay on. Then it looks up, it has piercing red eyes. I’m thinking “WTF” and put my hand on my revolver.And then, it stood up. It stood up on its hind legs. The only way I can describe the legs of it is like that goat/human hybrid from the Narnia movie but with the torso like a hybrid of man and canine. It also had horns. It was taller than me, and I’m 6’1” It didn’t even need to take a step, I backed away to the door, locked and bolted it, and spent the rest of the night wondering what I just saw.Now I’ll admit, I’m a religious man (Muslim), but that thing didn’t fit the description of any Djinn I’ve heard of. It’s to this day one of the few things in my life I cannot explain.We’ve installed security cameras since then, but now the lot is under construction and we haven’t seen it since. I don't know what I saw that night, but I intend to find out one way or another. I want to go into the forest near the plot and look for evidence, but I'm unsure what I'm really going to look for." C**********TIME ANOMALIES! TRAVELERS & GLITCHES | LIVE Chat | Q & A | Join Us! (AMAZING EXPERIENCER REPORTS)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS