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United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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UAW vs. the Detroit Big 3 automakers

UAW has a unique strike strategy. It keeps Detroit Big 3 automakers guessing

For the first time, the UAW is on strike against the Big 3 U.S. automakers at once. Workers at three plants have been called out so far, with more to follow Friday if there's no progress on a deal.

United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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UAW has a unique strike strategy. It keeps Detroit Big 3 automakers guessing

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Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama wears a mask that says "VOTE" at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in 2022. On Tuesday, Sewell is reintroducing a House bill that would restore the Voting Rights Act after the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled key parts of the landmark civil rights law. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP hide caption

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Restoring the Voting Rights Act is still on this Alabama Democrat's agenda

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Dr. Terry Vester examines Charity Hodge at Vester's clinic in LaFayette, Alabama. Vester and her husband are the only primary care doctors in the community. Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News hide caption

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Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What's next when they want to retire?

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Sally Field plays a cotton mill worker in the 1979 drama Norma Rae. Moviestore Collection Ltd./Alamy hide caption

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Wonder where Hollywood's strikes are headed? Movies might offer a clue

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travels to Washington this week to press for additional funding for the war with Russia. President Biden has Congress to approve $24 billion in new funding. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via Getty Images hide caption

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Zelenskyy's U.S. visit comes as Republican opposition to Ukraine aid grows

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West Point graduating cadets are seen during commencement ceremonies at Plain Parade Field at the United States Military Academy on June 13, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. John Minchillo/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Group sues West Point, seeking to ban affirmative action in admissions

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The roundhouse under construction at Wahhoga Village in Yosemite National Park. Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation hide caption

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Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation

A Northern California tribe works to protect traditions in a warming world

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