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Daily Skimm: What would Wednesday do?

Skimm'd with lots of sweet gifts November 30, 2022 Read in browser Daily Skimm Skimm'd with lots of sweet gifts "Not. Going. Anywhere." — What Ben Affleck had engraved on JLo's engagement ring. On. The. Floor. Crying. Top Story Off the Rails The Story Congress is trying to get a railroad agreement back on track . Explain.  For months, a dozen railroad unions — repping more than 115,000 American workers — have been negotiating their contracts. In September, things started looking up after the White House helped broker a tentative agreement between rail carriers and unions. The upside for unions: it gave workers an almost 25% pay bump — the biggest jump in more than 50 years. But as of last week, four unions — including one of the largest in the US — rejected the deal . That's because workers would still get zero paid sick days...and only one additional personal day. One. Now, Congress is trying to get things back on track ahead of the Dec 9 deadline. Ca

Daily Skimm: He faxes me in the middle of the night

Skimm'd with holiday gifts for guys November 29, 2022 Read in browser Daily Skimm Skimm'd with holiday gifts for guys "Right this wrong" — The Rock , buying every Snickers at a 7-Eleven to make up for stealing them when he was younger. You're not you when you're hungry. Top Story Arizona The Story Election deniers in Arizona are refusing to certify midterm election results. How did we get here? Earlier this month, the state's midterms vote count had Dems winning top races, including Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) as the state's new governor. But Trump-backed opponent Kari Lake (R) has refused to concede. That's despite losing by a margin of over 17,000 votes. So yesterday, ignoring the certification deadline, Arizona's GOP-controlled Cochise County voted 2-1 against certifying the votes. Supervisors in the conservative Mohave County weighed the same decision but ultimately voted to confirm the results. What's their rea