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The article focuses on the play "Dark Noon" at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, which uses a seven-person cast to vividly depict the relentless building of American civilization westward, exploring themes of migration, expansion, and violence.

The article offers a review of New York City Ballet's spring gala, highlighting Justin Peck's fresh take on ballet with "Dig the Say" premiered on May 3, 2024 night, featuring Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia, followed by "Underneath, There Is Light," performed at the gala through July 2, 2024.

The article discusses the last-minute agreement between the United Automobile Workers and Daimler Truck in North Carolina, securing 25 percent raises, profit sharing, cost-of-living increases, and equalized pay, thereby avoiding a strike and emphasizing the U.A.W.'s efforts.

The article reports on bribery charges against Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Topics discussed include accusations against Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, reaction of New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy on Menendez's case, and overview on the corruption scheme, according to the indictment.

The article reports on the expansion of the United Automobile Workers union strike against General Motors and Stellantis to include all the spare-parts distribution centers of the two automakers. Topics discussed include goal of widening the strike to the distribution centers, remarks from Shawn Fain, the union's president, and impact of the shutdown of parts distribution on dealers.

The article reviews the performance of "Life & Times of Michael K" at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, highlighting the adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's novel using puppets to convey the protagonist's journey through displacement, loss, and captivity during a fictional civil war in South Africa.

The article focuses on a lawsuit filed by Ternell L. Brown, who alleges that Baton Rouge police officers detained her, transported her to an unmarked "torture warehouse" known as the Brave Cave, where she was interrogated and humiliated, including being stripped and cavity searched.

The article focuses on the ongoing negotiations between the United Automobile Workers (U.A.W.) and Detroit automakers, particularly Ford, and how a potential agreement with Ford could influence General Motors (G.M.) and Stellantis to offer similar terms, potentially leading to a speedy resolution.

The article focuses on the increasing number of warehouses along local highways, country roads and farm fields in the U.S. due to the growth of the electronic business (e-business) market in 2021. Topics discussed include the benefits of warehouse development in Pennsylvania in terms of tax base and employment, concerns of residents on the effect of the pace of development on the landscape, quality of life and long-term economic well-being, and physical consequences of working in a warehouse.

The article reports on the moratorium imposed in several U.S. cities on warehouse construction projects to assess the health and environmental effects of pollution and congestion on rural and urban communities as well as the impact of truck traffic. It shows opposition of groups including the Laborers' International Union of North Amerca to the suspension or regulation of warehouse construction. The consequences of a warehouse ban and the benefits of warehouse construction are discussed.

The article reports on how employees at the Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York are becoming more mechanical in the way they conduct their jobs amidst a workplace dominated by machines. Topics covered include working conditions at the center, according to Justin Rashad Long, a worker who was fired for speaking about the conditions at the center, impact of the goal of Amazon to fulfill its one-day delivery promise on how it treats its workers and use of robots at the center.

The article reports on the ruling by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that the policy of technology company Amazin restricting off-duty employees from access to warehouse is illegal and that it also failed to bargain with the Amazon Labor Union at the company's Staten Island warehouse in New York City.

The article reports that a federal labor official rejected Amazon attempt to overturn a union victory at a warehouse on Staten Island, removing a key obstacle to contract negotiations between the union and the company.

The article reports on the move by workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York to reject a proposed union at the site. According to the National Labor Relations Board, 618 employees voted against the Amazon Labor Union. Also cited are the increase in the filing of union elections in the U.S., and the comment by Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel on the results.

The article focuses on the commencement of the second union election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama on February 4, 2022. The second election was ordered by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board after the discovery that the company behaved improperly during the first campaign. It mentions the efforts of national unions to build support for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. It cites the differences between the first and second elections.

The article presents the discussion on troves of evidence gathered over decades disappearing in a towering column of smoke or crumpled into soggy ruin. Topics include waterfront compound helding everything from souped-up vehicles seized from reckless drivers to forensic fibers; and sooty wreckage including a melange of sneakers, basketball jerseys, and women's blouses.

The article reports that the warehouse owners have been able to expand their footprint and raise their rates as thanks to soaring e-commerce demand and a dearth of warehouse space in many U.S. markets. Topics include considered that growth is facing headwinds, including a slowdown in consumer spending and rapid inflation, which could test the resiliency of the business.

The article reports on the Amazon has acquired more than 50 warehouses across the city and its surrounding suburbs. UPS is building a logistics facility larger than Madison Square Garden on the New Jersey waterfront near Lower Manhattan.

The article discusses that Michael Northrup began fantasizing about buying a derelict fruit-processing plant and storage warehouse in Tieton, Wash., as his second home, even his designsavvy friends weren't sure what to think.

The article reports that online retailer Amazon has reopened its fashion photo studio in New York City on May 18, 2020 after being shuttered for two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics covered include the company's assertion that it could open under state rules that allowed warehouses to operate as essential businesses, and its decision to close again after a government warning that photo studios were not considered essential.

Reports on fire incidents in Queens, New York City. Death of Carol Ann Cirone during a fire in her house in East Elmhurst; Level of fire alarm in a warehouse in Hunters Point; Fire fighters injured in the incidents.

Reports that one man was killed and another injured in San Antonio, Texas in November 10, 2004, when a train car smashed into a cold-storage warehouse where they were working.

Reports on the city of New York's agreement to develop an automobile distribution center at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park.

Discusses the plan of Home Depot to set up a network distribution center in Austin, Texas.

Reports that the AMB Property Corp., a leading owner of industrial real estate at the world's busiest transportation hubs, has been acquiring distribution and warehouse buildings in the New York area for a decade. Ownership of some 10.3 million square feet in or near Kennedy International Airport and in northern and central New Jersey.

Reports that a small fire slightly damaged a storage area outside the main Olympic stadium in Athens, Greece on July 5, 2004.

The article discusses the investigation of aluminum transportation and storage policies of financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, which the article claims moves the metal between warehouses several times each day in order to increase warehouse rent profits. Commodities profits, privately-owned infrastructure, and Goldman subsidiary Metro International Trade Services are mentioned, as well as U.S. Federal Reserve Board policies regarding investment in nonfinancial businesses.

The article examines the tactics used by Amazon in dealing with the officials of the U.S. cities and states chosen by the company for the locations of its existing and new warehouses. It describes the actions taken by the company to gain tax breaks from the states where it built its warehouses, including Texas and South Carolina. It also discusses the impact of Amazon's decision to discard its plan to build a headquarters in New York City after facing criticism for the deal.

The article describes how ship's deadly cargo ended up at Beirut port. Topics include Lebanon's government has blamed the huge blast that devastated parts of Beirut on the detonation of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored at the city's port; and People have expressed anger and disbelief that such a large quantity of potentially explosive material was kept inside a warehouse without any safety measures.

The article focuses on the Amazon's warehouse workers sound alarms about coronavirus spread. Topics include Amazon spokesman, Timothy Carter, said in a statement that the company has taken a range of steps, including closely monitoring data from its facilities, to ensure that employees were safe; and the company did not say how many of its Southern California employees have tested positive for the virus.

The article reports on the incident of fire which destroyed a quarter of the structures at Fisherman's Wharf, a commercial tourist district home to Pier 45, in San Francisco, California, on May 23, 2020.

The article reports on the jobs produced by warehouses set up by online retailers in strategically located areas in the U.S., especially employment for workers without college degrees. Focus is given to the role of warehouses in filling the gap left by manufacturing hubs including in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Comments from economic strategist Michael Mandel are offered.

The article discusses challenges for independent booksellers in Australia due to Amazon. Topics discussed include comments from Mark Rubbo of bookseller Readings regarding control of Amazon over reading habits of readers with its plans for opening warehouse-based online sales stores in Australia, hiring of employees by Amazon and digital services tax to be levied on online purchases.

The article presents the report received by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on the formation of a company, Bodega Ltd., by an undisclosed former Google product manager, aimed at eradicating the city's bodegas. The topics discussed include the automation of the city to furnish residents with serendipitous shopping experience and Blasio's intent to boost the funding of the city.

The article discusses the American electronic commerce and online retail company Amazon's hiring plans for 2017 and 2018 at its U.S. warehouses. The impact that the company's increased productivity has on its expected job vacancies is discussed.

The article looks at the building violations committed by The Ghost Ship, a warehouse owned by Chor Nar Siu Nang in Oakland, California, where a fire left several people dead on December 2, 2016. Topics covered include building's lack of permit for residences and performances, illegal construction, fire hazards, building inspection, police records of couple and master tenants Derick Ion Almena and Micah Allison, accountability of local officials, and Bay Area's soaring rent and illegal housing.

The article focuses on the low-priced alternative illegal warehouses in San Francisco, California. It mentions that according to the online real estate pricing service Zillow there is the increase in rents across San Francisco. It also presents the views of Oakland architect Thomas Dolan regarding the same.

The article reports on struggle of federal authorities to accommodate migrates arrested at southern border and mentions that migrants wait at warehouse in South Texas of McAllen in frigid temperatures.

The article reports on the sale of an unoccupied commercial warehouse in Brooklyn, New York City.

The article reports that XPO Logistics will close its warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee, where employees had complained about widespread discrimination and a number of pregnant workers had miscarriages.

The article focuses on the idea of the customer being a warehouse picker in the warehouse kind shop Amazon 4-Star from online shopping company Amazon.com.

The article reports on sale of real estate including lease of floor of TriBeca Building by law firm Foley & Mansfield, purchase of commercial warehouse by landscape design firm Viburnum, and sale of apartment.

The article discusses the efforts of the electronic-commerce company Amazon to keep labor unions out of the company. Topics include Amazon's concerns that unions will negatively impact its innovation, flexibility, and direct communication between managers and associates, efforts of Andy Powell of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers union to organize Amazon fulfillment center workers in the U.S., and the interest of Amazon employees in protection from termination.

The article looks at the growth of nightlife including large dance parties in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, New York, which it notes is an industrial area with many warehouses. It cites factors raising the prominence of the neighborhood including gentrification in other parts of New York City and the growth of ride-sharing services such as Uber that offer party-goers a way to get home late at night.

The article discusses real estate developer Martin Z. Margulies who has acquired close to 4,000 pieces of art over more than 30 years of collecting, and it mentions Miami, Florida's art scene in relation to private collectors such as Margulies, Norman Braman, and Ella Fontanals-Cisneros. According to the article, Margulies rarely sells the artwork that he owns. An art show featuring the work of artist Anselm Kiefer at Margulies' warehouse in Miami, Florida is examined.

The article reports on the conversion of Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City into condominiums to save Southern longleaf pine used by the factory. It mentions that New York State is the largest repository of the lumber in the U.S. The lumber is also used at warehouses in TriBeCa, waterfront depots and at each base of the Brooklyn Bridge.