Amber Heard appeals ‘Chilling’ Johnny Depp libel verdict

belongs to amber says that the verdict in the Johnny Depp Defamation process will have a greater impact on more than just them.

Six months after a jury ruled that Heard was liable for defamation of her ex-husband, the actress appealed the verdict on Dec. 5.

In documents obtained by E! News, Heard stated that the ruling “will no doubt have a chilling effect on other women who want to speak out about abuse by powerful men.”

Regarding the damages ruling in Depp’s favour, the document noted that “even if this court disagreed with all of the foregoing, the jury’s decision awarded Depp $10 million in damages and $5 million in punitive damages (reduced to $350,000 by law) is clearly excessive given the tight time frame in which Depp could recover.

Heard’s appeal also related to Depp’s 2020 defamation lawsuit against The Sun, which he sued over an article calling him a “woman-beater.” Because a High Court judge ruled against the actor, Heard says her defamation case should never have made it into the courtroom.

Warner Bros Discovery is on the verge of choosing Max as HBO Max’s alternative

In this photo illustration the Warner Bros. Discovery logo seen on a smartphone screen with the HBO Max and Discovery Plus logos in the background.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Executives are on the verge of formulating a new name and platform for the soon-to-be-launched streaming service, which will combine the already existing HBO Max and Discovery+ services.

The expected name of the merged platform, “Max,” is being reviewed by the company’s lawyers, according to people familiar with the matter.

Executives have yet to make a final decision and the name could still be changed, but Max is the likely choice, said people, who asked not to be named because discussions are private. Some executives are still debating a final name, two of the people said. Internally, Warner Bros. Discovery has codenamed the new service “BEAM,” while a final name is under discussion, people said. Lawyers are also checking other names.

The app itself will have similarities to Disney+’s platform, with Warner Bros. Discovery brands as individual tiles, people said. HBO, Discovery, DC Comics and Warner Bros. will be among the landing centers on the platform, the people added.

A spokesman for Warner Bros. Discovery said a name is still being discussed.

CNBC reported last year that WarnerMedia executives wanted a new name for the combined streaming service. While HBO Max’s branding with HBO crystallized the product’s prestige image, several executives felt the name could ultimately dilute the HBO brand, with consumers confusing it with everything on the streaming service.

Chief Executive David Zaslav has cut spending on HBO Max original series, which has helped reform HBO’s branding. Still, HBO has a limited audience, mostly based in the U.S., and the streaming service will offer a lot more than HBO — including reality TV from Discovery, news documentaries from CNN, movies from Warner Bros., children’s programming, and possibly live sports. Zaslav and his team see value in making HBO a sub-brand within the larger streaming offering, people familiar with their mindset said.

Warner Bros. Discovery management has pushed back the launch date for the combined service to Spring 2023, the company announced in its recent conference call in November. Zaslav said during a conference call on the results that a team is preparing to launch the combined offering and is also experimenting with changes “in large part to address some of the shortcomings of the existing platform.”

Zaslav pointed out the recent changes already rolling out on HBO Max that reflect this work, including the addition of Discovery content.

“These early green shoots reinforce our strategic thesis that the two content offerings should work well together and, when combined, should result in increased engagement, reduced churn, and higher customer lifetime value,” Zaslav said on the conference call.

The pricing of the combined streaming service is still being discussed, the people said.

HBO’s confusing branding

There has been debate at Warner Bros. Discovery about keeping HBO in the new streaming service’s name given its prestige. But the removal from the name will also end a number of HBO-branded streaming services that have been confusing consumers. HBO Go and HBO Now preceded HBO Max.

Warner Bros. Discovery is attempting to reform through a series of changes and cost cuts. The company is struggling with a heavy debt load and, like the rest of the industry, is figuring out how to make its streaming business profitable rather than chasing subscribers while spending big bucks on content. Zaslav told investors in November that the focus for the business and its streaming strategy would be achieving profitability and not necessarily subscriber numbers. The company’s goal is to reach $1 billion in streaming revenue by 2025.

“Although we still have a lot of work ahead of us and some difficult decisions ahead of us, we are absolutely convinced of the opportunity that lies ahead of us,” said Zaslav.

Ad-free monthly subscriptions for HBO Max and Discovery+ are $14.99 and $6.99, respectively. Both also offer cheaper ad-supported tiers.

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Hakeem Jeffries calls out the hypocrite Mitch McConnell

Democratic House Representative-elect Hakeem Jeffries said Republicans like Mitch McConnell are hypocrites and that shamelessness is their superpower.

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MITCH MCCONNELL, MINORITY LEADER OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE: The newly elected leader of the Democratic House of Representatives is a former election denier who basically said the 2016 election, quote, was illegitimate. And suggested we had a, quote, fake president.

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STEPHANOPOULOS: Proposing equivalence there with Donald Trump. What is your answer?

JEFFRIES: Well, you know, it’s unfortunate that Republicans have chosen to focus on me, House Democrats will focus on solving problems for the American people.

STEPHANOPOULOS: But you said that history will never accept Donald Trump as a legitimate president, and Republicans are making a pretty big problem out of that. What is your answer?

JEFFRIES: Well, here’s the Republicans’ playbook, facts don’t matter, hypocrisy is no bar to their behavior, and in many cases they believe that shamelessness is a superpower.

My view of the situation was pretty clear, I supported confirming Donald Trump’s election, I attended his inauguration despite many voters and others across the country urging me and others to do otherwise and finding ways to work with Trump The government is the lead Democrat in negotiations for historic criminal justice reform.

This track record speaks for itself. At the same time, I will never hesitate to criticize the former President. I think I’m in good company there in the world.

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There is no equivalence between Jeffries and Trump, but Mitch McConnell pulls such an extreme stunt on his Democrats that he always backs down to divert attention from a big loss, and Republicans have lost a lot lately.

Rep. Jeffries also sent a message to House and Senate Republicans that he could be a new leader, but he will not be defined by them.

Republicans can break rules and norms because they are shameless. They don’t care if they are called hypocrites.

The GOP doesn’t want to talk about continuing to support an authoritarian who wants to destroy the Constitution, so they draw false comparisons and hope to distract from opposition to the ideals on which our nation was built.

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House press pool and congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His thesis focused on public policy with a specialization in social reform movements.

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Musk says he’ll put a Neuralink chip in his mind after they’re prepared

The Neuralink logo displayed on a phone screen, a silhouette of a paper in the shape of a human face, and a binary code displayed on a screen can be seen in this multiple exposure illustrative photo taken on April 10, 2017.

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Elon Musk’s health-tech venture Neuralink shared updates on its brain implant technology during a “Show and Tell” recruitment event Wednesday night. Musk said during the event that he plans to get one of the implants himself.

Musk said two of the company’s applications will aim to restore vision, even for people born blind, and a third application will focus on the motor cortex and restore “whole-body functionality” for people with severed spinal cords. “We are confident that there are no physical limitations to restore full body functionality,” Musk said.

Neuralink could begin testing the motor cortex technology in humans as early as six months, Musk said.

“Obviously we want to be extremely careful and sure that it works well before we put a device in a human, but we will, I believe, file most of our paperwork with the FDA,” he said.

Musk also said he plans to get one for himself. “You could have a Neuralink device implanted right now and you wouldn’t even know it. I mean, hypothetically… In fact, I’m going to do that in one of these demos,” he said. He repeated this on Twitter after the event.

Because none of Neuralink’s devices have been tested on humans or approved by the FDA, Wednesday’s announcements warrant skepticism, said Xing Chen, an assistant professor in the department of ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

“Neuralink is a company [that] doesn’t have to respond to shareholders,” she told CNBC. “I don’t know how much oversight there is, but I think it’s very important that the public always remember that before anything is approved by the FDA, or any state regulator, all claims must be examined very, very skeptically will.”

Neuralink was founded in 2016 by Musk and a group of other scientists and engineers. It aims to develop brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, that connect the human brain to computers capable of decoding neural signals.

Musk invested tens of millions of his personal fortune in the company and said without evidence that Neuralink’s devices enable “superhuman cognition,” could enable paralyzed people to one day operate smartphones or robotic limbs with their minds, and “solve” autism and schizophrenia. . .

The company’s presentation on Wednesday reflected those lofty ambitions, with Musk claiming that “wonderful as it sounds, we’re confident it’s possible to restore full bodily function to someone with a severed spinal cord.”

Musk showed footage of a monkey with a computer chip in its skull playing “telepathic video games,” which Neuralink first introduced over a year ago. The billionaire who is also the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and Twitter’s new owner, said at the time that he wanted to implant Neuralink chips in people with spinal cord injury and spinal cord injuries so they could “control a computer mouse, their phone, or really any device just by thinking.” “

Neuralink has come under fire for its alleged treatment of monkeys, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine on Wednesday asked Musk to release details about experiments on monkeys that resulted in internal bleeding, paralysis, chronic infections, seizures, deteriorating mental health and had led to death.

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Neuralink’s flashy presentations are unusual for medical device companies, said Anna Wexler, assistant professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. She said it’s risky to encourage people with severe disabilities to get their hopes up, especially when they could potentially sustain injuries if the technology is implanted during surgery.

Wexler encouraged people to don their “skeptic hat” over Neuralink’s big claims.

“From an ethical point of view, I find this hype very worrying,” she said. “Space or Twitter, it’s one thing, but when you get into the medical context, there’s more at stake.”

Chen, who specializes in BCIs, said Neuralink’s implants would require patients to undergo a very invasive procedure. Doctors would have to drill a hole in the skull to insert the device into the brain tissue.

Still, she thinks some people would be willing to take the risk.

“There are some conditions like epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and obsessive-compulsive disorder that people have had brain implants for and the conditions have been treated quite successfully, allowing them an improved quality of life,” Chen said. “So I feel like there’s precedent for that.”

Wexler said she believes the decision will ultimately come down to an individual patient’s personal risk-benefit analysis.

Neuralink isn’t the only company trying to innovate using BCIs, and many have made great strides in the last few years. Blackrock Neurotech is on track to launch a BCI system next year, which would be the first commercially available BCI in history. Synchron received FDA approval in 2021 to begin a clinical trial for a permanently implanted BCI, and Paradromics is reportedly preparing to begin human testing in 2023.

Keke Palmer pronounces her being pregnant on Saturday Night time Dwell

Keke Palmer joins motherhood! The 29-year-old star confirmed weeks of pregnancy rumors by revealing her baby bump on her first Saturday Night Live host.

This will be her first child with her boyfriend, Darius Daulton Jackson. She shared the milestone during her opening monologue for the show.

“There are some rumors going around, people have been saying in my comments, ‘Keke is having a baby, Keke is pregnant, and I want to set the record straight — it’s me,” Keke said.

She then ripped open a gray trench coat and revealed her bare baby bump to the cheering audience. She gave viewers a sideways glance as she rocked her stomach and jiggled with joy and laughter!

After hilariously fumbling with fastening the coat, she explained how hard she was trying to keep the news a secret.

“…it’s bad when people spread rumors about you on the internet, but it’s even worse when they’re right. I mean, I’ve been trying so hard to keep it rock bottom because I’ve got a lot of stuff going on, you know,” Keke said, before sharing a joke about how she released her sponsorship checks. She then added: “But honestly this has been the biggest blessing and I’m so excited. Guys, I’m going to be a mom.”

Darius Daulton Jackson shares baby bump photo of Keke Palmer

After Keke dropped her pregnancy bombshell, Darius took to the Instagram Story with a sweet repost. The father-to-be shared a photo of Keke cradling her baby bump during a restaurant outing. He wrote “2023” on the picture along with a red heart emoticon.

According to Bustle, Darius and Keke started dating in the summer of 2021 after meeting at Diddy’s Memorial Day party. By August, they had made their relationship official on Instagram. This year in March, she told Bustle that she had revealed their relationship after deciding to quit the “boss behavior,” aka doing “whatever the hell she wants.”

“It’s the happiest thing I’ve ever felt with anyone,” Keke said. “So why should I bother to hide this person? It’s a lot more work than just living in my life and being in my life.”

Photos of the couple are no longer available on any of their Instagram profiles. What that means is unclear, but the actor and fitness trainer was at the side of his child’s mother on Saturday.

Darius was present on the SNL set during the announcement along with Keke’s cousin Dominque Perry. In another video of the actress backstage, Darius held an air mic to Keke’s mouth as she explained how relieved she was to drop the message.

Keke said she felt “very relieved”. She added that she “can’t wait to eat and just lay down and sleep and just be so happy.”

Social media is reacting to Keke Palmer’s pregnancy announcement

earlier this year, Keke Palmer played a pregnancy prank on her fans for April Fools’ Day. She cleared it up soon after, saying she wasn’t lying, she was telling jokes. Palmer also said that she would “one day be a mom” and have a mini-me that she could be “silly as hell” with.

Now the time has finally come! But as previously mentioned, rumors circulated that Keke had planted a secret baby bump in the weeks leading up to the SNL appearance. Fans began speculating that she was pregnant after her wardrobe took an lavish turn – come in extra-wide fits and puffed-out dresses.

Keke Palmer at the 2022 TIME100 Next event held at SECOND on October 25, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images)

One particular dress Keke wore to the CFDA Fashion Awards on Nov. 7 had the innanet in detective mode. The floor-length gown featured a blue, green, and white pattern, puffy long sleeves, and a strapless neckline. In photos from the night, Keke appeared to have a glowing face and puffy cleavage – common signs of pregnancy.

Keke Palmer shows off her baby bump after announcing her pregnancy on 'Saturday Night Live' (reactions)NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 7: Keke Palmer attends the CFDA Fashion Awards at Casa Cipriani on November 7, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images)

Well, the baby bump is out of his clothes — and celebrities and fans haven’t stopped congratulating the actress on the milestone.

@KekePalmer Congratulations Keke!! You’re going to be a faaaabulous mom! 😘♥️

The baby will laugh before it walks!

— Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) December 4, 2022

That Keke Palmer is pregnant and looking so freaking gorgeous and happy… is good medicine for the soul! Congratulations Keke!!!! Ahhh!! So happy for you!!

— Caramel (@juicyethers) December 4, 2022

It really feels like my favorite cousin is pregnant🥹 Happy birthday Keke😍😍😍

— Jazzy (@thatjayyyglow) December 4, 2022

Brother, it’s crazy that we really WATCHED how far Keke Palmer has come in her career. Like I literally grew up with her; Akeelah and the Bee, True Jackson, Beauty Shop, Jump In, their album So Uncool… and now SNL?! It’s so nice to see man! CONGRATULATIONS KEKE!! 🤰🏽

— Boss ☀️ (@IAmDwayneHarris) December 4, 2022

With PCOS, you’re told you won’t have children, so I know it’s different for her. Congratulations Keke!

— Lover Girl 🤍 (@IndiaAlmighty) December 4, 2022

Keke Palmer shows off her baby bump after announcing her pregnancy on 'Saturday Night Live' (reactions)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – Keke Palmer, SZA Episode 1833 – Pictured: presenter Keke Palmer during the monologue on Saturday December 3, 2022 – (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images)

Keke ended her monologue with a little joke about being an adult — for anyone wondering!

“Even though some people feel a little weird because I’m having a baby, because I was a child actor, I just want to say, look, I’m 29 years old, I’m having sex, I own a house, I have this on January 6th Stormed the Capitol, you know? What adults do,” Keke said.

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These 10 vehicles have the best potential lifespan

New cars are getting more and more expensive. But they’re also more durable than before, giving riders a better chance of getting their money’s worth.

As the median transaction price for new cars hit an estimated $45,872 in November — the highest ever, according to a joint forecast by JD Power and LMC Automotive — the median age of cars on the road also hit an all-time high of 12.2 years, and 2022 became a separate Report found by IHS Markit.

A decade ago, the median age was just over 11 years. In 2002 it was 9.6 years.

Advances in everything from materials to technology have helped, according to Edmunds news editor Will Kaufman, “and it doesn’t hurt that today’s vehicles have better ways of alerting owners when there are maintenance issues.”

10 cars with the greatest potential lifespan

Among the models with the greatest potential lifespan, the Toyota Sequoia topped the list with a range of nearly 300,000 miles, followed by the Land Cruiser, according to a recent iSeeCars study that analyzed more than 2 million cars over the past 20 years See, which vehicles could last the longest.

Overall, SUVs and trucks are the most common vehicle types in the top 10, while more fuel-efficient passenger cars, including the Prius and Avalon, took two spots on the list.

“Buyers really value reliability, and automakers are definitely sensitive to how badly a reputation for reliability — or unreliability — can impact their brand,” Kaufman said.

Six of the top 10 were Toyota SUVs, trucks or cars. Other contenders in the top five include the Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon, both three-row SUVs.

Every car and truck on the list can clock up nearly a quarter million miles or more, the report says.

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As a general rule of thumb, most drivers consider the 200,000-mile mark to be the upper limit of a car’s lifespan, although some models clearly have the potential to go much further.

Limited supply of new cars and trucks due to ongoing chip shortages has prompted consumers to use their existing vehicles longer, according to IHS Markit, which tracks vehicle registrations in every state.

At the same time, millions of people who previously commuted to work are driving fewer miles in their cars while working from home, further extending the life of their vehicles.

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The FDA is withdrawing the antibody bebtelovimab as a result of it isn’t efficient towards Omicron BQ.1

An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing facility is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive on March 50, 2021 in Branchburg, New Jersey.

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An important monoclonal antibody used to treat immunocompromised people who contract Covid is no longer approved for use in the US because it is not effective against emerging omicron subvariants.

The FDA said in a statement Wednesday that bebtelovimab is not approved for use because it is not expected to neutralize subvariants Omicron BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. They cause 57% of new infections nationwide and account for the majority of cases in all but one US region.

The Department of Health and Human Services is holding back pending requests for bebtelovimab, and manufacturer Eli Lilliy has halted commercial distribution of the antibody treatment until further notice, according to the FDA notice.

But bebtelovimab stocks should be kept on hand in case Covid variants that the antibody can neutralize become dominant again in the future, according to the FDA.

Bebtelovimab is a single-dose injection given to people who contract Covid and are at high risk of developing serious disease but cannot take other FDA-approved treatments, such as the oral antiviral Paxlovid. Many people with weakened immune systems, such as B. Organ transplant patients cannot take Paxlovid together with other medicines that they need.

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US health officials have warned that immunocompromised people are at increased risk from Covid this winter as immune-evading omicron subvariants threaten to knock out antibody treatments they rely on to keep themselves safe from Covid protection.

dr Ashish Jha, the White House Covid coordinator, said in October that Congress’ failure to pass additional Covid funds means treatments will dwindle as new variants render them ineffective.

“We had hoped that over time as the pandemic progressed and as we progressed in our fight against this virus, we would expand our medicine cabinet,” Jha told reporters. “Due to a lack of congressional funding, this medicine cabinet has actually shrunk and that is putting vulnerable people at risk.”

President Joe Biden has urged people with compromised immune systems to consult with their doctors about what extra precautions they should take this winter to stay safe.

Biden indicators invoice to avert railroad staff’ strikes regardless of lack of paid sick go away

President Joe Biden signed legislation making rail strikes illegal and preventing workers from quitting their jobs weeks before the holiday season.

“The legislation I am about to sign into law ends a difficult railroad dispute and helps our nation avoid what would no doubt have been an economic disaster at a very bad time on the calendar,” Biden said Friday morning before signing the law .

After months of his government backing negotiations and the sides reaching a tentative agreement in September, talks eventually stalled and rail workers threatened to go on strike. Biden then asked Congress to intervene, and the Senate passed legislation on Thursday declaring a strike illegal.

The original agreement, brokered by the Biden administration, was accepted by all but four railroad unions, which were awaiting guaranteed paid sick days. The opposing unions, however, represent the majority of railway workers. Workers and companies had until December 9 to reach an agreement before promising a strike that industry estimates would cost the US economy $2 billion a day.

“Our country’s rail system is literally the backbone of our supply chain,” Biden said Friday. “So much of what we depend on is delivered by rail, from clean water to food and gas to every other commodity. Shutting down rail would have devastated our economy. Without rail freight, many of our industries would have literally come to a standstill.”

A strike by railroad workers so close to the holiday season – and at a time of high inflation – could potentially ruin the economy. Biden insisted Congress send the legislation to his desk by Saturday. Without an agreement, rail transport of certain goods should be restricted as early as this weekend in preparation for the strike.

Biden, signing the law into law on Friday, said his economic advisors told him that up to 765,000 Americans, “many of them union members themselves,” had lost their jobs.

Railroad companies begin preparing for a strike seven days in advance, in accordance with federal safety measures. Shippers are beginning to prioritize the securing and transportation of sensitive materials such as chlorine for drinking water and hazardous materials.

Chemicals are no longer transported 96 hours before a strike. The American Chemistry Council noted a drop of 1,975 carloads of chemical shipments during the week of September 10, when the railroads stopped accepting shipments due to the prior threat of a rail strike.

The big four railroads also typically carry more than 80% of agricultural freight, according to the National Grain and Feed Association.

Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, and the Supreme Court has ruled that it can use that power to intervene in railroad worker disputes that have the potential to affect trade across state lines to affect. A law nearly a hundred years old, the Railroad Labor Act of 1926, gives the president the power to intervene even in situations where a railroad strike could significantly affect vital modes of transportation. The law has been invoked 18 times since it was signed.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a separate measure that would have added seven days of paid sick leave to the contract instead of just one. Although it had bipartisan support in both chambers, This measure was rejected in the Senate vote. Biden thanked Congress for its quick action as the bill was signed into law, although he acknowledged it was not an easy vote.

“I know this has been a difficult vote for members of both parties. It was a difficult set-up for me,” Biden said. “But it was the right thing to do at the moment to save jobs, protect millions of working families from harm and disruption, and keep the supply chain stable over the holidays.”

The situation put “Union Joe” Biden in a difficult position. Biden said Thursday he still supports the unions, but as President of the United States, and not as an individual senator from Delaware, it’s his job to look out for all Americans. He said he has long been a supporter of paid sick leave and will continue to advocate that it is a right for all workers, not just railroad workers.

The original White House-brokered agreement would give rail workers a 24% pay increase over five years from 2020 to 2024 and immediate payouts averaging $11,000 upon ratification. Under the deal, workers would be given an extra day off with pay and a promise that they could show up for doctor’s appointments without penalty.

However, workers balked at the lack of paid sick leave because the agreement required them to use unpaid time off to see doctors. Biden on Friday admitted his disappointment that paid sick leave was not included in the agreement.

“Look, I know this bill doesn’t have paid sick leave that these workers, frankly every worker in America, deserve, but this fight isn’t over,” Biden said. “I didn’t promise that we would stop just because we couldn’t bring it into this bill that we would stop fighting for it. I’ve supported paid sick leave for a long time and will continue this fight until we succeed.”

Union leaders told CNBC they would remember who opposed them in the upcoming election. Union support was critical in forming Biden’s eventual winning coalition in the 2020 election.

“Our membership will support everyone who stands by them,” said Tony Cardwell, president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division. “It looks like Democrats are standing with our members and making sure our members are on sick leave. If that’s the case, we will. and vote with our members, then there’s a good chance they can win votes too.”

The provision to add seven days of paid sick leave failed in the Senate by a vote of 52 to 43. All Democrats present to vote supported it except Sen. Joe Manchin, DW.Va. Six Republicans also supported the measure.

In the House of Representatives, three GOP representatives joined all Democrats in passing the sick leave proposal.

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