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AP News:美国汽车工人联合会成员举行罢工

2019-10-11来源:和谐英语

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More than 49,000 United Auto Workers members have gone on strike against General Motors. The strike has closed down dozens of facilities across the United States.

Oil prices spiked worldwide Monday, after the weekend attack on major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. President Trump says the United States is "locked and loaded" and ready to respond.

Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy as it faces more than 2,000 lawsuits. The suits mostly come from state and local governments, stemming from the nation's opioid crisis.

And hurricane Humberto is expected to cause dangerous surf and rip currents from Florida to North Carolina and off the Bahamas. The storm is forecast to move northeast into the open Atlantic.