The International Longshoreman's Association (ILA), began its first strike Monday night after a six-year contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents port employers, expired. The dock workers are seeking a 77% pay increase over the duration of a new contract, as well as a ban on the use of automated equipment. The strike has entered its third day leaving several U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts at a standstill, halting shipments and trade at ports that handle about half of

The U.S. Navy using ballistic missile interceptors from two guided-missile destroyers in the Eastern Mediterranean to help defend Israel from an Iranian missile barrage this week. Tehran launched nearly two hundred missiles in the largest ballistic missile attack in military history and Israel has promised to retaliate furthering what seems to be an escalating war in the region. The Pentagon has said FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Jennifer Griffin, Chief National Security Correspondent for FOX

A modern adaptation of the famous Jilly Cooper 1988 novel Rivals is launching on Disney Plus on the 18th of October. The show stars Aidan Turner, David Tennant and Victoria Smurfit, who plays the character of Maud O’Hara. Hubert got a chance to chat to her about the show, and her work with the RNIB. Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. RNIB written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath, 'Connect Radio' written in smaller black letters.

Blind Dave Heeley is no stranger to a challenge, however few could have been as emotional as his latest one. Dave and his team took on the Western Front Way Challenge, a 600 mile cycle through the French and Belgian battlegrounds of WW1. Dave was fundraising for his beloved Albion Foundation. Barry Snell caught up with Dave to hear all about it.

The Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel, is the world's largest underground hospital and largest hospital in Northern Israel. The hospital contains a three floor parking garage that can be transformed into an over two thousand bed hospital that can withstand conventional, chemical and biological attacks. The Rambam Healthcare facility has become very busy and very important as Israel and Hezbollah intensifies fighting. FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Dr. Michael Halberthal, the Director

The Israeli Defense Force is carrying out extensive airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and have issued warnings to residents in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings if they know Hezbollah is storing weapons in them. Israel says the airstrikes have hit more than three hundred Hezbollah targets with thousands of Lebanese are fleeing the south and heading towards Beirut. Health officials say over two hundred Lebanese have been killed and left over seven hundred

The Fed's interest rate cut delivers some good news to a lagging real estate market. August data from the National Association of Realtors showed U.S. home sales fell to their lowest levels since October 2023. But after the Fed decided to cut rates by half a percentage point, mortgage rates have already begun decreasing—potentially encouraging first-time home buyers with a more affordable mortgage. But the housing market’s affordability problems aren’t new and can’t be blamed exclusively on

'Shadow Of An Echo' exhibition explores a photographer’s sight loss through surreal self-portraits. Currently on show at Clydebank Art Gallery and Museum, the exhibition will stay there until 29th of October 2024. RNIB Connect Radio's Paulina Kuchorew went to check it out and spoke with the Digital Photographic Artist behind it, Robert H. King. The free audio described tour will take place on Friday 11th of October 2024, to book your spot visit: Robert H. King (rhking.art) Image: Robert in the

Let's focus on financial wellbeing today, and specifically financial wellbeing in relation to women. Recent figures show that women need to work an extra 19 years to close the gender pension gap. Joining Paulina Kuchorew on the Happy Hour to talk about where these gender disadvantages stem from and also how this inspired her to write a book empowering women to take control of their finances is author and award winning Chartered Financial Planner Amanda Redman. Amanda's book: 'Dare To Be Fair:

Today we’re going to hear about a resource hub designed to support literacy skills of children and young people with visual impairments. Joining our Paulina Kuchorew to talk about Paths To Literacy, is content manager and teacher of the visually impaired, Lisha Yochimowitz. Image: RNIB Connect Radio logo. RNIB is written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath, 'Connect Radio' written in smaller black letters.

The new numbers sound almost too good to be true. After such a devastating run for the fentanyl-fueled opioid epidemic, pushing overdose deaths in the U.S. to more than 100,000, new public health data points to an unprecedented drop in fatalities. This past week, host Lisa Brady spoke with former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams about the reported decline in overdose deaths and what could be behind the positive trend. Dr. Adams said awareness and increased access to overdose-reversing