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This file photo shows a Verizon building in New York City.(Photo: JUSTIN LANE, EPA)
About 40,000 Verizon workers are poised to begin striking Wednesday as they push for a new contract. The Communication Workers of America union, which has been without a contract since August, has set a strike deadline of 6 a.m. ET as it seeks a new deal limiting outsourcing while boosting pay and working conditions. Verizon, which has millions of phone and broadband subscribers on the East Coast, says it has trained non-union workers to handle repairs and other jobs.
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Workers are threatening to strike this Wednesday morning if the company doesn't agree to a new contract. Wochit
The NBA season is coming to a close<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and so is the 20-year career of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The five-time NBA champ will play his final<span style="color: Red;">*</span>game Wednesday against the Utah Jazz.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Fans who can't afford a ticket<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to see Bryant's career finale<span style="color: Red;">*</span>can watch it on ESPN2,<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>where it was bumped to make room on ESPN for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Steph Curry and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Golden State Warriors<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as they<span style="color: Red;">*</span>go for their record-breaking 73rd win of the season.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tip-off for both games is<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>at 10:30 p.m. ET.
PLAYLIST: THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF KOBE BRYANTCapturing Kobe Bryant: A photographer's remembrance | 02:56USA TODAY staff photographer Robert Hanashiro shares some of his images and thoughts about covering Kobe Bryant's 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant's final game is April 13. USA TODAY
PLAYLIST: THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF KOBE BRYANTKobe Bryant reflects on his career in final days as a Laker | 04:05As his career winds down, Kobe Bryant sits down and reminisces with veteran basketball writer Steve Springer, sharing memories from throughout Kobe’s career with the Lakers. USA TODAY Sports
PLAYLIST: THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF KOBE BRYANTThe Kobe Files: Tales from Staples Center | 03:33Bryant's career played out in front of the television cameras, but what was he like behind the scenes? USA TODAY Sports meets with the people who have seen Bryant every day for years, in his natural environment.
PLAYLIST: THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF KOBE BRYANTKobe Bryant: The Trade | 03:24When the Lakers sent center Vlade Divac to the Hornets for unknown 17-year-old Kobe Bryant, it had ramifications that would last for a generation. USA TODAY Sports
PLAYLIST: THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF KOBE BRYANTKobe Bryant: The twist of fate | 02:33How a twist of fate in 1981 laid the foundation for Kobe Bryant's successful career. USA TODAY Sports
PLAYLIST: THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF KOBE BRYANTKobe Bryant: The legend begins at Lower Merion | 04:32USA TODAY Sports' Martin Rogers goes to Lower Merion High School to learn how Kobe Bryant's remarkable high school career prepared him for greatness. USA TODAY Sports
PLAYLIST: THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF KOBE BRYANTKobe Bryant: The softer side | 04:08How Kobe Bryant eased the pain of one family's tragedy. USA TODAY Sports
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Talks between Syria's warring factions are scheduled to resume Wednesday in Geneva, but negotiations could be complicated as fighting escalates between government troops and militants. The Syrian government launched an<span style="color: Red;">*</span>offensive to take<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the strategic city of Aleppo on Tuesday, a day before<span style="color: Red;">*</span>parliamentary elections that could also muddle talks. Wednesday's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>vote will take<span style="color: Red;">*</span>place only<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in areas controlled by President Bashar Assad's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>government<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and is expected to rubber-stamp an assembly loyal to Assad.
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On Wednesday night, New Orleanians will mourn one of their<span style="color: Red;">*</span>own as only they can. A<span style="color: Red;">*</span>traditional second line brass band parade will be held for Will Smith, the former New Orleans Saints star who was shot and killed Saturday night. The parade, which will begin at 6 p.m., will end at the memorial for Smith in the Lower Garden District neighborhood where he was killed. A public memorial for Smith will be held Friday.
Flowers, candles and other items left by fans and well-wishers are seen at a makeshift memorial in New Orleans on Tuesday near the spot where former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith was shot and killed.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP)
Ethan Couch, the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>teenager who used an "affluenza" defense after a 2013 car crashed that killed four people and injured two,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is due in court Wednesday for an adult hearing. Couch, who received a 10-year probation for the incident, may face more jail time as part of the conditions of his probation.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Couch and his mother, Tonya, fled to Mexico in December after a video surfaced online that appeared to show Couch at a party with alcohol — a violation of his probation.
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On Friday, a Fort Worth juvenile judge is expected to transfer the case of America's so-called "affluenza" teen to the adult court system, where the 18-year-old could become eligible for release on bond. Tarrant County prosecutors and attorneys for Wochit
And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Plenty of rain and thunderstorms will make for a soggy Wednesday along the Gulf Coast and in the Deep South.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures were higher Wednesday.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what to watch tonight?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>TV critic Robert Bianco looks<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Middle,Strong and Black-ish.
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