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Another similar case regarding Amazon’s obligation to bargain with warehouse workers is tied up in the courts.

Photos circulated worldwide of him naked, blindfolded, tied up, and bound to a board with duct tape by his American captors.

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"They can protest a vacant house all they want," Homan said, adding that their presence "tied up" law enforcement and prevented officials from seeing to more important tasks.

His memories of his first ever big scene will forever be tied up with Kilmer.