Giorno: 21 Febbraio 2024

Home Depot Ban on Worker’s Black Lives Matter Apron Was Illegal, US Agency Rules

Home Depot violated U.S. labor law by barring a retail worker from wearing an apron that said “BLM” in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, a federal labor board ruled on Wednesday.The National Labor Relations Board in a 3-1 decision said the worker’s refusal to…

Harvard Condemns Antisemitic Cartoon

Harvard University issued an official statement this week condemning a “vile and hateful antisemitic” cartoon that was circulated by two student groups and a faculty organization, The Wall Street Journal reported.[#item_full_content]

CPAC Enforces New Rule Barring Left-Wing Journalists

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), chaired by Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union, has implemented a significant policy change, disallowing credentials for left-wing journalists, reported Mediaite.

ChatGPT Cranks Out Gibberish for Hours

ChatGPT spewed nonsensical answers to user’s queries for hours Tuesday into Wednesday before eventually returning to its apparent senses.[#item_full_content]

German airport workers’ union launches ‘warning strike’ amid transportation industry unrest

Thousands of travelers across Germany found themselves stranded on Tuesday when ground staff walked off the job at seven of the country’s biggest airports. The one-day strike by the Ver.di labor union, which runs until 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, affects several hundred flights at airports in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s main hubs, as well as Berlin, […]

Nearly 2 years after Russia invaded Ukraine, EU approves new sanctions

European Union countries on Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia to target individuals and businesses suspected of assisting Moscow in its war against Ukraine, including Chinese companies. The decision coincides with the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022, and comes days after the death of […]

German soccer league shuts down investment deal after escalating fan protests disrupt games

The protesting German soccer fans got what they wanted Wednesday when the league abandoned plans to sell a stake in its media rights income to an outside investor. The league, known as the DFL, said its board decided not to proceed with the deal. Private equity investor CVC Capital Partners was the only remaining prospective […]

Woman goes public with claims of sexual and spiritual abuse by famous Jesuit

One of the first women who accused a once-exalted Jesuit artist of spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse went public Wednesday to demand transparency from the Vatican and a full accounting of the hierarchs who covered for him for 30 years. Gloria Branciani, 59, appeared at a news conference with one of the most prominent Vatican-accredited […]

Secretary of State Blinken meets with Brazil’s president after incendiary Gaza comments

U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken met President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday, as the Brazilian leader was in the middle of a diplomatic spat with Israel over comments in which Lula likened that country’s war in Gaza to the Nazi genocide during World War Two. In brief remarks in front of reporters as […]

Nation’s Oldest Gun Maker Exits New York After 200 Years

Remington, the nation’s oldest gun manufacturer, which has been located for more than 200 years in Ilion, New York, will move to LaGrange, Georgia, on March 4.