YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel For At Least A Week
Trump’s social media activity is being curtailed after a mob of his supporters, urged on by his rhetoric, stormed the Capitol last week.
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Workers At These Companies Say They’re Still Not Safe From COVID-19
Just last week, as Drew Board was about to load a couple’s car with groceries at the Walmart where he works in Albemarle, North Carolina, he approached the passenger side…
New York Becomes The First State To Divest From Oil And Gas
New York state announced plans on Wednesday to eject oil and gas stocks from its $226 billion financial portfolio, becoming the first U.S. state and the biggest pension fund anywhere…
Mastercard, Visa Investigate Pornhub Business Relationship After Child Abuse Report
Nicholas Kristof, opinion columnist at The New York Times, wrote that the pornographic website shows videos of rape and underage sex.
US Economy Gains Only 245,000 Jobs In November As Virus Intensifies
Recovery is stalling as the multi-trillion-dollar aid package that Congress approved in the spring has largely run its course.
Are Tides And Waves The Missing Piece Of The Green Energy Puzzle?
NEW YORK ― On a foggy October afternoon, a strange vessel chugged slowly through the East River’s mist toward Roosevelt Island. It looked almost like it was upside down: three…
‘Time To Act’ Podcast Ep. 6: The Allyship Imperative
Conversations around diversity and inclusion can be uncomfortable — particularly in the workplace. In this new podcast, host Y-Vonne Hutchinson — CEO and founder of ReadySet, a diversity and inclusion…
For Black Executives Like Pia Flanagan, The Fight For Racial Equity Is Personal
The corporate lawyer-turned-executive grew up in Beaumont, Texas, just a short drive from a town called Vidor — a former white supremacist stronghold known as a sundown town. “If you…
COVID-19 Keeps Black Friday Crowds Thin, Shoppers Shift To Online
NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon…
Disney To Lay Off 32,000 Workers As Coronavirus Pandemic Hits Theme Parks
The layoffs will be in the first half of 2021, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.