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Violence at work Facebook employees speak out against company over Trump
Facebook employees are using Twitter to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shotBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology WriterJune 1, 2020, 8:57 PM5 min readOAKLAND, Calif. — Facebook employees are using Twitter and Facebook’s internal communications tools to register…
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Sexual harassment President Trump to claim ‘absolute immunity’ from subpoenas in Supreme Court appeal
Attorneys for President Donald Trump this week will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to grant him sweeping immunity from investigation by Congress and local prosecutors into his conduct as a private citizen, as long as he’s still in office. During oral arguments in three cases Tuesday, the justices will explore Trump’s claim that he cannot…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY What happens if a coronavirus vaccine is never developed? It has happened before
London (CNN)As countries lie frozen in lockdown and billions of people lose their livelihoods, public figures are teasing a breakthrough that would mark the end of the crippling coronavirus pandemic:…
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Sexual harassment Senate secretary says records requested by Biden can’t be released
Questions remain about any records related to a claim of sexual assault against former Vice President Joe Biden by Tara Reade, a staffer who briefly worked in his Senate office in the 1990s, after the secretary of the Senate indicated they have “no discretion to disclose any such information as requested” by Biden to locate…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY We all could use a little therapy right now
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Work Transformed newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.Kathryn is taking some well-deserved time off. For today’s newslet…
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Workplace discrimination To reopen economy, Congress must redefine rules for business liability in coronavirus era
Adam J. White, Opinion contributor Published 6:00 a.m. ET May 29, 2020 | Updated 10:03 a.m. ET May 29, 2020CLOSE The 10th Amendment protects state powers and puts a hamper on presidential powers. Here’s how the fight for control is playing out today. USA TODAYThe goal should be not to focus on liability as an…
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Violence at work #MeToo, phase 2: Doc explores heavy burden on women of color
There’s an elegant, almost poetic silence to one of the most compelling scenes of “On the Record,” a powerful new documentary about sexual violence that knows just when to dial down to a hushed quiet. In the early morning darkness of Dec. 13, 2017, former music executive Drew Dixon walks to a coffee shop and…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY The Future of Restaurants: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s podcast for May 14
CNN staffPublished 14th May 2020 (CNN) During this pandemic, restaurants have no longer been able to perform their role as social and cultural hubs. Even when they reopen, they may not function as t…
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Violence at work Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ——— May 27 The New York Post on Twitter fact-checking President Donald Trump’s tweets: After President Trump’s fevered conspiracy tweets about Joe Scarborough’s former intern Lori Klausutis, her widower, T.J. Klausutis, begged the company to delete them. It was a heartbreaking plea (one that Trump…
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Violence at work High-flying balloons to boost northern Mozambique’s internet
Balloons floating 12 miles over northern Mozambique are planned to provide the remote and violence-prone region with stable internet connections, according to Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and local mobile telecoms provider VodacomBy TOM BOWKER Associated PressMay 13, 2020, 3:03 PM3 min readMAPUTO, Mozambique — Balloons floating 12 miles over northern Mozambique are planned to provide…