Category: Nations
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Strengthen Protections for Religious Workers
New York Times The justices searched for common ground and may be prepared to issue a modest revision to an aspect of a 1977 precedent that imposed only a slight burden on businesses. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/supreme-court-religious-workers-protections.html
Read MoreMeta Opens Horizon Worlds VR App to Teens as Company Seeks More Metaverse Users
Wall Street Journal Move comes after organizations ask Meta to abandon plans to open app to those 13 to 17. https://www.wsj.com/articles/meta-opens-horizon-worlds-vr-app-to-teens-as-company-seeks-more-metaverse-users-2e9deeeb
Read MoreHawley grills Mayorkas on reports of forced child migrant labor: ‘Why shouldn’t you be impeached for this?’
Fox News Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Tuesday took aim at Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over a new report which detailed a surge in migrant child smuggling and exploitation during the Biden administration — with the Republican lawmaker suggesting that it amounted to an impeachable offense. Hawley, at a Senate Homeland Security hearing, quizzed…
Read MoreTexas man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Maxine Waters in racist voicemails
Fox News A man in Houston has been charged with leaving threatening and racist voicemails for California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters. Brian Michael Gaherty, 60, was arrested April 13 and charged with transmission of a threat to injure the person of another interstate commerce. According to an affidavit given by U.S. Capitol Police agent Michael…
Read MoreNicaragua withdraws preliminary approval for EU envoy nominee
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to his statement, due to “a daring and insolent communique which confirms the European Union’s imperialist and colonialist position,” the Nicaraguan government “has decided to suspend the agrement that was given to Mr. Fernando Ponz as the ambassador of this exploitative state”…
Read MoreNetflix Gains 1.75 Million Subscribers, Axes DVD-Rental Business
Wall Street Journal The streaming service said a U.S. password-sharing crackdown is coming soon. https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-nflx-q1-earnings-report-2023-8460b7e4
Read MoreFall Lines (Wednesday Crossword, April 19)
Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/fall-lines-wednesday-crossword-april-19-a83c9cb8
Read MoreSerbia calls on entire world to promote diplomatic settlement of conflict in Ukraine
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said earlier that “practically the entire world has taken this or that side” in this conflict, which cannot help settle it https://tass.com/world/1606233
Read MoreHow Companies Should Respond to Data Leaks
Wall Street Journal This paper examines how cybercriminals could use stolen data published on dark websites to coerce companies for ransoms and facilitate other attacks, making it essential for companies to determine what data has been compromised and disclose it accordingly to customers and regulators. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-companies-should-respond-to-data-leaks-69a85e30
Read MoreGOP mayor considering 2024 presidential run says defeating Trump, DeSantis is possible by ‘inspiring people’
Fox News EXCLUSIVE – Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami, Florida, says if he moves ahead and launches a 2024 White House run, the path to victory in the burgeoning GOP presidential nomination race over bigger names with larger campaign war chests – such as fellow Floridians former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis –…
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