Month: December 2020
Google faces complaint from NLRB alleging surveillance of employees and other labor violations
The National Labor Relations Board today issued a complaint against Google after investigating the firing of several employees last November. The complaint alleges Google violated parts of the National Labor Relations Act by surveilling employees, and generally interfered with, restrained
Read MoreIn China, a #MeToo Case Gets Its Day in Court
A woman who filed a sexual-misconduct case against a well-known TV host was cheered by crowds as a Beijing court heard her case.
Read MoreBiden faces pressure from competing factions over pick for secretary of defense
Progressive groups oppose leading contender Michèle Flournoy for policies, while black leaders push for African American choice
Read MoreUS embassy in Iraq pulls some diplomats out, fearing attacks
Iraqi officials say ‘minor drawdown’ carried out to minimize risk to staff, after repeated assaults by pro-Iran groups
Read MoreFAQ: What to Know About Creating a TIME Account
Why should I register for an account on TIME.com? Creating a username and password will allow you to create an account that you can access and update whenever you like. If you are a print subscriber, you can link your
Read MoreHackers who breached Israeli insurance firm demand $1m to keep data private
Group warns sum will double every 24 hours, and say they’ll sell the documents if ransom money not paid within 3 days
Read MoreThailand’s Prime Minister Has Been Acquitted of an Ethics Breach and Will Retain His Post
BANGKOK — Thailand’s highest court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country’s constitution, allowing him to stay in his job at a time he’s fending off calls for his resignation from student-led pro-democracy
Read MoreTrump’s threat to veto defense bill over social-media protections is heading to a showdown with Congress – The Washington Post
Trump’s threat to veto defense bill over social-media protections is heading to a showdown with Congress The Washington Post Lawmakers push back as Trump threatens to veto defense bill WOOD TV8 Trump says he’ll veto defense bill unless Section 230 is terminated Fox
Read MoreNearly 100 World Leaders Will Speak at a U.N. Session on COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS — Nearly 100 world leaders and several dozen ministers are slated to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s special session starting Thursday on the response to COVID-19 and the best path to recovery from the pandemic which has
Read MoreEddie Benton-Banai, Co-Founder of the American Indian Movement, Dies Aged 89
MINNEAPOLIS — Eddie Benton-Banai, who helped found the American Indian Movement partly in response to alleged police brutality against Indigenous people, has died. He was 89. Benton-Banai died Monday at a care center in Hayward, Wisconsin, where he had been
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