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Firings After Comments on Kirk’s Death Raises Questions on Worker vs. Employer Rights
In the days following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, numerous workers have been fired for their comments on his death, among them MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd. ...
Publisher Gannett Wins Dismissal on Nearly All of Journalists’ Job Bias Lawsuit
Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, won the dismissal of most of a lawsuit, including all class action claims, alleging its diversity policies led to widespread discrimination against ...
FAA Fines Boeing $3.1M Over Safety Violations, 2024 Midair Panel Blowout
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, including ones related to an Alaska Airlines jetliner losing a door plug panel on its fuselage ...
Joint Letter to Congress Opposes Heavier Tractor-Trailer Trucks
More than 2,200 local government leaders from across the country are pressing congressional lawmakers to oppose increases in truck size or weight, including heavier single-trailer trucks, according ...
U.S. Political Violence Surges to Record, Bloomberg Analysis Shows
Political violence in a polarized US is surging, with the past five years of assassinations and attempts on the lives of politicians the highest on records dating back to the 1960s, a Bloomberg ...
U.S. Appeals Court Hits Pause on Challenges to SEC Climate Rule
A federal appeals court on Friday said it was pausing its consideration of legal challenges against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's climate regulations until the Wall Street regulator ...
AI Chatbots Willingly Craft Convincing Phishing Scams: Reuters Analysis
The email seemed innocent enough. It invited senior citizens to learn about the Silver Hearts Foundation, a new charity dedicated to providing the elderly with care and companionship. "We believe ...
AI Lets Call Center Agents Focus on Customers
Armen Kirakosian remembers the frustrations of his first job as a call center agent nearly 10 years ago: the aggravated customers, the constant searching through menus for information and the notes ...