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Flight attendants say they're nearing breaking point: 'My job is not to manage you'
Mutlu Kurtbas/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A year and a half into the global pandemic, with the Omicron variant lurking and holiday travel looming, many flight attendants say they've reached their breaking poi...
Dec 10, 2021
Starbucks cafe in Buffalo votes to form coffee chain's first union in US
mattjeacock/iStock(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- Workers with at least one Starbucks outpost in Buffalo, New York, voted on Thursday to form the coffee chain's first labor union in the U.S., according to results ...
Dec 09, 2021
Elizabeth Holmes rests her case after testifying for 7 days in fraud trial
Getty/Justin Sullivan(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- Elizabeth Holmes finished her testimony on Wednesday and her defense team rested their case in her criminal fraud trial. All that’s left now are closin...
Dec 08, 2021
Head of Instagram to face Senate panel over potential harms for young users
GETTY/Roy Rochlin/Stringer(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, will face lawmakers Wednesday for a hearing about the potential harms of social media use for young people. Th...
Dec 08, 2021
Instagram rolls out features to protect young users amid mounting controversies
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Instagram announced a slew of updates on Tuesday that aim to protect teens on the app, in an announcement that notably comes one day before Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri is set to...
Dec 07, 2021
More EVs are coming. Where's the infrastructure to support them?
(NEW YORK) -- Charging an electric vehicle is simple and painless -- if you have a charger installed at home. Automakers are producing EVs at a feverish pace with government backing. Yet the number of...
Dec 06, 2021
US airline uses AI to guide planes, eliminates plastic to reduce carbon footprint
DaveAlan/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- When passengers board an Alaska Airlines flight, most don't know it but that plane is lighter than other Boeing 737s or Airbus A320s, according to the airline. That's b...
Dec 06, 2021
Biden touts low unemployment rate on heels of sluggish November job growth
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- On the heels of a sluggish November jobs report, President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country's employment landscape as improving despite there being fe...
Dec 03, 2021
Facebook 'failing' to tackle COVID-19 misinformation posted by prominent anti-vaccine group, study claims
Charday Penn/iStock(NEW YORK) -- At least until June 2021, Facebook had significant gaps in its efforts to tackle COVID-19 misinformation from one of the most prominent anti-vaccine groups in the worl...
Dec 03, 2021
Microsoft shareholders vote to force company to better report sexual harassment data
HJBC/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Microsoft Corp. shareholders voted on Tuesday to force the company to more transparently address sexual harassment claims via independent investigations and public reporting. ...
Dec 01, 2021
