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Inside an alleged Amazon union-busting campaign in Kentucky: 'They want to scare us'
Jeffrey Dean/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(HEBRON, Ky.) -- Two months after Rubi Gomez began working at an Amazon facility in Kentucky, she woke up to a barrage of frantic text messages from her co...
Dec 08, 2023
DoorDash, delivery apps remove tipping prompt at checkout in NYC
Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- DoorDash and Uber Eats issued statements this week announcing changes to their respective tipping policies in response to a new minimum wag...
Dec 07, 2023
Panera Bread faces second wrongful death suit from caffeinated 'charged lemonade'
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Panera Bread is at the center of another wrongful death lawsuit after a Florida family claimed the restaurant's caffeinated lemonade drink caused Dennis Brown...
Dec 06, 2023
SAG-AFTRA members vote to ratify three-year contract with studios
Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- SAG-AFTRA members voted to ratify the deal that successfully ended the historic 118-day strike, the union announced on Tuesday. The contract was appro...
Dec 06, 2023
What to know about McDonald's new changes to classic menu items
ermingut/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- McDonald's burgers have been an American classic since 1955, but the iconic fast food chain has some changes planned to improve its buns, cheese and even how to cook...
Dec 05, 2023
Spotify to cut 17% of workforce, CEO says
TORU YAMANAKA/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Spotify plans to cut about 17% of its staff, CEO Daniel Ek said Monday. "To be blunt, many smart, talented and hard-working people will be departing us,...
Dec 04, 2023
Alaska Airlines to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(NEW YORK) -- Alaska Airlines will acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion, their CEOs announced. Although the two companies will be merged, they will continue to...
Dec 03, 2023
Google begins process of deleting inactive Gmail accounts
Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- If you have a Gmail account you haven’t used in a while – it could be deleted as soon as today. Starting Dec. 1, Google will begin purg...
Dec 01, 2023
Cyberattack caused 'temporary disruption' to Staples online ordering
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Office retail company Staples was hit with a cyberattack, the company announced in a post on their website Thursday. The cyberattack "caused temporary d...
Dec 01, 2023
Elon Musk apologizes for antisemitic tweet but crudely attacks advertisers
Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Elon Musk apologized for a recent antisemitic post on X while speaking at a conference on Wednesday night, but added a crude denunciation of advertisers that have...
Nov 30, 2023
