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29 Dec

Costco Doubles Down on DEI Policies

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As several major corporations scale back their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives under pressure from conservative activists and consumer criticism, Costco is doubling down on its commitment to DEI policies, and has urged shareholders to vote against an anti-DEI proposal.The company’s board of directors unanimously recommended that shareholders vote…

29 Dec

Trump Reveals Where He Stands on H-1B Visas

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President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he shares the same views on H-1B visas as Elon Musk amid intense debate online about the use of the program.“I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That’s why we have them,” Trump told The New…

29 Dec

Plane with 181 on Board Crashes in South Korea, Killing 85

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A Jeju Air flight drove off the runway in South Korea and collided with a fence, leaving at least 85 passengers dead, the Associated Press reported.The Yonhap News Agency attributed the devastating crash to malfunctioning landing gear.Jeju Air, a low-cost airline in South Korea, was carrying 175 passengers and six…

29 Dec

High-Speed Train Crashes Into Fire Truck in Florida — 3 Firefighters Hospitalized, 12 People Injured

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At least 15 people are injured after a Brightline train collided with a fire truck in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday morning, according to reports.The train slammed into a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck near the intersection of East Atlantic Avenue and SE 1st Avenue in Delray Beach at…

29 Dec

President-elect Trump asks the Supreme Court not to ban TikTok yet…

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President-elect Trump has just made a petition to the Supreme Court this evening to not ban TikTok. Or put a better way, he wants the high court to put a pause on the law that Congress passed to ban the social media platform if it didn’t get sold to an…

29 Dec

Late Night Explosion at Tyson Foods Plant Leaves 1 Dead, Several Injured

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One person is dead and several injured after an explosion at a poultry plant in Georgia.An explosion at Tyson Foods Plant in southwest Georgia overnight killed a woman sleeping in the cab of an 18-wheeler parked next to the facility.Several people were injured in the explosion. According to reports, a…

29 Dec

Jay Leno Addresses Mob Gambling Debt Rumors After Suffering Brutal Face Injury

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Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno has addressed rumors that his recent injuries from unfortunate accidents are the result of not paying gambling debts to the mob.During his appearance on The Club Random Podcast, host Bill Maher asked Leno, “It’s a conspiracy theory since you’ve had three accidents that you…

29 Dec

World Bank Lost Track of at Least $41B in Funds Fighting Climate Change

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Oxfam — the British NGO — found that a huge chunk of the World Bank’s spending on climate change-related issues was “missing.”Thank heavens for fact-checkers like the Australian Associated Press — a Poynter Institute-accredited fact-checker from down under — which set us all straight: “An Oxfam report did not find…

29 Dec

Kari Lake Makes Decision on Her Future in Politics

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Fresh off her second electoral defeat in as many years, Arizona Republican Kari Lake issued a statement on any future plans to run for office while speaking at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference earlier this week.Lake, who was defeated by U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in the race for the…

29 Dec

Trump Posts Cryptic Message About Bill Gates

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President-elect Donald Trump dropped a cryptic message on Truth Social Friday, claiming Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had requested to visit Mar-a-Lago while seemingly directing a personal message to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.“Where are you? When are you coming to the “Center of the Universe,” Mar-a-Lago. Bill Gates asked…