Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has insisted that he will protect and enhance workers’ rights going forward The UK has an opportunity to reform regulation that is derived from EU law, but won’t deliberately antagonise its biggest trading partner immediately after the Brexit deal. That was one of the key messages […]
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Biden's long political evolution leads to his biggest test
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has navigated a half-century in American politics by relentlessly positioning himself at the core of the Democratic Party. Wherever that power center shifted, there Biden has been, whether as the young senator who opposed court-order busing in school integration cases or the […]
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Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call
WASHINGTON (AP) — By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation’s capital on Saturday, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington even as they keep anxious eyes on possible violent protests in their own states. […]
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UN hopes to take first step to elect next chief by Jan. 31
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly and Security Council are expected to take the first step toward electing the next head of the global organization this month. Assembly President Volkan Bozkir said Friday that he and Tunisia’s U.N. Ambassador Tarek Ladeb, the current council president, hope to send […]
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US rejects UN plea to reverse Yemen rebel terror designation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief and top officials urged the United States on Thursday to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels a terrorist group to prevent massive famine and death in the conflict-torn Arab nation — but the Trump administration in its final days stood by […]
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Kim Yo Jong Steals the Spotlight at Big Brother’s Coronation
LUONG THAI LINH Kim Yo Jong, the kid sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, is riding high again after issuing one of her most bizarre attacks on South Korea at the culmination of Pyongyang’s big Workers’ Party jamboree. Just as eyebrows were raised when her name was excluded […]
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CEO of JOANN Prioritizes Safety of Workers Over Profit by Implementing ‘Respectful’ Mask Mandate
CEO of Joann Fabric and Craft imposed mask wearing policy across all stores for employees’ sake Protection of people comes as a priority over profit for this chief executive officer. Safety Over Sales That is what Wade Miquelon, CEO of Ohio-based JOANN Fabric and Craft stores, believed when all of […]
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CrossFit’s New Chief Exec Leads the Recently Scrutinized Brand
CrossFit was met with backlash over allegations of racism and sexism from previous leadership. That is about to change. CrossFit’s newly appointed chief exec has told CNN Business in an exclusive interview that he felt a calling to overtake the fitness company amid the public backlash it was facing. In […]
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Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly Reveals There Are No Current Plans of Furloughs, Layoffs on the Company for 2020
CEO of Southwest Airlines said that they have no plans of reducing workforce for at least this year For the moment, Southwest Airlines has no plans of reducing their workforce even amid the pandemic’s impacts on the air travel industry. But it is still no assurance as the health crisis […]
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Ryan Reynolds Sells His Gin Business to Johnnie Walker’s Owner
Diageo, a giant British liquor company, is buying Ryan Reynolds-owned gin. British beverage company Diageo is purchasing Aviation American Gin, a brand of alcoholic drink that is co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds. The price is reported to be about $610 million. Aviation’s Flight This merger will include an initial fee […]