USA

Work

Apple shop workers in Baltimore suburb win milestone vote to unionise

The successful vote is one of many unionisation drives occurring at global giants such as Starbucks and Amazon, mostly led by workers in their 20s and teens.

19/06/2022

Europe Decoded

Social media posts claim food plant fires are an attempt to starve US

Numerous posts on social media have falsely claimed that there is an increase in fires at food factories in order to create shortages in the United States.

17/06/2022

Money

Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over Dogecoin ‘pyramid scheme’

Musk's tweets on Dogecoin, including one where he called it the "people's crypto", have caused massive swings in its price.

17/06/2022

USA

Panel investigation brings Trump’s last days in office into stark view

A committee investigating the 6 January US Capitol insurrection on Thursday revealed the extraordinary efforts President Donald Trump and his team pursued in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.

17/06/2022

Green News

Is tap water safe to drink in the US?

Scientists have linked some toxic chemicals to cancers, liver damage, low birth weight and other health problems.

16/06/2022

Mobility

Tesla Autopilot accounts for nearly 70% of driver-assist crashes in US

The US auto safety regulator released data on 10 months of crashes involving self-driving and driver-assist technology.

16/06/2022

Culture news

Beyoncé announces new album after social media blackout

This will be the singer's seventh album, coming six years after the incredible 'Lemonade'.

16/06/2022

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Saudi embassy street named after slain reporter

One month ahead of President Joe Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia, the District of Columbia is renaming the street in front of the Saudi embassy Jamal Khashoggi Way, trolling Riyadh for its role in the killing of the dissident Saudi activist and journalist in 2018.

16/06/2022

USA

US Federal Reserve attacks inflation with largest rate hike since 1994

The Fed’s decision to raise its key interest rate by 0.75% is seen as an acknowledgement that it's struggling to curb inflation.

15/06/2022

Tech News

Internet Explorer has stopped working - for good

The browser, which first launched in 1995 and once dominated the browser wars, is being replaced by the “faster, more secure” Microsoft Edge.

15/06/2022

Health news

Are scientists closer to bottling the benefits of exercise in a pill?

Research has found a molecule produced during exercise that may one day be administered to grant some benefits of working out without the effort.

15/06/2022

Money

Wall Street watchdog to laid-off crypto staff: ‘Come work for us’

The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority plans to boost its workforce, and has an eye on fired Coinbase workers who know the cryptocurrency industry from the inside.

15/06/2022

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House falls into river near Yellowstone National Park

Amateur video shows the rushing waters undercut the opposite riverbank, causing a house to fall into the Yellowstone River and float away mostly intact.

14/06/2022

No Comment

Pro and anti Abortion rights' advocates demonstrate in Washington DC

Carrying banners with the words "My body, my choice", the protesters chanted slogans stating that the right to abortion cannot be taken away by court order.

14/06/2022

Culture news

'How to Murder Your Husband' author murders husband, goes to prison

As life imitates art, author of 'How to Murder Your Husband', Nancy Crampton Brophy began serving a life sentence this week for murdering her own husband.

14/06/2022

Culture news

Tony Awards: Key takeaways from the 2022 ceremony

The 75th annual Tony Awards took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Lehman Trilogy, Company and A Strange Loop picked up the show's most prestigious awards

13/06/2022

USA

Biden welcomes US gun control proposals after two mass shootings

If passed "it would be the most significant gun safety legislation to pass Congress in decades", said Biden

13/06/2022

Europe Decoded

Online posts falsely claim Trump gold card provides free food and gas

Multiple channels on Telegram have been falsely promoting the new gold Trump card as a guarantee for free food, electricity and even fuel.

10/06/2022

World

US Capitol riot 'was a Donald Trump-inspired attempted coup'

Trump, unapologetic, dismissed the investigation anew — and even declared on social media that 6 January "represented the greatest movement in the history of our country”.

10/06/2022

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Marilyn Monroe drag queens call on presidents to act on climate change

Drag queens dressed as Marilyn Monroe performed Thursday in Los Angeles on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas to fight climate change.

10/06/2022

Europe Decoded

Post falsely claims there are no school shootings in Israel

After calls for stricter gun control have sprung in the US, misleading posts have been circulating comparing gun ownership in Israel to America.

09/06/2022

USA

Watch: Oscar-winning actor pleads for stricter US gun control laws

McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children died in a school shooting last month.

08/06/2022

Green News

Which city wants to ban crypto miners using fossil fuels?

Fossil fuel power plants currently provide energy to miners of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

07/06/2022

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An abortion rights activist chains himself to the SCOTUS fence.

An abortion rights activist was arrested outside the Supreme Court on Monday after chaining himself to a fence.

07/06/2022

Tech News

Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal over fake accounts

The billionaire’s lawyers accuse Twitter of breaching its obligations by withholding data on its spam and fake accounts.

06/06/2022

Health news

Watch: Scientists 3D print and transplant an ear made of human cells

A woman has become the first person to receive a 3D-printed ear transplant made from her own cells grown in a lab.

04/06/2022