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Google Workers Protest Cloud Contract With Israel's Government
Google employees are staging sit-ins and protests at company offices in New York and California over “Project Nimbus,” a cloud contract with Israel's government, as the country's war with Hamas continues.Wired - Tech - Google -
Sex workers denounce UK banks for waging ‘war’ on their jobs
Campaigners say debanking and financial exclusion increases vulnerability to criminals and traffickersFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Google Workers Detained by Police for Protesting Cloud Contract With Israel
Videos show nine Google workers being removed by police from offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, after occupying them in protest against a cloud deal with Israel’s government.Wired - Tech - Google -
Google workers arrested after nine-hour protest in cloud chief's office
Nine Google workers were arrested Tuesday after sit-in protests, including a nine-hour sit-in at Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian's office in Sunnyvale.CNBC - Business - Google -
House Republicans subpoena Mayorkas over migrant numbers
House Judiciary Committee Republicans subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas shortly before the Senate dismissed articles of impeachment against him. The subpoena issued by Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asks the ...The Hill - Politics - Republican Party -
Children of migrant workers become college-bound tutors under a successful local program
In the agricultural community of Immokalee, Florida known for its migrant worker population, the Guadalupe Center Tutor Corps program has promoted higher education as a path to prosperity and helped students prepare, apply and afford going to ...NBC News - Top stories -
Moldova’s President Faces Protests as New Pro-Russia Front Opens
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Columbia University President Faces Difficult Road Ahead as Students Protest on Campus
For Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, a hearing on antisemitism went relatively well. But on campus, intense protests suggest a difficult road ahead for the university.The New York Times - Top stories -
Macy's proxy fight is over, but the battle for the department store's future wages on
CEO Tony Spring is on the clock to execute a turnaround vision with potential buyers pressing ahead with a bid to take Macy's private.CNBC - Business -
Manufacturers need to face up to new wave of Chinese competition
Pace of post-pandemic development a wake-up call for western companiesFinancial Times - Business -
In Maryland, female migrant laborers face an uncertain future as sea levels rise – photo essay
For the women who pick and prepare Maryland’s famous crab, the once profitable work is far more uncertain – and the climate crisis has had a damaging impact . In the evening light, Maribel Malagón stepped outside into a rain storm.. It was late ...The Guardian - World -
Togo bans protests over a canceled presidential election as tensions rise
Togo’s government says a planned three-day protest over the arrest of opposition figures and new legislation scrapping president elections is illegal, raising tensions in the West African nation that has been ruled by the same family for almost 60 ...ABC News - World -
Conservationists condemn France’s protest over UK’s bottom-trawling ban
Paris claims ban breaches UK-EU trade deal but environmentalists say dispute is ‘hypocrisy’, given Macron’s rhetoric on saving oceans. France has been accused of hypocrisy by conservationists over a fresh post-Brexit dispute with the UK over ...The Guardian - World -
Cheap coal, cheap workers, Chinese money: Indonesia’s nickel success comes at a price
Jakarta hopes the industry is the ticket to becoming a developed nation. But there are fears the toll on the environment – and people’s lives – will be too high. Standing chest-deep in the Molucca Sea, just outside the billowing smokestacks of the ...The Guardian - World -
Nine-year-olds added to malicious WhatsApp groups
Schools warn thousands of parents on Tyneside about malicious group chats on the messaging app.BBC News - Top stories -
Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
Truong My Lan started life as a market trader. Now, she has been convicted of stealing billions.BBC News - Top stories -
Powerful Senator Crafts TikTok Crackdown
Washington Democrat Maria Cantwell has deep experience with tech legislation, while frustrating some colleagues.The Wall Street Journal - World - Tiktok -
Several writers decline recognition from PEN America in protest over its Israel-Hamas war stance
As PEN America begins its annual spring tradition of high-profile events, the organization faces criticisms from numerous writers who are unhappy with its stance on the war in GazaABC News - Entertainment - Israel -
US and UK launch crackdown on Russian metals trade
Move to limit Moscow’s war chest could affect London Metal Exchange and Chicago Mercantile ExchangeFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Tata Steel workers vote to strike over Port Talbot blast furnace closures
Unite says 1,500 of its members have backed industrial action over Indian steelmaker’s plan for south Wales operationsFinancial Times - World -
Amanda Knox faces slander retrial over accusing bar owner of murder
Amanda Knox, the American woman who was jailed and then cleared of killing her roommate while studying in Italy in 2007, faces a slander trial this week for accusing a bar owner of taking part in the murder.NBC News - Top stories -
Paramount, Shari Redstone face investor angst over possible Skydance deal
Shares of Paramount Global were down as much as 7% Wednesday as several directors are leaving the company's board and talks with Skydance continue.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Climate target organisation faces staff revolt over carbon-offsetting plan
Employees at SBTi have called for their CEO to resign over controversial plans which they fear will enable greenwashing. Staff at one of the world’s leading climate-certification organisations have called for the CEO and board members to resign ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Germany faces domestic lawsuit over its arms sales to Israel
German human rights groups bring court action amid rising dismay in country at deaths in Gaza. Middle East crisis – live updatesGermany will face a fresh call to revoke all arms sales to Israel on Thursday in a lawsuit that puts more pressure on ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Credit Firm Brightwood Capital Faces Lawsuit Over Continuation Fund
Banner Ridge Partners has sued Brightwood over a roughly $253 million deal, alleging it deprived Banner Ridge of $58 million.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Georgian MP punches opponent in face in brawl over ‘foreign agents’ bill
Incident in which Mamuka Mdinaradze was struck by Aleko Elisashvili prompts fight between legislators. Georgian politicians have come to blows in parliament as ruling party legislators looked to advance a controversial bill on “foreign agents” ...The Guardian - World -
NPR C.E.O. Faces Criticism Over Tweets Supporting Progressive Causes
Katherine Maher, who took over the public network last month, posted years ago on Twitter that “Donald Trump is a racist.”The New York Times - Business -
Martin Gilbert faces investor revolt over governance concerns
AssetCo is one of the only UK public companies to have an all-male board, Glass Lewis saysFinancial Times - Business -
Israel facing intense scrutiny over humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The IDF says it is opening new ways for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza following months of allegations that it was limiting access to civilians in need.CBS News - World - Israel -
Boeing faces scrutiny in Senate hearings over aircraft safety and quality
A Boeing whistleblower testified in a hearing Wednesday about safety concerns related to two of the company's aircraft.CNBC - Business -
Johnson faces growing pressure over Ukraine, Israel aid
Iran's attack on Israel has renewed urgency in getting a Senate-passed bill through the House. But the bill also threatens Johnson's speakership.CBS News - World - Israel -
The UAW's historic effort to unionize more than a dozen factories outside Detroit faces its first test this week, as workers at VW's lone U.S. plant cast ballots.
The UAW’s historic effort to unionize more than a dozen factories outside Detroit faces its first test this week, as workers at VW’s lone U.S. plant cast ballots.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Mali's junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in a deepening crackdown
Mali’s ruling junta has banned the media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations, a day after barring political parties and groupsABC News - World -
The Obnoxious 'Genocide Joe' Protesters
Biden may be in for a rerun of 1968, with a ruinous Democratic Chicago convention.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Librarians say they face threats, lawsuits, jail fears over ongoing book battles
Librarians across the country say they’ve become targets as the fight over book bans and restrictions continues.ABC News - Top stories -
Jordan faces difficult balancing act amid row over role in downing Iranian drones
Amman and allies insist Jordanian actions were self-defence after public anger at home and across region. Jordan has found itself caught in the crosshairs of the confrontation between Iran and Israel, facing public anger at home and in the region ...The Guardian - World - Iran -
Juve ordered to pay Ronaldo $10m in owed wages
Juventus are reviewing a decision made by an arbitration court which ordered the club to pay former striker Cristiano Ronaldo around 9.8 million euros in owed wages, the Serie A side said on Wednesday.ESPN - Sports