Liz Magill Resigns As President Of University Of Pennsylvania Following Controversial Comments At Hearing
It appears that the pressure was too much for Liz Magill, who resigned from the role of President at the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. Her resignation follows the Wharton Board requesting her resignation last week, following her poor performance at a house hearing related to rising antisemitism at college campuses. Magill and other college […]
Another Member Of Trudeau’s Green Slush Fund Is Under Investigation
The Canadian governments Sustainable Development Technology Fund, often referred to as a “Trudeau’s green slush fund,” is under fire yet again today. Member of Parliament Michael Barrett this morning on Twitter has revealed that yet another member of the board of directors, Guy Ouimet, is under investigation following allegations of a conflict of interest. The […]
Venezuelan Government Issues Arrest Warrants for Alleged ExxonMobil Agents
Venezuela’s government has issued arrest warrants for 13 individuals accused of being ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) agents, alleging their involvement in sabotaging a recent referendum. Attorney General Tarek William Saab stated that the named individuals, including members of opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado’s campaign team, conspired with ExxonMobil to undermine the referendum on Venezuela’s attempt to […]
Washington Households to Receive Checks After Big Chicken, Tuna Firms Found Guilty of Price-Fixing
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on Tuesday that approximately 402,200 households, comprising 1.2 million residents, will receive financial restitution for falling victim to price-fixing conspiracies in the chicken and tuna industries. The restitution, totaling $40.6 million, targets households with incomes at or below 175% of the federal poverty level. Ferguson, currently a gubernatorial […]
GameStop Misses Q3 2023 Revenue Estimates As Cohen Secures Ability To Invest Company Cash As He Wishes
GameStop (NYSE: GME), the video game retailer, reported weak third-quarter financial results this week, missing quarterly revenue estimates as competition in the gaming industry intensified, and consumer spending faced headwinds in an uncertain economic climate. The company’s pivot to a more online-focused model encountered obstacles, with increased market share losses to mass merchants and e-commerce […]
George Santos Turns A New Leaf with New Career on Cameo
George Santos may have finally found a way to make an honest living that still makes him feel like the true “icon” that he is. The freshly expelled US congressman has launched a career on Cameo, a video message platform that lets users pay for personalized videos from their favorite celebrities. Santos made his debut […]
Blue Jays Fans Mix up Shohei Ohtani with Robert Herjavec
Fans of the Blue Jays may have had their prayers answered. Or at least they thought. On Friday afternoon, baseball fans on Twitter spent their time tracking afternoon flights, and convinced themselves that Shohei Ohtani, a Japanese baseball pitcher and designated hitter, was enroute to Toronto to sign a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays […]
Major Retail Lobby Group Walks Back Statement on ‘Organized Retail Crime’
The National Retail Federation (NRF), a major lobbying group for US retailers, has retracted its earlier assertion that “organized retail crime” contributed to nearly half of all inventory losses in 2021. The organization confirmed on Tuesday that it had removed the statement from its April report on organized retail crime after discovering inaccuracies in the […]
Volkswagen Workers in US Launch Massive Union Push
In a groundbreaking move, workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant have launched a union campaign, marking the first publicized effort since the United Auto Workers declared its intention to unionize 13 non-union automakers just eight days ago. Over 1,000 employees have already shown their support by signing union cards, potentially reshaping the landscape for organized labor […]
Danish Pension Funds Divest $103.8 Million in Tesla Over Labor Dispute
In a growing protest against Tesla‘s (Nasdaq: TSLA) uncompromising stance on labor cooperation in Sweden, two major Danish pension funds are divesting a combined total of US$103.8 million in Tesla shares. Pædagogernes Pension (PBU), the DKK 89.5 billion (US$12.94 billion) Danish pension fund for education practitioners, and the blue-collar pension fund PensionDanmark, managing DKK 317 […]