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Intersectionality 101
The Women's March came to Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2017, the day after Donald Trump's inauguration. Its purpose was to call attention to the incoming president's history of appalling behavior toward women—behavior to which Trump had all but ...
Alibaba Proposes Share Split Ahead Of Reported $20b Hong Kong IPO
Alibaba is being heavily linked with a public listing in Hong Kong , which could reportedly happen in Q3 and raise up to $20 billion . The firm is keeping quiet on those rumors, but it did let slip a major hint after it announced plans for a stock ...
Iran Will Break Nuclear Deal’S Uranium Stockpile Limit In 10 Days
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will break the uranium stockpile limit set by Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers in the next 10 days, the spokesman for the country’s atomic agency said Monday while also warning that Iran could enrich ...
Qualified Immunity Is An Unqualified Disgrace
In 2014, a Colorado social worker allegedly strip-searched and photographed a 4-year-old girl without a warrant. The mother sued on behalf of her traumatized daughter, but the two courts that subsequently dismissed the case never ruled on whether the ...
Huawei’S Founder Ren Zhengfei Says Revenue Will Be Billions Below Forecast
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Huawei’s founder said Monday that the Chinese telecom giant’s revenue will be $30 billion less than forecast over the next two years, as he compared the company to a “badly damaged plane” in the ...
Brickbat: Looking At The Evidence
When Jennifer Seavers had to take a drug test as part of a custody proceeding, she used the Alabama Department of Human Resources' local vendor. She says she was stunned when the test came back positive. Because of the test, a judge limited her ...
‘It’S Not The Final Battle.’ 10 Questions For Freed Hong Kong Democracy Campaigner Joshua Wong
The international face of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, Joshua Wong was released from prison in Hong Kong Monday at a critical juncture in the city’s fight for political freedom. Just the day before, a huge demonstration in the heart ...
Meet Hatch Baby’S Portable, WiFi-Enabled Sleep Device Rest+
Menlo Park-based Hatch Baby has prided itself on introducing “smart” nursery devices — including Grow, a changing pad with a built-in scale and Rest, a device doubling as a sound machine and night light. Now, the company is ...
Freed Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Addresses Rally On The Day He Is Released From Prison
Activists and striking students gathered outside Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Monday to listen to freed democracy campaigner Joshua Wong on the day he was released from prison —and one day after massive protests forced an abject ...
PayFit Raises $79 Million For Its Payroll Service
French startup PayFit is raising a new $79 million funding round (€70 million) from Eurazeo and Bpifrance. The company first started with a payroll service for small and medium companies in France. It has evolved into a full-fledged HR solution ...
Businesswoman And Former First Lady Sandra Torres Is Ahead In Guatemala’S Election, Early Results Show
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Early results in Guatemala’s presidential election point to a businesswoman in the lead in a nation where tens of thousands have fled poverty and gang violence to seek a new life in the United States.Three hours after ...
Torrential Rain Leaves U.S. Midwest Vegetable Farmers Struggling With No Aid In Sight
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Like farmers throughout the Midwest, this spring’s torrential rains turned Andrew Dunham’s land into sticky muck that set him back nearly a month in planting his crops. Unlike other farmers, though, Dunham ...
Appellate Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Federal Hate Crimes Act Conviction Based On The Commerce Clause
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently issued a notable decision upholding the constitutionality of a federal Hate Crime Act prosecution, by concluding that Congress' power to regulate interstate commerce gives it the power to ...
Report: Huawei Expects International Smartphone Shipments To Plummet
A month after being placed on a trade blacklist by the Trump administration, Huawei is reportedly steadying itself for international shipments of its smartphones to decline by 40% to 60%. According to a report in Bloomberg , Huawei may end up pulling ...
Mexico Reinforces Checks Amid U.S. Pressure Over Migrant Flow
COMITAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities increased immigration enforcement along well-traveled routes for migrants in southern Mexico over the weekend, checking identifications, pulling migrants off public transport and intercepting four trucks ...
Hong Kong Freedom Campaigner Joshua Wong Released From Prison As Protesters Vow To Fight On
Prominent freedom campaigner Joshua Wong was released from prison Monday morning local time—a day after one of the largest street protests in Hong Kong’s history forced an apology from the city’s top official over a divisive ...
China’S Housing Unicorn Danke Appoints Ex-Baidu Exec As New COO
A few months after nabbing a handsome $500 million funding round , China’s shared housing startup Danke Apartment got a talent boost. On Monday, Danke announced the appointment of Gu Guoliang as its new chief operating officer to ramp up the ...
Target Checkouts Hit By Outage For A Second Day In A Row
Another day, another Target checkout outage. Many took to social media to complain that checkouts at the retail giant went down for a second day in a row. Many stores were only taking cash and gift cards. It comes after Target suffered a global ...
American Airlines Now Offers Satellite-Based Wi-Fi Access Across Its Mainline Fleet
American Airlines , the world’s largest airline by fleet size and passenger traffic, has finished rolling out satellite-based broadband Wi-Fi to its entire mainline narrowbody fleet of over 700 aircraft (that is, the Boing 737s and Airbus ...
Secretary Of State Pompeo Wants To ‘Unite’ The World Over Alleged Iran Attacks
(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reaching out to wary foreign leaders to frame alleged Iranian attacks in a Middle East oil shipping route as a problem for the world at large, especially for Asian countries vitally dependent on ...
