HelloFresh uses coconut milk obtained from monkey labor in Thailand, according to allegations from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which is calling for a boycott of the meal delivery service. Monkeys are chained, whipped, beaten and forced to spend long hours picking coconuts, an investigation by PETA …
Read More »Transcript: Anita Dunn on “Face the Nation,” Nov. 13, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with Anita Dunn, a senior adviser to President Biden, that aired Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We turn now to Anita Dunn. She’s a senior adviser to President Biden and she …
Read More »Musk’s partisan tweets call into question Twitter neutrality
Elon Musk used his Twitter megaphone to appeal to “independent-minded voters” on Monday, urging them to vote Republican in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections. In doing so, the new CEO of Twitter stepped into a political debate that tech company executives have largely tried to stay out of — so their …
Read More »Cornell fraternity parties suspended after reports of drugging, sexual assault
Cornell University has suspended fraternity parties after reports surfaced over the weekend alleging that at least four students were drugged and one was sexually assaulted, school administrators announced on Monday. In a statement addressed to the student body, Cornell President Martha Pollack and Ryan Lombardi, the vice president of student and …
Read More »Fed announces another jumbo rate hike. Here’s the impact on your finances.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday again turned to its most potent weapon for subduing inflation, with the central bank boosting rates for a sixth time in 2022. That means the cost of borrowing will continue to rise for consumers and businesses, an economic pinch that could have a major impact …
Read More »“Rogue nurse” charged with murder in deaths of 2 patients in North Carolina
A former nurse at a North Carolina hospital has been charged in the deaths of two patients after officials said he injected them with lethal doses of insulin. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill announced at a news conference Tuesday that Johnathan Howard Hayes, a registered nurse, was charged with …
Read More »Aerosol products at higher risk for benzene, says scientist who spurred recalls
Unilever is recalling dry shampoo aerosol products sold nationwide because they may contain elevated levels of benzene, a human carcinogen. The recall is the latest of half a dozen so far this year, with the cancer-causing chemical showing up in products including deodorant, hand sanitizer and sunscreen. People should take …
Read More »Police investigating if racist Los Angeles City Council tape was recorded illegally
Los Angeles detectives are investigating whether a recording last year that captured city councilmembers’ racist remarks was made illegally, the police chief said Tuesday. The recording’s disclosure earlier this month unleashed a growing scandal in the nation’s second-largest city just weeks before Election Day. The councilmembers’ bigoted discussion — laden …
Read More »“Scrubs” producer Eric Weinberg pleads not guilty to assaulting 5 women
Eric Weinberg, executive producer for the hit TV show “Scrubs,” was denied bail on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to sexually assaulting five women whom prosecutors said he lured to photo shoots. Weinberg was arrested earlier this month after being charged with 18 felony counts including rape, oral copulation, forcible …
Read More »Suicides in the military decreased by 15% in 2021, Pentagon report finds
Suicides among active-duty service members decreased over 15% from 2020 to 2021, according to the Pentagon’s annual report on suicides in the military released today. The 2021 suicide rate for active-duty service members in 2021 was 24.3 per 100,000 which is down from 28.7 in 2020. 2020 had the highest …
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