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| Oct 15, 2026 | Two Elephants Dead - Activists Demand An Independent Investigation at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida | We need to know why Rosie and Carina died at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida.
Rosie, the Asian Elephant, who died at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida. Photo Credit: Weeping Elephant Project
Carina, the second Asian Elephant, that died at B... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PERSONAL MANAGERS BACKS MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, AND ENTERTAINMENT REVITALIZATION ACT | National Conference of Personal Managers WASHINGTON DC , DC, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Conference of Personal Managers (NCOPM) today announced its support for the bipartisan Motion Picture, Television... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | ‘No’ on Amendment 81 and 82; Taishya Adams has conviction; stand with Boulder(Letters) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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Amendment 81 would allow federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to expand operations in Colorado in ways that are currently illegal under state law. A ... |
| Sep 2, 2026 | NYC public schools to ban generative AI for elementary, middle school students in September | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
New York City’s public school system is set to release a policy for this coming school year on artificial intelligence — which will include a ban on the use of generative AI for students in 2-K thr... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Watch Live on Sept. 2! Kick Off Labor Day Week with the IAM Union | Join IAM members, allies and community leaders on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT online or at IAM International Headquarters in Upper Marlboro, Md., as we kick off Labor Day week!
Can’t join us in person? Watch live on the IA... |
| Aug 20, 2026 | WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS: Georgians Share Their Stories in Changing Times | On 8/27, veterans, elders, immigrants and others will gather to speak about how recent political developments and government actions have reshaped their lives
Tired of attack ads and focus-group-tested talking points? Consider this a new fo... |
| Aug 13, 2026 | IAM Union NASSCO Workers, Labor and Community Allies to Rally for a Fair Contract | SAN DIEGO, Aug. 13, 2026 – IAM Union members at General Dynamics NASSCO will rally alongside labor and community allies on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. to demonstrate their solidarity and growing strength as workers prepare for co... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Grammy-Nominated Musician Jesse Welles Honors Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Workers’ Picket Line, Cancels Show: ‘Pay a Living Wage or Get Lost’ | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RICHMOND, Va., July 29, 2026 — Members of LGBG Workers United, represented by the IAM Union, launched their second one-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike today in protest of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s continue... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | California publica CalEnviroScreen 5.0 para identificar y priorizar a las comunidades afectadas por la contaminación, y anuncia la designación preliminar de comunidades desfavorecidas. | CalEnviroScreen y sus usos
Publicado por primera vez en 2013, CalEnviroScreen proporciona un panorama estatal de las cargas acumulativas de contaminación utilizando 23 indicadores medioambientales, de salud y socioeconómicos en más de 9,000... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Following IAM Union Advocacy, Kansas PERB Orders Count of Timely Cast Ballots in KU Health System Pharmacy Technician Union Election | KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Following weeks of advocacy from the IAM Union, Pharmacy Technicians, elected officials and community supporters, the Kansas Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) has ruled that 37 previously uncounted ballots will be i... |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Tell Congress to Protect NASA’s Skilled Contract Workforce | Take Action: Tell Congress to Protect NASA’s Skilled Workforce
The IAM Union is calling on members and allies to speak out against NASA’s poorly defined workforce initiative, “Restoring NASA’s Core Competencies,” which could eliminate thous... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | KU Health System Pharmacy Technicians Hold Rally to Demand Every Union Election Vote Be Counted | KU Health System has not yet agreed that all timely postmarked ballots in closely contested union elections be counted.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Pharmacy Technicians at The University of Kansas (KU) Health System held a rally to demand that ever... |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate Passes Legislation to Increase Transparency for Oil Refinery Closures | SB 1259 directs the state to develop guidelines for estimating the costs of refinery closures, and refiners to deliver reports on what’s expected
SACRAMENTO – The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Enc... |
| Apr 15, 2026 | UC Workers Will Begin First-Ever Open-Ended ULP Strike Across University of California System May 14th | OAKLAND, CA, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AFSCME 3299 says UC Illegally Engaged in Bad-Faith Bargaining with Lowest Paid Workers who have been working without contract for nearly two years
The union representing more ... |
| Apr 1, 2026 | YouTube Faces Backlash Over AI Videos Targeting Kids | As AI-generated content spreads across YouTube, organisations and experts in the US, including the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Black Child Development Institute – are demanding YouTube protect children from “AI slop.”
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| Mar 3, 2026 | Starmer is in denial over defence spending | Keir Starmer’s dither and delay on defence spending is leaving Britain vulnerable in uncertain times, says Eliot Wilson
Trades unions have no monopoly on wisdom. They are advocates for the interests of their members, and they have been wron... |
| Feb 19, 2026 | New York Gov. Hochul drops robotaxi service proposal for outside NYC in blow to Waymo | New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has abandoned a proposal that would have allowed for commercial robotaxi pilots in parts of the state.
Hochul’s move represents a blow to Waymo, which has been testing its autonomous vehicles with human drivers on... |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Politico’s Union Journalists Win Key Ruling In Battle Against Lazy, Undercooked AI | The rushed integration of half-cooked automation into the already broken U.S. journalism industry simply isn’t going very well. There have been just countless examples where affluent media owners rushed to embrace automation and LLMs (usual... |
| Nov 24, 2025 | UK's Anti-Elon Musk Movement Intensifies as Billionaire is Accused of Threatening Democracy, Climate | By Giuliano De Leon
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| Nov 7, 2025 | Космический шум, или как случайно нашли реликтовое излучение | Иногда технологии подводят — зато случайность делает то, чего не смог бы ни один расчёт.
Шестьдесят лет назад два инженера из Bell Labs, Арно Пензиас и Роберт Уилсон, просто хотели измерить радиошум Млечного Пути. Но в антенне постоянно поя... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | CU Boulder police shut down student groups’ screening of Palestinian film | Leadership at the University of Colorado Boulder asked campus police to shut down the planned screening of a Palestinian film hosted by two student groups earlier this month.
CU’s administration and police department said they did so becaus... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Politico Management Insists “AI” Shouldn’t Be Held To Any Sort Of Human Editorial Standards Because It’s Built By Coders, Not Journalists | The rushed integration of half-cooked automation into the already broken U.S. journalism industry simply isn’t going very well. There’s been just countless examples where affluent media owners rushed to embrace automation and LLMs (usually ... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | The Echoes of Change: Denver's Music Scene and Housing Crisis | In the heart of Denver, a seismic shift is underway. The Underground Music Showcase (UMS), a beloved festival that has been a cornerstone of the city’s music scene, is shutting down in its current form. This closure reflects a broader trend... |
| Jun 29, 2025 | As contentious Colorado housing laws take effect, some cities are playing nice — while others resist or sue | Last month, Lafayette joined five other metro Denver cities in suing Gov. Jared Polis, who signed the measures into law a year ago. Two of the laws, the plaintiffs claim, unconstitutionally impinge on the authority of local governments to s... |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxi rides in Austin ‘tentatively’ set to begin June 22 | Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on Tuesday that Tesla robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, are ‘tentatively’ set to begin June 22.
Musk said the first driverless Tesla will make a trip from the Austin factory to a customer’s house on Ju... |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Tesla’s worst month since 2022 coincided with Elon Musk’s first full month in White House | Tesla shares plunged 28% in February, their worst month since a 37% drop in December 2022.
February also marked CEO Elon Musk’s first full month in the White House as part of President Donald Trump’s second administration.
Softening sales a... |
| Dec 14, 2024 | The Rise and Fall of Immersive Experiences: A Tale of Light and Shadows | In the heart of San Diego, a new wonder is set to illuminate the landscape of entertainment. Glowing Oceans, an immersive bioluminescent experience, promises to transport visitors into a world where every step ignites a dazzling display of ... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Entertainment | Meow Wolf announces layoffs to cut 20% of its workforce | Organizers with the union, the Meow Wolf Workers Collective, weren’t immediately available for comment, but according to a press statement, employees had been asked to voluntarily resign weeks earlier. That prompted union officials to chall... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Deshaun Durham Released from Kansas Prison After Governor Laura Kelly Commuted His Cannabis Sentence | Deshaun Durham and His Mother Post Release
Donte West, Deshaun Durham, Brandi Davis, and Barry Grissom at Hutchinson Correctional Facility
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly with LPP Cannabis Exonoree Donte West
Last Prisoner Project’s Donte West,... |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Alliance for Period Supplies Champions Groundbreaking Legislation to Support Menstrual Equity | Ask members of Congress to support Good Samaritan legislation
Alliance for Period Supplies works to end period poverty in the U.S.
Proposed bill provides "Good Samaritan" liability protection for companies and nonprofits donating ... |
| Nov 1, 2024 | UC Service and Patient Care Workers Vote 99% YES to Authorize a ULP Strike across University of California System | AFSCME 3299 has filed ULP Charges (Case SF-CD-1477H) against UC for Bad Faith Bargaining OAKLAND, CA, UNITED STATES, November 1, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AFSCME Local 3299 has announced that University of California Service and Patient Ca... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | STUDY: Public Cost of Housing Assistance for UC’s Service and Patient Care Workers Could Reach $164 million Annually | Number of Frontline UC Workers Eligible for Federal Rental Assistance Tripled between 2017 and 2023 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, August 2, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The public cost of delivering housing assistance to serv... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Health | Experts: US hospitals prone to cyberattacks like one that hurt patient care at Ascension | “I don’t believe that anyone is fully prepared,” he said. Most emergency management plans “are designed around long-term downtimes that are into one, two, or three days.”
Ascension in a public statement May 9 said its care teams were “train... |
| May 15, 2024 | Jen Marlow Will Present ‘Re-Locate: Stories of Climate Displacement—from Kivalina, Alaska, to Humboldt Bay’ May 20 | This is a press release from the 350 Humboldt:
Jennifer Marlow, Environmental Sciences & Management
Jen Marlow will present “Re-Locate: Stories of Climate Displacement—from Kivalina, Alaska, to Humboldt Bay.” Jen Marlow teaches Environm... |
| May 14, 2024 | We Power DC Urges the PSC to Deny Pepco’s $120 Million Rate Increase | Pepco’s proposed rate hikes are extreme, unjust, and a bad deal for DC. WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In Pepco’s current rate case application, they are asking to raise rates by 20% over three years, resu... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Jon Bon Jovi, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry și alți artiști se opun folosirii iresponsabile a inteligenței artificiale | Peste 200 artiști au semnat o scrisoare prin care cer companiilor de tehnologie, dezvoltatorilor de inteligență artificială și platformelor digitale de muzică să oprească folosirea IA în moduri în care ar putea încălca drepturile de autor.... |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Senate rejects Nahale-a for second UH regent term | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Alapaki Nahale-a, center, was comforted by supporters Tuesday after being voted down inside the Senate chambers at the state Cap... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | GTA6 fury: Union says “Workers are done with letting executives make reckless and harmful decisions” | Yesterday we reported that the head honchos at Rockstar Games had made a decision to order all staff back to office working conditions five days a week. The premise for the move is that as GTA6 gets closer to launch it would allow security ... |
| Jan 24, 2024 | As NIH grant runs out, Dog Aging Project founders look to raise up to $50 million | The Dog Aging Project, which researchers say could yield promising leads for human longevity research, is at a critical crossroads after the National Institute on Aging declined to renew their grant funding.
The massive project has been tra... |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Kapi‘olani nurses strike endures during busy time for hospitals | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Nurse Meaghan Ababa, center, and fellow nurses picketed Monday along Punahou Street outside Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.
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Nurse Ashley Y... |
| Dec 19, 2023 | eBay Violated Labor Law Trying to Bust Its First Union, NLRB Finds | “eBay has decided repeatedly to not do the right thing. Every stage of this process, they’ve attempted to delay and make this process more difficult,” Salerius said. “I want to believe that the NLRB finding merit to these charges would chan... |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Editorial: Make housing policies to help Mauians | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Lahaina Strong held a Fishing for Dignified Housing event and press conference on Nov. 10 at Kaanapali Beach. Paele Kiakona spoke... |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Iowa Senate Update: November 2023 | November 10, 2023 Senate Staff Blog 0
What’s Important to You for 2024?
The 2024 legislative session is right around the corner, and the Senate Democratic caucus is now crafting our agenda to serve Iowans just like you. Please take a moment... |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Local News | ‘We need a raise’: CU Boulder faculty, staff walk out to demand higher wages | Tracy Ferrell, an associate teaching professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been a faculty member there for about 20 years. She said she’s consistently seen wages fail keep up with the cost of living.
Ferrell said faculty memb... |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Prosecraft Closed: Fiction Analytics Site Shut Down After Author Backlash as Books Scanned Without Consent | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 08 August 2023, 06:08 am
A significant uproar has arisen due to the fiction analytics site called Prosecraft, which scanned and uploaded thousands of books into a vast dataset without obtaining the authors' c... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Matthew Ahn announces bid for Cuyahoga County prosecutor | Cleveland State University law professor Matthew Ahn has declared his candidacy for Cuyahoga County prosecutor, potentially setting up a Democratic primary battle with incumbent Mike O'Malley next year.
Why it matters: Ahn represents t... |
| Jul 22, 2023 | This week in AI: Companies voluntarily submit to AI guidelines — for now | Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on th... |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Писатели потребовали у разработчиков ИИ не использовать их работы для обучения моделей без разрешения | Более 8000 писателей-членов Авторской гильдии США, включая Маргарет Этвуд, Нору Робертс и Майкла Шейбона, направили открытое письмо ИИ-разработчикам. Они потребовали у руководителей компаний OpenAI, Alphabet, Meta*, Stability AI и IBM не ис... |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Margaret Atwood, James Patterson Among Thousands of Writers Demanding Compensation From AI Companies | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 19 July 2023, 06:07 am
Renowned authors Margaret Atwood and James Patterson are among the thousands of writers urging AI companies to honor copyrights.
In its open letter to generative AI leaders, the Authors Guil... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Thousands of authors sign letter urging AI makers to stop stealing books | If you ask GPT-4 to do a passage in the style of Carmen Machado or Margaret Atwood or Alexander Chee, it will do a fair job at it, and for good reason: It likely ingested all their works in the training process, and now uses their ingenuity... |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Keep McGuinness Moving Announces Nearly 6,000 People Have Joined The Fight to Stop Proposed McGuinness Boulevard Plan | Keep McGuinness Moving Keep McGuinness Moving demands that the NYC DOT’s redesign of McGuinness Blvd. preserves the traffic lanes currently present and that the “Make McGuinness Safe” proposal is rejected.
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| Mar 12, 2023 | Local News
Local News | ‘This is a gift:’ CU Boulder Graduate and Family Housing residents worry burgeoning costs will one day outweigh inclusivity | Vicki Carey-Davis considers herself lucky.
Every day she gets to watch her son play with neighborhood children who do not speak the same first language, who eat foods foreign to her son and dress in a style unlike his.
“The reason why I wen... |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Iowa Senate Update: Week 6 | How to Make Your Voice Heard in the Iowa Senate
Bills are moving quickly through the legislature (too quickly, in many cases!), which means we need to hear from Iowans like you now more than ever.
When a bill is being considered in the Sena... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Local News
Local News | Superior Board of Trustees supports Good Neighbors of Lyons | The Superior Board of Trustees will support a letter being sent to Boulder County Commissioners addressing land use code violation of a cement plant in Lyons.
Good Neighbors of Lyons, a residential group, are working to uphold Boulder Count... |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Wells Fargo accused of union busting as workers try to organize | One of the nation's largest labor groups is accusing Wells Fargo of trying to deter employees at the financial giant from forming a union.
The Communication Workers of America filed two charges against Wells Fargo this week, alleging t... |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Penn State cancels on-campus comedy show featuring Proud Boys founder citing 'threat of escalating violence' | Gavin McInnes takes part in an Alt Right protest of Muslim Activist Linda Sarsour on May 25, 2017 in New York City Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
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| Oct 1, 2022 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Sue Prant: Will council help avoid carnage on the Broadway bike path? | By Sue Prant
Will Boulder City Council Help Avoid Carnage on the Broadway Bike Path?
On Sept. 15, Boulder City Council voted no to streets for people and yes to private automobiles by reversing the street closure of west Pearl. This from a ... |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Advocacy groups slam Amazon and MGM’s controversial ‘Ring Nation’ show ahead of its premiere | Making its television premiere tonight, “Ring Nation” is debuting amid calls from advocacy groups to cancel the show. MGM (now owned by Amazon) is leveraging footage from Ring security cameras (also owned by Amazon) to create a show along t... |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Martha Roskowski: Plan for CU conference center may pose risk to bicyclists, pedestrians | By Martha Roskowski
Every day, hundreds of people bike, skate, roll, walk or run on the Broadway bike path and sidewalk between University and Boulder Creek. It’s a big hill — tiring going up, exhilarating going down — and one of the busies... |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Louisiana reproductive rights advocate Rep. Mandie Landry looks to make women's issues centerpiece of Louisiana State Senate candidacy | Rep. Landry speaking at an abortion rights rally in front of SCOTUS, March 2020.
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Successive Governors of Louisiana since 2004 have prepared for all abortion clinics to be banned in the state if Roe v. Wade ... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | A former Amazon drone engineer who quit over the company's opaque employee-ranking system is working with lawmakers to crack it open | An Amazon engineer said he quit after hearing he was among the "least effective" members of his team.
He told Bloomberg he received cryptic feedback from a manager that sounded "like a fortune cookie."
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| Oct 1, 2021 | Strike looms over labor conditions on TV and film productions by big streaming services | A dispute over working conditions at “new media” properties like Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV and others may shut down productions across the country if a strike vote by the union succeeds. Thousands of workers on and off set claim they are n... |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Boulder March On for Voting Rights rally set for Saturday | March On for Voting Rights is planning a rally at noon Saturday in Boulder.
The Boulder rally is part of a nationwide demonstration to demand that legislatures across the country end their push for restrictive voting laws and that Congress ... |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Child deaths blamed on TikTok "blackout challenge" spark outcry | TikTok is under fire for an online dare dubbed the "blackout challenge" that has been linked to several child deaths. As reported by CBS4 in Denver, the social media stunt encourages young people to hold their breath until they pa... |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Florida’s worst month yet: How Gov. DeSantis ignored the best ways to save lives as COVID-19 cases hit record highs | Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responds to a question at a press conference in Melbourne, Florida, on March 22, 2021. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has questioned the effectiveness of masks ... |
| Aug 12, 2021 | 815 Florida doctors are pushing Gov. Ron DeSantis to lift his order forbidding mask mandates at schools | Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responds to a question from the media at a press conference at the Eau Gallie High School aviation hangar in Melbourne, Florida, on March 22, 2021. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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| Aug 5, 2021 | Some Iowans could see up to 21% premium hike under Wellmark proposal | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| May 19, 2021 | Only half of rural voters know that Democrats voted to send them stimulus checks, new poll finds | President Joe Biden. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images
A poll conducted by a rural super PAC found only half of rural voters credit Democrats with stimulus checks.
This is notable given that not a single Republican voted f... |
| May 12, 2021 | YouTube’s kids app has a rabbit hole problem | YouTube Kids is a colorful, stripped-down version of YouTube, full of animations, bright colors, and cartoon avatars meant to keep the youngest internet users engaged. When scrolling through the app, kids can see everything from Nickelodeon... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | AIRBNB, INC.
Airbnb : Activism and Allyship Guide | Last year Airbnb published a guide designed by the company's Black@ employee resource group to help interested people become better allies. The guide has been updated to reflect additional references to work from activists and experts ... |
| Apr 19, 2021 | How to Fight Police Violence Beyond Just Posting About It | Bearing witness to the historic reckoning with systemic racism, and amplifying dialogue to drive change that delivers on the promise of racial equality.
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| Apr 14, 2021 | How You, Personally, Can Fight the Anti-Trans Bills Surging Across the U.S. | This year alone, 33 different states have introduced pieces of legislation that aim to restrict the lives of transgender Americans. Four states—Arkansas, Mississippi, South Dakota, and Tennessee—have already passed anti-trans bills or imple... |
| Mar 21, 2021 | 11 ways you can support Asian American, Pacific Islander communities right now | Demonstrators wearing face masks and holding signs take part in a rally ‘Love Our Communities: Build Collective Power’ to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence, at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, Calif... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Kaia Rolle was arrested at school when she was 6. Nearly two years later, she still ‘has to bring herself out of despair.’ | Kaia Rolle. Courtesy of Meralyn Kirkland; Samantha Lee/Insider
Kaia Rolle was 6 years old when she was arrested at school in 2019 after throwing a temper tantrum.
The traumatizing incident shows how Black girls are criminalized in schools, ... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Hollywood Produces Film Calling On Nike To Ban Kangaroo Leather From Its Production | 5 Mins Read
Gilmore Girls producer Gavin Polone and Emmy-winning sports editor Derek Ambrosi have joined forces together to create a short film that calls on sportswear giant Nike to ditch kangaroo leather from its production.
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| Jan 28, 2021 | Biden’s Executive Order Aims To Better Protect Workers From The Coronavirus | by littlewolf1989 - stock.adobe.com |
| Nov 26, 2020 | ‘This is not a 3rd Obama term,’ Biden says amid criticism for choosing a slew of former Obama officials for top White House roles | President-elect Joe Biden introduces his Cabinet member nominees on November 24. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images
On Tuesday, President-elect Joe Biden told NBC News’ Lester Holt that his presidency wouldn’t be a “thir... |
| Nov 1, 2020 | Mars Wrigley warehouse workers say they're getting yelled at for washing their hands and wiping down equipment amid an $8 billion boom for candy this Halloween | Inside the battle to get hazard pay at a Mars Wrigley's warehouse. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| Jul 28, 2020 | Science points to in-person learning as safe amid COVID-19 pandemic — but is it safe enough for Colorado’s school districts? | As school districts across Colorado grapple with how to re-open amid an ongoing global pandemic, the state’s largest teachers union insists that any decision to return to in-person learning needs to be driven by “scientific standards” and n... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Racism on Nextdoor – Inside the Petition to Tackle its Moderator Problem | Racial profiling has been a visible problem on Nextdoor for years, and the hyperlocal social networking app has been pledging to change this for almost as long.
The growing momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement has put pressure on ple... |
| Jun 5, 2020 | World Environment Day: 10 Women POC Planet Activists To Celebrate Everyday | 2.4K 3
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| Jun 4, 2020 | The Tech Behind Your Charitable Donations | Charity giving is up across the United States amid worldwide police brutality protests in the wake of George Floyd's and Breonna Taylor's deaths.
One GoFundMe campaign, set up and operated by Floyd's family, has raised nearly... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Stop Focusing On Looting And Start Focusing On Police Accountability | District of Columbia police officers at a rally for George Floyd on Saturday, May 30thThomas Stanton |
| May 29, 2020 | Letters: 20 is plenty; Bolder Boulder; masks on trails; menstrual hygiene; fact-checking Twitter | Dale LaGow: 20 is plenty: Speeders will pay for signs
Pardon my cynicism, but for anybody out there in Boulder concerned about the cost of signage for the lower speed limit, it will no doubt be (relatively) quickly regained through speeding... |
| May 29, 2020 | Bail Funds Are Being Flooded With Donations for George Floyd Protestors | Community bail funds are being flooded with thousands of donations, as organizers across the country struggle to keep demonstrators out of jails after three nights of protests and riots reacting to the police killing of George Floyd in Minn... |
| May 17, 2020 | The HEROES Act/GROW Act’s Composite Pension Plan Design Is The Right Path Forward - So Why Do Unions Oppose It? | Getty |
| May 13, 2020 | Deliveroo criticized over ‘inadequate’ PPE provision and income support for riders risking coronavirus exposure | UK food delivery giant Deliveroo has been called on to do more to protect riders’ incomes and safety during the coronavirus crisis. The ‘meals-on-wheels’ service couriers provide makes them key workers in a pandemic characterized by social ... |
| May 1, 2020 | May 1 Rent Strike Through The Lens of Organizers, Landlords And Industry Leaders | A pedestrian walks past graffiti that reads "Rent Strike" Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Seattle's ... [+] Capitol Hill neighborhood. With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some ten... |
| Apr 29, 2020 | Home Buying, Selling And Renting In May: Here Is What To Expect As The Country Enters Its Third Month Of The COVID-19 Pandemic | Getty |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Amazon warehouse workers are walking out and Whole Foods workers are striking | Amazon, the e-commerce giant that has fared well financially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, is facing a bevy of worker strikes. Today, warehouse workers on Staten Island in New York walked off the job in protest of Amazon’s treatment amid the ... |
| Mar 27, 2020 | For College Students, It’s Also An Employment Crisis | “The first thing that plague brought to our town was exile… This sense of being abandoned.” |
| Mar 25, 2020 | SF survey addresses gig workers’ concerns amid COVID-19 pandemic | With the novel coronavirus pandemic posing an ongoing threat to people’s health, especially the health of essential workers, San Francisco is conducting a survey to learn more about the issues gig workers are facing during this time. The re... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | SF supervisors push for more gig worker protections during the coronavirus pandemic | San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is pushing a number of legislative bodies to offer more protections and benefits for gig workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As gig workers are still out delivering food to people and providing rides, ... |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Letter From New Hampshire: The Dangers of Disinformation | A few days before the New Hampshire primary vote, midway through a speech at a packed town hall in Nashua, Andrew Yang began to talk about data.
Specifically, the industrial-scale harvesting of private data that is at the heart of today’s b... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | Boulder County youth to join Global Climate Strike on Friday | In an effort to promote climate action from local, national and global leaders, youth in Boulder on Friday are taking part in the international Global Climate Strike.
The rally was initiated by Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish climate ... |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Ring Partnerships With Police Are ‘Troubling,’ Home Security Lobbyists Say | The Monitoring Association, a major non-profit trade organization representing home security companies, has released a statement saying it is “troubled” by partnerships between local law enforcement and Ring, Amazon’s home surveillance comp... |
| Jun 17, 2019 | AT&T cuts another 1,800 jobs as it finishes fiber-Internet buildout | Enlarge / AT&T service truck driving on a street in a residential neighborhood on May 17, 2019 in Sunnyvale, Calif.
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| May 20, 2019 | Postmates workers want minimum delivery guarantees and at least $15 per hour | IPO-bound Postmates is under fire right now after making some changes to its payments structure for its delivery workers. Organizers at Working Washington say these changes can reduce pay for typical jobs by up to 30%.
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| Apr 26, 2019 | After White House stop, Twitter CEO calls congresswoman about death threats | Enlarge / A controversial tweet by President Trump was the subject of a phone call between Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to the Washington Post. reader comments 483 with 141 posters participating
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