Amazon has fired two employees with ties to the grassroots union that led the first successful United States organising effort in the retail giant’s history. The company confirmed Tuesday that it fired Michal, or “Mat”, Cusick and Tristan Dutchin of the Amazon Labor Union on […]
Day: May 10, 2022
Mexico: Women march to demand justice, answers for disappeared
Thousands of women in Mexico have spent Mother’s Day marching in the nation’s sprawling capital, chanting and carrying pictures of their missing relatives, to demand accountability amid a worsening surge in violence. “Where are they, where are they? Our children, where are they?” the women […]
Elon Musk says he would lift Trump’s Twitter ban
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he would reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter ban should he succeed in taking ownership of the social media company. Speaking at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference on Tuesday, the Tesla chief executive called the decision to indefinitely block […]
Oil falls to below $100 a barrel as US inflation fuels concerns
Oil continued its retreat into a second session as galloping US inflation fueled concerns it would force moves that risk pushing the economy into a recession. West Texas Intermediate fell 3.2% to settle below $100 a barrel for the first time since late April. The […]
DR Congo: Rebels carry out deadly attack on refugee camp in Ituri
Rebels have killed at least 14 people, including children, in an overnight attack on a displaced persons camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest violence in the conflict-wracked region, the army and a civil society leader have said. Army spokesman Jules Ngongo Tsikudi […]
Russia-Ukraine live news: US House to vote on Kyiv aid package
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for more weapons to break Mariupol siege. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of US House of Representatives, says US aid will help Kyiv defend “democracy for the world”. Ukrainian officials say the country’s forces have recaptured villages from Russian troops north and […]
Honduras ex-President Hernandez pleads not guilty in US court
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to drug charges in the United States, with his lawyer complaining that he is being held like a “prisoner of war” in a New York federal jail. Hernandez, 53, appeared in US federal court on […]
Honduras ex-President Hernandez pleads not guilty in US court
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to drug charges in the United States, with his lawyer complaining that he is being held like a “prisoner of war” in a New York federal jail. Hernandez, 53, appeared in US federal court on […]
Tesla recalls 130,000 EVs for touch screen malfunctions
Tesla is recalling about 130,000 vehicles across its United States model lineup because their touch screens can overheat and go blank. The recalls covers certain Model S sedan and Model X SUVs from 2021 and 2022, as well as Model 3 cars and Model Y […]
Tesla recalls 130,000 EVs for touch screen malfunctions
Tesla is recalling about 130,000 vehicles across its United States model lineup because their touch screens can overheat and go blank. The recalls covers certain Model S sedan and Model X SUVs from 2021 and 2022, as well as Model 3 cars and Model Y […]