Between Hamas's war on Israel and surging murder rates racking our own capital here at home, there isn't much to celebrate in the news. So, it's worth noting a bright spot: a new level of gender equality achieved by our noble corporate press.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling for an investigation into the deaths of 34 journalists in the Israel-Hamas war. According to the RSF tally, 34 journalists have been killed since the beginning of the war, which the media freedom group says marks the deadliest start to a war since the beginning of this century. The...
A bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators on Wednesday introduced a bill that would add protections for minors to immigration courts, which currently have no distinct protocols to process children. The legislation, introduced by Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Reps. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), Maria Salazar (R-Fla.), Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer...
LinkedIn announced Wednesday that it will be releasing an AI-powered tool to a select number of its premium users on its platform. The new AI-powered resource aims to guide users through the job-seeking process by assessing whether an opening would fit the user, researching potential new opportunities and helping the users prepare for an interview....
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 22 other Democratic senators sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan Wednesday demanding an investigation of two major proposed oil industry mergers and warning the consolidations could hurt consumers. Schumer and his colleagues want the FTC to investigate ExxonMobil’s proposed $60 billion acquisition of...
It is that time of year again when people put down their razors and participate in “No-Shave November” or “Movember.” But where did this trend come from?
Former President Trump’s attorneys have filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from refusing to put him on the ballot for the state’s 2024 presidential primary and general elections. The lawsuit was filed Monday and asks the court to affirm that Benson (D) lacks the authority to decide whether Trump...
House Republicans’ $14.3 billion emergency aid package for Israel, which the party seeks to offset with cuts to funding for the Internal Revenue Service, could actually end up adding billions of dollars to the nation’s deficits, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Wednesday. While the nonpartisan budget scorekeeper estimated the proposal would decrease outlays by...