(Newser) – REI employees accuse the sporting goods company of a lack of transparency around workers who test positive for COVID-19. Among the most obvious examples, as reported by the New York TimesThis is the case of an employee in Grand Rapids, Mich., who sent a message to his coworkers …
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Rain Drags NHRA Into Indianapolis
The final rounds of the Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Raceway have been delayed due to bad weather. After a long rain delay before the final in Top Fuel and Funny Car, NHRA officials Mello Yello Drag Racing Series announced that the fourth race of the …
Read More »Linkin Park says he issued a cease and desist letter on the pro-Trump video with “In the End”
The Linkin Park gang announced Sunday that they issued a cease and desist letter regarding the use of the song “In the End” in a video promoted by President Trump and White House deputy chief of staff for communications Dan Scavino. The video appears to have been removed from Twitter, …
Read More »Nintendo registers new trademark ‘Mario Sports’
Nintendo has registered a new trademark ‘Mario Sports’ in both Europe and Australia, it has been revealed. The two listings, seen here and here, were registered in May 2020 and will expire ten years later in May 2030. In both cases, the mark simply refers to ‘Mario Sports’ and can …
Read More »When the United States sneezes, the world catches a cold. What happens when you have severe COVID-19?
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – During a blue sky moment in 2018 near the end of a decade-long economic expansion, it was the United States that helped propel the world as additional cash from tax cuts and spending by the government flowed through national funds and global markets But …
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